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Section 45ZG: Priority of successive nominations

Reviewed by CA Nikhil Gupta · Last reviewed 18 September 2026

Section 45ZG — Priority of successive nominations. Inserted by the Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025 with effect from 1 November 2025; successive nominations operate. In stated priority—first nominee if surviving, then lower nominees only after deaths of higher-priority nominees; if no order is stated, the written order of names controls; it does not apply to simultaneous deposit nominations.

Official statute linkedProvision-specific anatomyPractical case + evidence file2025 amendment mapped
Official text: DFS consolidated Act · Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025
Effective-date control — 1 November 2025. New priority rule for successive nominations. For an event that straddles this date, the working paper should show the pre/post amendment position rather than treating the current wording as historically universal.

Statutory structure and provision map

This map is a provision-specific explanation, not a substitute for the exact statutory text.

Core statutory rule

Inserted by the Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025 with effect from 1 November 2025.

Condition / limitation

successive nominations operate in stated priority—first nominee if surviving, then lower nominees only after deaths of higher-priority nominees.

Timing / amount / process

Condition / limitationif no order is stated, the written order of names controls.

Consequence / linked control

Consequence / interactionit does not apply to simultaneous deposit nominations.

Evidence / working-paper checklist

  • Section 45ZG evidence: account/locker/safe-custody master record.
  • Section 45ZG evidence: nomination/cancellation/variation form and acknowledgement.
  • Section 45ZG evidence: identity/death/inventory/payment evidence for a claim.
  • Section 45ZG evidence: record-retention or claim-processing evidence under the current Rules.

Retain the event date and source version with the file so the conclusion remains reproducible after later amendments.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • For Section 45ZG, avoid treating a nominee as universal beneficial owner for all legal purposes.
  • For Section 45ZG, avoid using obsolete nomination forms after a rule change.
  • For Section 45ZG, avoid processing a death claim without preserving identity, death and inventory/payment evidence.

Linked Rules, RBI directions, notifications and forms

Linked instruments keep their own legal basis; they are not attributed to Section 45ZG unless the official instrument says so.

Related sections inside the Act

Section 45ZA — Nomination for payment of depositors’ moneySection 45ZC — Nomination for return of articles kept in safe custodySection 45ZE — Release of contents of safety lockersSection 45ZF — Notice of claims of other persons regarding safety lockers not receivableSection 46 — PenaltiesSection 46A — Chairman, director, etc. deemed public servants for specified criminal-law purposes

Use these links to read Section 45ZG in its statutory sequence, especially where the provision imports definitions, approvals, appeals, penalties or winding-up consequences from neighbouring sections.

Current-law source control

Source control: read Section 45ZG in the DFS/India Code text together with the mapped 2025 amending Act and commencement date.

Dated matters: verify any later Gazette, RBI direction or binding judgment affecting Section 45ZG on the event date.

Disclaimer

This Finin2min page is an educational and professional reference. Banking regulation is fact-, entity- and date-sensitive. Verify the current Act, Gazette amendments and commencement notifications, applicable RBI Rules/directions and the transaction record before acting or filing.