Chapter III Chapter III

1. (1) Every money lender shall keep and maintain a cash book, a ledger, register of securities and such other books of accounts in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed.
2. (2) Every money lender shall—
   • (a) deliver or cause to be delivered, to the borrower within seven days from the date on which a loan is made, a statement in the prescribed form showing in clear and distinct terms the amount

and date of the loan and of its maturity, the nature of the security, if any, for the loan, the name and address of the borrower and of the moneylender and the rate of interest charged. Provided that no such statement shall be required to be delivered to a borrower if he is supplied by the money lender, with a passbook in the prescribed form containing an up-to-date account of the transactions with the borrower;

1. (b) upon repayment of a loan in full, mark indelibly every paper signed by the borrower with words indicating payment or cancellation, and discharge every mortgage, restore every pledge, return every document or note and cancel or reassign every assignment given by the borrower as security for the loan.

1. (3) No money lender shall receive any payment from a borrower on account of any loan without giving him a duly signed receipt for the payment.
2. (4) No money lender shall accept from a borrower any article as a pawn, pledge or security for

a loan without giving him a signed receipt for the same with its description, estimated value, the amount of loan advanced against it and such other particulars as may be prescribed.

1. (5) A money lender shall, on a demand in writing by the borrower, and tender of the prescribed

sum of expenses, supply a copy of any document relating to a loan made by him or any security therefore, to the borrower, or if the borrower so requires, to any person specified in that behalf in the demand.

Every money lender shall file such statements of accounts and submit returns to the registering authority, at such intervals and on or before such dates as may be prescribed.

is carrying on the business of a moneylender and call upon him to produce any record or document relating to such business and every such money lender or person shall allow such inspection and produce such record or document.

1. (2) The registering authority may, for the purposes of sub-section (1), search the premises and

or other legal action:

Provided that the provisions of sections 100 and 102 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,1973

(Central Act 2 of 1974) shall, so far as maybe, apply to such search and seizure.

1. (3) The registering authority or the other officer referred to in sub-section (1) shall also have power to summon and examine the money lender or any person who in his opinion is in a position to furnish relevant information.

A borrower to whom a statement of accounts or a pass book has been furnished under this Act shall not be bound to acknowledge or deny its correctness and his failure to do so shall not, by itself, be deemed to be an admission of the correctness of the accounts.