Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007
Chapter IV:
Regulation and Supervision by the Reserve Bank
10. Power to
determine standards. -
1.
The
Reserve Bank may, from time to time, prescribe-
a.
the
format of payment instructions and the size and shape of such instructions;
b.
the
timings to be maintained by payment systems;
c.
the
manner of transfer of funds within the payment system, either through paper,
electronic means or in any other manner, between banks or between banks and
other system participants;
d.
such
other standards to be complied with the payment systems generally;
e.
the
criteria for membership of payment systems including continuation, termination
and rejection of membership;
f.
the
conditions subject to which the system participants shall participate in such
fund transfers and the rights and obligations of the system participants in
such funds.
2.
Without
prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Reserve Bank may, from time
to time, issue such guidelines, as it may consider necessary for the proper and
efficient management of the payment systems generally or with reference to any
particular payment system.