Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 · Chapter II: Incorporation, Capital, Management and Business
Section 10: Disqualifications of Directors and members of Local Boards
(1) No person may be a Director or a member of a Local Board who—
(a) isa salaried Government official *** ***, or
(b) is, or at any time has been, adjudicated an insolvent, or has suspended payment or has compounded with his creditors, or
(c) is fund lunatic or becomes of unsound mind, or
(d) is an officer or employee of any bank, or
[(e) is a Director of banking company within the meaning of clause (c) of section 5 of the [Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949)], or of a co-operative bank.]
(2) No two persons who are partners of the same mercantile firm, or are Directors of the same private company, or one of whom is the general agent of or holds a power of procuration from the other, or from a mercantile firm of which the other is a partner, may be Directors or members of the same Local Board at the same time.
(3) Nothing in clause (a), clause (d) or clause (e) of sub-section (1) shall apply to the Governor, or to a Deputy Governor or to the Director nominated under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 8.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
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