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PART IV REGULATION OF INSOLVENCY PROFESSIONALS, AGENCIES AND INFORMATION UTILITIES · CHAPTER V INFORMATION UTILITIES

Section 214: Obligation of information utility

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016

For the purposes of providing core services to any person, every information utility shall—

(a) create and store financial information in a universally accessible format;

(b) accept electronic submissions of financial information from persons who are under obligations to submit financial information under sub-section (1) of section 215, in such form and manner as may be specified by regulations;

(c) accept, in specified form and manner, electronic submissions of financial information from persons who intend to submit such information;

(d) meet such minimum service quality standards as may be specified by regulations;

(e) get the information received from various persons authenticated by all concerned parties before storing such information 1[in such manner as may be specified];

(f) provide access to the financial information stored by it to any person who intends to access such information in such manner as may be specified by regulations;

(g) publish such statistical information as may be specified by regulations;

(h) have inter-operatability with other information utilities.

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Ins. by Act 6 of 2026, s. 61 (w.e.f. 26-05-2026).

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