What does this RBI rule cover?

Banks must use United Nations Security Council terrorist lists that are approved and sent out from time to time. Banks must note these United Nations Security Council updates and follow them with full care.

What must the bank's board and management do?

Banks must act as per Chapter IX of the Reserve Bank know your customer Directions for this update. Banks must email every delisting request they get to the Joint Secretary (CTCR), Ministry of Home Affairs.

What are the main requirements for the institutions named in the rule?

Banks must follow the Unlawful Activities Order of February 02, 2021, as changed on April 22, 2024. Banks must use the latest United Nations lists of persons and firms linked to ISIL, Al-Qaida and Taliban.

Regulatory document · Reserve Bank of India

Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1988 (2011) Taliban Sanctions List: Amendment of 01 Entry:

Applies toAll regulated entities
StatusIn force
ImportanceMUST READ
IssuedSep 07, 2026
Amendmentsnone tracked
Length7 points in 4 sections · 1 min read

The four dates on this rule

PublishedSep 07, 2026The day RBI put this document out.
Starts to applyNot statedNot stated separately in this document. Read the rule itself before you assume a start date.
Time to get readyNot statedCannot be worked out until the day it starts to apply is known.
Last date to actNot statedNo date to act by was found in this document. Other dates may sit inside single paragraphs.

This rulebook is short, and the page is short with it. This document is 1241 words long. It states 7 separate rules. So the page carries 7 points, not the thirty a long rulebook carries. Nothing has been left out to make it shorter.

At a glanceBanks must use United Nations Security Council terrorist lists that are approved and sent out from time to time. These rules apply to all banks, non-bank firms and financial institutions named in the address line.

Official RBI page

What it says

Must know

1. Follow UAPA Order

Banks must follow the Unlawful Activities Order of February 02, 2021, as changed on April 22, 2024.

Do it

1. Use UNSC lists

Banks must use United Nations Security Council terrorist lists that are approved and sent out from time to time.

2. Act as per Directions

Banks must act as per Chapter IX of the Reserve Bank know your customer Directions for this update.

3. Use updated lists

Banks must use the latest United Nations lists of persons and firms linked to ISIL, Al-Qaida and Taliban.

4. Forward delisting requests

Banks must email every delisting request they get to the Joint Secretary (CTCR), Ministry of Home Affairs.

5. Note UNSC update

Banks must note these United Nations Security Council updates and follow them with full care.

Background

1. Who it applies to

These rules apply to all banks, non-bank firms and financial institutions named in the address line.