The amendment substitutes Sub-rule (2) of Rule 11, which defines the expression “business of financing industrial enterprises” for the purpose of Section 186(11)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013, related to restrictions on inter-corporate loans and investments. The expression now includes two distinct categories. For a NBFC registered with the Reserve Bank of India, it includes the ordinary course of business of giving loans or providing guarantees/security for loan repayment. For a Finance Company registered with the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), the expression includes activities provided in specific sub-clauses of Regulation 5(1)(ii) of the IFSCA (Finance Company) Regulations, when done in the ordinary course of its business.
