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MANDATE

Savings A/c
Mr. A BANK

Going out for 1 year, so he Mr. A will write Mandate letter to bank in
nominated Mr. B to do regarding the nomination of Mr. B to do
transactions on his behalf. transactions on his behalf.

 A mandate is an authority given by the A/c holder in favour of a third


person to do certain acts on his behalf.

 The customer informing the bank that he has authorized a person


(mandatory) to operate the a/c on his behalf.

 The signatures of the mandatory (Mr. B) are obtained in the mandate


letter & are verified by the customer (Mr. A).

 The mandate is normally issued for a short & temporary period.

 A mandate is not acceptable from institutions. Institutions can issue a


power of attorney.

 In the case of Joint a/c holders, all customers must sign the mandate
irrespective of the operational instructions, while in the case of a
partnership firm, all partners should sign the mandate letter.

 A mandate ceases to be valid on death, insanity, insolvency &


bankruptcy of the a/c holder.
 A mandate can be withdrawn anytime by the A/c holders.

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