Definitions . — In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— — THE CREDIT INFORMATION COMPANIES (REGULATION) ACT, 2005

2. Definitions . — In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) “board” means the Board of directors of a credit information company; (b) "borrower" means any person who has been granted loan or any other credit facility by a credit institution and includes a client of a credit institution; (c) “client” includes— (i) a guarantor or a person who proposes to give guarantee or security for a borrower of a credit institution; or (ii) a person— (A) who has obtained or seeks to obtain financial assistance from a credit institution, by way of loans, advances, hire purchase, leasing facility, letter of credit, guarantee facility, venture capital assistance or by way of credit cards or in any other form or manner; (B) who has raised or seeks to raise money by issue of security as defined in clause (h) of section 2 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956), or by issue of commercial paper, depository receipt or any other instrument; (C) whose financial standing has been assessed or is proposed to be assessed by a credit institution or any other person or institution as may, by notification, be directed by the Reserve Bank; (d) “credit information” means any information relating to— (i) the amounts and the nature of loans or advances, amounts outstanding under credit cards and other credit facilities granted or to be granted, by a credit institution to any borrower; (ii) the nature of security taken or proposed to be taken by a credit institution from any borrower for credit facilities granted or proposed to be granted to him; (iii) the guarantee furnished or any other non-fund based facility granted or proposed to be granted by a credit institution for any of its borrowers; (iv) the credit worthiness of any borrower of a credit institution;

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