Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934

Reserve Bank of India Act
Imperial Legislative Council
  • An Act to constitute a Reserve Bank of India
CitationAct No. 2 of 1934
Territorial extentWhole of India
Enacted byImperial Legislative Council
Enacted6 March 1934
Commenced1 April 1935
Status: In force

Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 is the legislative act under which the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was formed. This act along with the Companies Act, which was amended in 1936, were meant to provide a framework for the supervision of banking firms in India.[1]

  1. ^ Pathak (1 May 2007). Legal Aspects Of Business. Tata McGraw-Hill Education. p. 460. ISBN 978-0-07-065613-0. Retrieved 13 January 2015.