(1) The particulars of transactions of assignment of receivables entered in the Central Register of such transactions under section 19 shall be open during business hours for inspection by any person on payment of such fee as may be prescribed.

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(2) The Central Register referred to in sub-section (2) of section 19 maintained in electronic form, shall also be open during the business hours or such extended hours as may be specified by the Central Registry for inspection by any person through electronic media on payment of such fee as may be prescribed.

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(3) The provisions for maintenance of Central Register and public inspection thereof contained in the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (54 of 2002) and the rules made thereunder shall, mutatis mutandis, apply.

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¹[(1)Every factor shall register the particulars of every transaction of assignment of receivables in his favour with the Central Registry set-up under section 20 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (54 of 2002), within such time from the date of such assignment, in such manner and subject to payment of such fee, as may be prescribed.]

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Explanation.For the purpose of filing of particulars of every transaction of assignment of receivables with the Central Registry, the receivables may be described specifically or generally with reference to the debtor, or the period to which they relate or by any other general description by which such receivables can be identified.

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²[(1A) Where any trade receivables are financed through a Trade Receivables Discounting System, the particulars specified in sub-section (1) and sub-section (3) shall be filed with the Central Registry on behalf of the factor by the Trade Receivables Discounting System concerned, in such manner as may be specified by regulations.]

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(2) For the purposes of this Act, a record called the Central Register shall be kept at the head office of the Central Registry for entering the particulars of the transactions relating to assignment of receivables in favour of a factor.

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(3) On realisation of the assigned receivables or settlement of the claim against the debtors, the factor shall file satisfaction of the assignment of receivables in its favour, in such manner and subject to payment of such fees as may be prescribed in this behalf.

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(4) The provisions for registration of transactions contained in the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (54 of 2002) and the rules made thereunder shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to the record of assignment of receivables in favour of a factor in the Central Register with the Central Registry.

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(1) The Central Government may, in consultation with the Reserve Bank, by notification and in the Electronic Gazette as defined in clause (5) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000) make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.

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(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:

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(a) ¹[the time within which, the form and manner] in which the transactions of assignment of receivables in favour of a factor shall be filed and the fee for filing such transaction under sub-section (1) of section 19;

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(b) the form and manner in which the satisfaction of assignment of receivable or settlement of the claim shall be registered and the fee for filing such transactions under sub-section (3) of section 19;

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(c) fee for inspecting the Central Register under section 20; and

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(d) any other matter which is required to be or may be prescribed, in respect of which provision is to be made or may be made by rules.

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