Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
45. Appointment of agents
(1) Unless otherwise directed by the Central Government with
reference to any place, the bank may, having regard to public interest,
convenience of banking, banking development and such other factors which in its
opinion are relevant in this regard, appoint the National Bank, or the State
Bank, or a corresponding new bank constituted under section 3 of the Banking
Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 (5 of 1970), or
a corresponding new bank constituted under section 3 of the Banking Companies
(Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1980 (40 of 1980), or any
subsidiary bank as defined in the State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act,
1959 (38 of 1959), as its agent at all places, or at any place in India for
such purposes as the Bank may specify.
(2) When any bank is appointed by the bank as its agent under
sub-section (1) to receive on behalf of the Bank any payment required to be
made into the Bank, or any bill, hundies or other securities required to be
delivered into the Bank, under any law or rule, regulations or other
instructions having the force of law, the same may be paid or delivered into
the bank so appointed as the agent of the bank.]