Bare Act
Uttarakhand Uttaranchal Protection of Interests of Depositors (In Financial Establishments) Rules, 2015
This set of rules governs the process for protecting depositors' money in financial institutions within Uttarakhand. It outlines how the state government can seize the assets of these establishments to secure funds for people who have deposited money. The rules assign the Sub-Divisional Magistrate the responsibility of managing these attached properties and require them to gather information from the establishment's owners and employees. By providing a clear legal framework for asset seizure and management, the Act ensures that depositors' interests are prioritized and that the state can take swift action to recover funds when financial establishments fail, thereby protecting the savings of the general public.
- 1. Short title and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. power to issue order of attachment
- 4. examination of complainant and witnesses
- 5. administrations of the attached monies and properties
- 6. SDM’s right to require information
- 7. power of SDM relating to absconding person
- 8. power of SDM to sell or dispose of property
- 9. maintenance of the record of money or property attached
- 10. SDM to assist special public prosecutor
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