(1) The tender of an amount or an asset or the undertaking of a liability as security for any purpose of the Act shall be made in Form DVAT-12.
(2) Subject to sub-rule (3) of this rule, where a person is required or offers to furnish security for any purpose of the Act, the security shall be acceptable only if it is made in any one of the forms listed in Table below, unless the Commissioner prescribes a particular form in which the security shall be acceptable:
PROVIDED that security may be offered partly in one form and partly in another.
(2A) The security required to be furnished by a person under sub-section 4 of section 60, shall be, at least 50% in the form of security specified at sl. no.1 of the
‘Table – Forms of Security’ below and balance may be in any of the forms of security specified in the said table.
(3) The security required to be furnished by a person under clause (b) of subsection (5) of section 61, shall be, at least, 50% in the form specified as item no. 1 of the Table below, and balance may be in any of the form specified in Table below.
(4) A security, which does not meet the conditions specified in Table below, shall not be treated as the furnishing of security for the purposes of the Act.
(5) The security shall be accepted only for the amount prescribed or ordered.
(6) If the security is furnished in any of the forms referred to in items 2 to 7 (inclusive) in the Table below, a document transferring the title to the security shall be executed in the name of the President of India and the transfer recorded and noted in the books of the issuing authority and the person offering the security shall be required to pay Stamp duty and Registration fee as prescribed under the relevant law.
(7) The Commissioner shall maintain a complete account of the securities deposited, forfeited or refunded in Securities Register in such form and in such manner as the Commissioner deems fit.
 
Table – Forms of Security
 
    
        
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             Form of security  
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             Conditions  
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             Amount of security 
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             1 
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             Cash  
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             The   Government will not pay any interest on security deposit, held in the form of 
            cash. 
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             Amount   of cash deposited in appropriate Government 
            treasury. 
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             2 
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             Promissory   notes, 
            stock   certificates of 
            any State Government 
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             These securities shall be accepted at   five percent below their market price as on date of submission or at their   face value, whichever is less. 
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             3 
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             Post   Office Cash Certificates,Treasury Savings Deposits, National Plan Savings 
            Certificates,   12 Year 
            National   Defence 
            Certificates,   10 Year 
            National   Defence 
            Certificates. 
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             These   certificates shall be 
            formally   transferred to the 
            (President   of India)   and 
            shall   be accepted with the 
            sanction   of the Post Master 
            of the office of registration. 
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             Surrender value at the time of tender. 
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             4 
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             Post   Office Savings 
            Bank    Pass   Books. 
              
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             A   pass book, for a deposit made under the Post Office Savings Bank Rules may be   accepted as security provided that the dealer has signed and delivered to the 
            Post   Master a letter in the prescribed form as required by the said rules. The   pass book shall be sent to the post office as soon as possible after the 15th   June 
            of each year so that necessary entries of   interest may be made therein. 
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             Amount deposited 
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             5 
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             Municipal   debentures or Port Trust Bonds and/or Debentures issued by the 
            Government or a financial corporation. 
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             These securities shall be accepted at   five per cent below the market price as on date of submission or face value   whichever is less. 
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             6 
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             Bonds   or debentures issued by corporate bodies guaranteed by the Central or any State   Government as regards the payment of principal and interest or as regards   principal only. 
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             These   securities shall be accepted at five per cent below the market 
            price or face value, whichever is less. 
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             7 
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             Deposit receipts of any authorised bank. 
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             The   deposit receipts shall be made in the name of the dealer but pledged to the 
            President   of India.   The Bank shall agree that on receiving a signed treasury challan from the Commissioner   and withdrawal order duly signed by the Commissioner, the bank will at once remit   the amount in full or in part, as may be specified in the order, into the   treasury and send the receipted challan 
            to the Commissioner. The dealer will   agree in writing to undertake the risk involved in the investment. 
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             The amount shown on the deposit receipt. 
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             8 
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             Mortgage   of immovable property, hypothecation or 
            pledge   of movable property, personal surety. 
              
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             Mortgage   bond in writing shall be executed in favour of the President of India and   registered according to 
            law   of registration at the cost of the dealer. The property mortgaged shall be 
            free   from all encumbrances. Personal surety shall be in the form of a personal   bond with one or two guarantees acceptable to the Commissioner. This form of   security shall be accepted subject to such conditions as may be laid 
            down   from time to time by the Commissioner by a general or special order. The   liability of the surety or guarantor shall be coextensive with that of the dealer   for the period the contract of surety or guarantee remains in operation   notwithstanding the fact that the assessment proceedings against the 
            dealer   under Chapter VI of the Act for the period are initiated before or after the 
            said period. The liability of the surety   or guarantor shall be enforced and executed according to the law for the   recovery as arrears of land revenue referred to in section 44. 
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             Amount   stated in the relevant document as the maximum amount 
            recoverable   under the mortgage, 
            hypothecation, pledge, or personal   surety. 
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             9 
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             Bank guarantee.  
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             The bank must be a Scheduled Bank. The   bank guarantee shall be initially valid for a period of one year and shall be   kept valid till such time the Commissioner may require. 
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             The   amount stated in the relevant document as the maximum amount recoverable under   the bank 
            guarantee 
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