Banking Regulation Act, 1949
10BB. Power of Reserve Bank to appoint
Chairman of a banking company
(1) Where the office of the 35[Chairman of the
Board of Directors appointed on a whole-times basis or the Managing Director]
of a banking company is vacant, the Reserve Bank may, if it is of opinion that
the continuation of such vacancy is likely to adversely affect the interests of
the banking company, appoint a person eligible under sub-section (4) of section
10B to be so appointed, to be the 35[Chairman of the Board of Directors
appointed on a whole-time basis or a Managing Director of the banking company
and where the person so appointed is not a director of such banking company, he
shall, so long as he holds the office of the Chairman of the Board of Directors
appointed on a whole-time basis or a Managing Director], be deemed to be a
Director of the banking company.
(2) The 3Chairman of the Board of Directors
appointed on a whole-time basis or a Managing Director] so appointed by the
Reserve Bank shall be in the whole-time employment of the banking company and
shall hold office for such period not exceeding three years, as the Reserve
Bank may specify, but shall, subject to other provisions of this Act, be
eligible for re-appointment.
(3) The Chairman of the Board of Directors who
is appointed on a whole-time basis or a Managing Director] so appointed by the
Reserve Bank shall draw from the banking company such pay and allowances as the
Reserve Bank may determine and may be removed from office only by the Reserve
Bank.
(4) Save as otherwise provided in this
section, the provisions of section 10B shall, as far as may be, apply to the
[Chairman of the Board of Directors appointed on a whole-time basis or a
Managing Director] appointed by the Reserve Bank under sub-section (1) as they
apply to a 35[Chairman of the Board of Directors appointed on a whole-time
basis or the Managing Director] appointed by the banking company.]