Factoring Regulation Act, 2011
Chapter III Assignment
of Receivables
7. Assignment of
receivables.-
1.
Any
assignor may, by an agreement in writing, assign any receivable due and payable
to him by any debtor, to any factor, being the assignee, for a consideration as
may be agreed between the assignor and the assignee and the assignor shall at
the time of such assignment, disclose to the assignee any defences and right of
set off that may be available to the debtor:
Provided that if the
debtor liable to pay the receivable or the business of factor is situated or
established outside India, any assignment of receivable shall be subject to the
provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999).
1.
2.
On
execution of agreement in writing for assignment of receivables, all the
rights, remedies and any security interest created over any property exclusively
to secure the due payment of receivable shall vest in the assignee and the
assignee shall have an absolute right to recover such receivable and exercise
all the rights and remedies of the assignor whether by way of damages or
otherwise, or whether notice of assignment as provided in section 8 is given or
not.
3.
Any
assignment of receivables which constitute security for repayment of any loan
advanced by any Bank or other creditor and if the assignor has given notice of
such encumbrance to the assignee, then on accepting assignment of such
receivable, the assignee shall pay the consideration for such assignment to the
Bank or the creditor, as the case may be.