Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007
11. Notice of change
in the payment system. -
1.
No
system provider shall cause any change in the system which would affect the
structure or the operation of the payment system without- (a) the prior
approval of the Reserve Bank; and (b) giving notice of not less than thirty
days to the system participants after the approval of the Reserve Bank:
Provided that in the
interest of monetary policy of the country or in public interest, the Reserve
Bank may permit the system provider to make any changes in a payment system
without giving notice to the system participants under clause (b) or requiring
the system provider to give notice for a period longer than thirty days.
.
2.
Where
the Reserve Bank has any objection, to the proposed change for any reason, it
shall communicate such objection to the systems provider within two weeks of
receipt of the intimation of the proposed changes from the system provider.
3.
The
system provider shall, within a period of two weeks of the receipt of the
objections from the Reserve Bank forward his comments to the Reserve Bank and the
proposed changes may be effected only after the receipt of approval from the
Reserve Bank.