Section 14
Constitution Of Board Of Directors
(1) A bank or financial institution shall have a Board of Directors comprising at least five Directors and not exceeding seven Directors.
(2) Subject to this Act and the Articles of Association, the General Meeting of a bank or financial institution shall appoint the Directors:
Provided that,-
(a) Until the First Annual General Meeting of the bank or financial institution is held, promoters shall appoint the Directors.
(b) In case where the position of any Director falls vacant before the holding of the Annual General Meeting, the Board of Directors may appoint a Director until the next General Meeting is held.
(c) In cases where any corporate body has subscribed shares, it may appoint Directors in proportion to the number of shares it has
subscribed and while nominating in such a manner, the same person shall not be nominated to more than one bank or financial institution.
(d) Notwithstanding anything contained in Clause (c), nothing shall prevent from appointing a person, who is a Director in any bank or financial institution as Director of an Infrastructure Development Bank.
(3) The Board of Directors shall appoint at least one independent Director from among the persons possessing qualifications and experience set forth in Section 17 and information thereof shall be furnished to the First General Meeting to be held after such an appointment:
Provided that no promoter, Director or shareholder possessing more than zero point one percent share of a bank and financial institution and his/her member of family may become an independent Director.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-Sections (1) and (3), no more than one member of a family may become a Director of any bank or financial institution at the same time.
(5) A Director chosen by the Directors from among themselves by a majority votes shall be the Chairperson of the Board of Directors.
(6) A company, corporate body, foreign bank or financial institution which has subscribed shares of a bank or financial institution may, while appointing a director in proportion to the shares it has subscribed, appoint an Alternate Director to work in the absence of the Director.
(2) Subject to this Act and the Articles of Association, the General Meeting of a bank or financial institution shall appoint the Directors:
Provided that,-
(a) Until the First Annual General Meeting of the bank or financial institution is held, promoters shall appoint the Directors.
(b) In case where the position of any Director falls vacant before the holding of the Annual General Meeting, the Board of Directors may appoint a Director until the next General Meeting is held.
(c) In cases where any corporate body has subscribed shares, it may appoint Directors in proportion to the number of shares it has
subscribed and while nominating in such a manner, the same person shall not be nominated to more than one bank or financial institution.
(d) Notwithstanding anything contained in Clause (c), nothing shall prevent from appointing a person, who is a Director in any bank or financial institution as Director of an Infrastructure Development Bank.
(3) The Board of Directors shall appoint at least one independent Director from among the persons possessing qualifications and experience set forth in Section 17 and information thereof shall be furnished to the First General Meeting to be held after such an appointment:
Provided that no promoter, Director or shareholder possessing more than zero point one percent share of a bank and financial institution and his/her member of family may become an independent Director.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-Sections (1) and (3), no more than one member of a family may become a Director of any bank or financial institution at the same time.
(5) A Director chosen by the Directors from among themselves by a majority votes shall be the Chairperson of the Board of Directors.
(6) A company, corporate body, foreign bank or financial institution which has subscribed shares of a bank or financial institution may, while appointing a director in proportion to the shares it has subscribed, appoint an Alternate Director to work in the absence of the Director.