Interest Act, 1978
2.
Definitions.-
In
this Act, unless the context otherwise requires;-
(a)
" court includes a tribunal and an arbitrator;
(b)
" current rate of interest" means the highest
of the maximum, rates at which interest may be paid on different classes of deposits
(other than those maintained in savings account or those maintained by
charitable or religious institutions) by different classes of Scheduled banks
in accordance with the directions given or issued to banking
companies generally by the
Reserve Bank of India
under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949).
Explanation
;- In this clause, "scheduled
Bank" means a bank , not being a Co-operative bank , transacting any
business authorised by the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949);
(c)
" debt " means any liability for an
ascertained sum of money and includes a debt payable in kind, but does not
include a judgment debt;
(d)
" personal injuries" includes any diseases
and any impairment of a person physical or mental condition;
(e)
all other words and expression used herein but not defined and defined in the
Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934) shall have the meanings
respectively assigned to them in the Act.