Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
45A. Definitions
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "banking company" means a banking company as
defined in section 5 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949), and
includes the State Bank of India, any subsidiary bank as defined in the State
Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959 (38 of 1959), any corresponding new
bank constituted by section 3 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and
Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 (5 of 1970), and any other financial
institution notified by the Central Government in this behalf;
(b) "borrower" means any person to whom any credit
limit has been sanctioned by any banking company, whether availed of or not,
and includes-
(i) in the case of a company or corporation,
as subsidiaries;
(ii) in the case of a Hindu undivided family,
any member thereof or any firm in which such member is a partner;
(iii) in the case of a firm, any partner
thereof or any other firm in which such partner is a partner; and
(iv) in the case of an individual, any firm in
which such individual is a partner;
(c) "credit information" means any information
relating to-
(i) the amounts and the nature of loans or
advances and other credit facilities granted by a banking company to any
borrower or class of borrowers;
(ii) the nature of security taken from any
borrower or class of borrowers for credit facilities granted to him or to such
class;
(iii) the guarantee furnished by a banking
company for any of its customers or any class of its customers;
(iv) the means, antecedents, history of
financial transactions and the credit worthiness of any borrower or class of
borrowers;
(v) any other information which the Bank may
consider to be relevant for the more orderly regulation of credit or credit
policy.