Union of India - Act
International Financial Services Centres Authority Act, 2019
UNION OF INDIA
India
India
International Financial Services Centres Authority Act, 2019
Act 50 of 2019
- Published on 19 December 2019
- Commenced on 19 December 2019
- [This is the version of this document from 19 December 2019.]
- [Note: The original publication document is not available and this content could not be verified.]
Chapter I
Preliminary
1. Short title and commencement.
2. Definitions.
- This Act shall apply to the International Financial Services Centres set up under section 18 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (28 of 2005).3. Application.
Chapter II
Establishment of Authority
4. Establishment and incorporation of Authority.
5. Composition of Authority.
6. Terms of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and other Members.
7. Removal of Member from office.
- The Central Government may remove from office a Member, who -8. Meetings of Authority.
9. Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Authority.
- No act or proceeding of the Authority shall be invalid merely by reason of, -10. Administrative powers of Chairperson.
- The Chairperson shall have the powers of general superintendence and direction in respect of all administrative matters of the Authority.11. Officers and other employees of Authority.
Chapter III
Powers and Functions of Authority
12. Functions of Authority.
13. Powers of Authority in relation to financial products, financial services and financial institutions.
Chapter IV
Finance, Accounts and Audit
14. Grants by Central Government.
- The Central Government may, after due appropriation made by Parliament by law in this behalf, make to the Authority grants of such sums of money as the Central Government may think fit for being utilised for the purposes of this Act.15. Fund of Authority.
16. Accounts and audit.
17. Performance Review Committee.
18. Maintenance of website.
19. Returns and reports.
Chapter V
Foreign Exchange Transactions
20. Transactions in foreign currency.
- Every transaction of financial services in an International Financial Services Centre shall be in such foreign currency as may be specified by regulations in consultation with the Central Government.Chapter VI
Miscellaneous
21. Power to issue directions.
22. Power of Central Government to supersede Authority.
23. Delegation of powers.
24. Members, officers and employees of the Authority to be public servants.
- The Members, officers and employees of the Authority shall be deemed, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act, to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.25. Protection of action taken in good faith.
- No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Central Government or the Authority or its Members, officers or other employees, for anything which is done, or intended to be done, in good faith under this Act.26. Exemption from tax.
- Nothing contained in any other law or enactment for the time being in force, in relation to taxation, including the Income-tax Act,1961 (43 of 1961), shall make the Authority liable to pay income-tax or any other tax or duty with respect to its income, services or profits or gains.27. Power to make rules.
28. Power to make regulations.
29. Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.
- Every rule and every regulation made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or regulation or both Houses agree that the rule or regulation should not be made, the rule or regulation shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule or regulation.30. Overriding effect.
- The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in force or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any law other than this Act.31. Power to modify provisions of other enactments in relation to International Financial Services Centres.
32. Power to remove difficulties.
33. Amendment to certain enactments.
- The enactments specified in the Second Schedule shall be amended in the manner specified therein.34. Savings.
- All rules and regulations made or purporting to have been made or all notifications issued or purporting to have been issued under any Central Act relating to the financial products, financial services or financial institutions, as the case may be, shall, in so far as they relate to matters for which provision is made in this Act or the rules or regulations made or notification issued thereunder and are not inconsistent therewith, be deemed to have been made or issued under this Act as if this Act had been in force on the date on which such rules were made or notifications were issued and shall continue to be in force unless and until they are superseded by any rules or regulations made or notifications issued under this Act.The First Schedule[See sections 3(1)(a), 13(1), (2) and (4)]Appropriate Regulators| Sl.No. | Appropriate Regulator | Name of Acts |
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| 1. | The Reserve Bank of India constituted under theReserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934). | 1. The Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of1934); |
| 2. The Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of1949); | ||
| 3. The Deposit Insurance and Credit GuaranteeCorporation Act, 1961 (47 of 1961); | ||
| 4. The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999(42 of 1999); | ||
| 5. The Credit Information Companies(Regulation) Act, 2005 (30 of 2005); | ||
| 6. The Government Securities Act, 2006 (38 of2006); | ||
| 7. The Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007(51 of 2007). | ||
| 2. | The Securities and Exchange Board of Indiaestablished under the Securities and Exchange Board of IndiaAct, 1992 (15 of 1992). | 1. The Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act,1956 (42 of 1956); |
| 2. The Securities and Exchange Board of IndiaAct, 1992 (15 of 1992); | ||
| 3. The Depositories Act, 1996 (22 of 1996). | ||
| 3. | The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authorityof India constituted under the Insurance Regulatory andDevelopment Authority Act, 1999 (41 of 1999). | 1. The Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938); |
| 2. The General Insurance Business(Nationalisation) Act, 1972 (57 of 1972) ; | ||
| 3. The Insurance Regulatory and DevelopmentAuthority Act, 1999 (41 of 1999). | ||
| 4. | The Pension Fund Regulatory and DevelopmentAuthority constituted under the Pension Fund Regulatory andDevelopment Authority Act, 2013 (23 of 2013). | The Pension Fund Regulatory and DevelopmentAuthority Act, 2013 (23 of 2013). |