5. Obligation of auditor to submit an exception report to the Bank

(I) Where,  in the case of a non-banking financial  company, the statement regarding any of the items referred to in paragraph 3 above, is unfavourable or qualified, or in the opinion of the auditor the company has not complied with:

(a) the provisions of Chapter III B of Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (Act 2 of 1934); or

(b) the  Non-Banking Financial Companies Acceptance of Public Deposits (Reserve Bank) Directions, 1998; or

(c) Non-Banking Financial (Deposit Accepting or Holding) Companies Prudential Norms (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2007; or

(d) Non-Banking Financial (Non- Deposit Accepting or Holding) Companies Prudential Norms (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2007;

it shall be the obligation of the auditor to make a report containing the details of such unfavourable or qualified statements and/or about the non-compliance, as the case may be, in respect of the company to the concerned Regional Office of the Department of Non-Banking Supervision of the Bank under whose jurisdiction the registered office of the company is located as per Second Schedule to the Non-Banking Financial Companies Acceptance of Public Deposits (Reserve Bank) Directions, 1998.

(II) The duty of the Auditor under sub-paragraph (I) shall be to report only the contraventions of the provisions of RBI Act, 1934, and Directions, Guidelines, instructions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) and such report shall not contain any statement with respect to compliance of any of those provisions.