RBI notifies guidelines for Doorstep Banking by Urban Co-operative banks (UCBs).
UCBs are further advised to take into account the various risks that may arise on account of offering Doorstep Banking Services to customers either directly through own employees or through agents and take all necessary steps to manage the same.
RBI enhances housing loan limits for co-operative banks.
Accordingly, the limit for StCBs/DCCBs having assessed net worth less than ₹100 crore t shall stand revised from 20 lakh to ₹50 lakh and for the StCBs/DCCBs having assessed net worth equal to or more than ₹100 crore it shall be ₹75 lakh.
Inland Vessels (Registration and other technical issues) Rules 2022.
Every certificate of registration issued in respect of a mechanically propelled vessel under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958, shall be valid and effective as a certificate of registration issued under the Act and the relevant provisions of the Act shall apply in relation to such vessel as they apply to an inland mechanically propelled vessel registered under these regulations and the Act.
The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Rules, 2022.
The ART clinic shall ensure that all unused gametes or embryos shall be preserved by the assisted reproductive technology clinic for use on the same recipient and shall not be used for any other couple, or as the case may be, woman and it shall ensure that no pre-implantation genetic testing shall be done for sex selection for non-medical reasons or selection of particular traits due to personal preferences of the prospective parents or to alter or with a view to alter the genetic constitution of an embryo.
Inland Vessels (Fire Fighting Appliances) Rules, 2022
The amendment provides that any particular piece of equipment or machinery that the inland vessels shall be provided with or carried onboard shall be in accordance with a national or international standard such as the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) or the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Inland Vessels (Survey and Certification) Rules 2022
Issuance of certificate of survey shall be in Form No. 1 appended to the rules and the relevant details shall be
furnished in Form No. 7 appended to the rules. The certificate of survey shall specify that the inland vessel is fit for a particular Zone of operation.
Inland Vessels (Life Saving Appliances) Rules, 2022
Before any inland vessel leaves port and at all times during the voyage, all life-saving appliances on board shall be in working order and ready for immediate use.
The Inland Vessels (Prevention and Containment of Pollution) Rules, 2022
No inland vessel shall be issued with the Prevention of Pollution Certificate envisaged under the Act issued by the Designated Authority, unless such vessel complies with requirements and standards for pollution prevention and containment including the physical design of the inland vessel or facilities that the inland vessel shall carry, or those which are operational or procedural in nature, which the inland vessel is required to comply under these rules.
