Sr. No |
Name of the Act |
Year |
1. |
Societies Registration Act |
1860 |
2. |
Negotiable Instrument Act |
1881 |
3. |
Indian Trusts Act |
1882 |
4. |
The Bankers’ Books Evidence Act |
1891 |
5. |
Indian Stamp Act |
1899 |
6. |
Co-operative Societies Act |
1912 |
7. |
Provident Funds Act |
1925 |
8. |
Indian Partnership Act |
1934 |
9. |
The Reserve Bank of India Act |
1934 |
10. |
Insurance Act |
1938 |
11. |
Central Excise Act |
1944 |
12. |
Public Debt Act |
1944 |
13. |
International Monetary Fund and Bank Act |
1945 |
14. |
Employees’ State Insurance Act |
1948 |
15. |
The Industrial Finance Corporation of India Act |
1948 |
16. |
The Banking Companies (Legal Practitioner Clients’ Accounts) Act |
1949 |
17. |
The Industrial Disputes (Banking and Insurance Companies) Act |
1949 |
18. |
The Banking Regulation(Companies) Rules |
1949 |
19. |
The Banking Regulation Act |
1949 |
20. |
Chartered Accountants Act |
1949 |
21. |
Contingency Fund of India Act |
1950 |
22. |
The State Financial Corporations Act |
1951 |
23. |
Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act |
1952 |
24. |
The Reserve Bank of India (Amendment and Misc. Provisions) Act |
1953 |
25. |
The Industrial Disputes (Banking Companies) Decision Act |
1955 |
26. |
The State Bank of India Act |
1955 |
27. |
Life Insurance Corporation Act |
1956 |
28. |
Companies Act |
1956 |
29. |
Central Sales Tax Act |
1956 |
30. |
The State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act |
1959 |
31. |
The Subsidiary Banks General Regulation |
1959 |
32. |
The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act |
1961 |
33. |
Customs Act |
1962 |
34. |
Unit Trust of India Act |
1963 |
35. |
Limitation Act |
1963 |
36. |
Nationalization of Banks Act (However, the government decided to nationalize 14 major commercial banks on 19th July 1969) |
1964 |
37. |
Banking Laws (Application to Co-operative Societies) Act |
1965 |
38. |
Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertaking) Act |
1969 |
39. |
The Nationalized Banks (Management and Miscellaneous Provisions) Scheme |
1970 |
40. |
The Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act |
1970 |
41. |
The Regional Rural Banks Act |
1976 |
42. |
Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act |
1976 |
43. |
The Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act |
1980 |
44. |
The Export-Import Bank of India Act |
1981 |
45. |
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act |
1981 |
46. |
Chit Fund Act |
1982 |
47. |
Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions)Act |
1985 |
48. |
Shipping Development Fund Committee (Abolition) Act |
1985 |
49. |
Banking Companies (Regulation)Rules |
1985 |
50. |
The National Housing Bank Act |
1987 |
51. |
SIDBI Act |
1989 |
52. |
SIDBI General Regulations |
1990 |
53. |
Securities and Exchange Board of India Act |
1992 |
54. |
The Special Court (trial of Offences relating to Transactions in Securities) Act |
1992 |
55. |
The Industrial Finance Corporation (Transfer of Undertakings and Repeal) Act |
1993 |
56. |
Recovery of Debts due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act |
1993 |
57. |
Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal (Procedure) Rules |
1994 |
58. |
Industrial Reconstruction Bank (Transfer of Undertaking & Appeal) Act |
1997 |
59. |
Foreign Exchange Management Act |
1999 |
60. |
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act |
1999 |
61. |
Prevention of Money Laundering Act |
2002 |
62. |
Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act |
2002 |
63. |
The Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act |
2002 |
64. |
Industrial Development Bank (Transfer of Undertaking & Repeal) Act |
2003 |
65. |
Credit Information Companies (Rules & Regulation) Act |
2005 |
66. |
Government Securities Act |
2006 |
67. |
The Banking Ombudsman Scheme |
2006 |
68. |
Factoring Act Rules |
2011 |
69. |
SARFAESI (Central registry) Rules |
2011 |
70. |
Securities Law (Amendment) Act |
2014 |
71. |
The Regional Rural Banks (Amendment) Act –Diluted the sharing pattern by limiting the composite share of Central Government and sponsor bank to 51% |
2014 |
72. |
The Insurance Laws (Amendment) Act- pushed FDI limit to 49% |
2015 |
73. |
The Companies Act (Amended) (legislated in 1956) |
2015 |