(1) The Central Government may, as soon as it is convenient administratively so to do, appoint any person as Custodian for the purpose of taking over the management of the undertaking of an insurer and the person so appointed shall carry on the management of the undertaking of the insurer for and on behalf of the Central Government.
(2) On the appointment of a Custodian under sub-section (1), the charge of management of the undertaking of the insurer shall vest in him and all persons in charge of the management of such undertaking immediately before such appointment shall cease to be in charge of such management and shall be bound to deliver to the Custodian all books of account, registers or other documents in their custody relating to the undertaking of the insurer.
(3) Nothing contained in sub-sections (3), (5) and (6) of section 3 ,nall apply to any insurer the charge of management of whose undertaking has been taken over by the Custodian, but the Central Government may issue such directions to the Custodian as to his powers and duties as it deems desirable in the circumstances of the case, and the Custodian may apply to the Central Government at any time for instructions as to the manner in which he shall conduct the management of the undertaking of the insurer or in relation to any matter arising in the course of such managemtnt.
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(4) The Custodian shall receive from the funds of the undertaking for the charge of management of which he is appointed under subsection (I) such remuneration as the Central Government may fix.
(5) The Custodian shall hold office during the pleasure of the Central Government.
5. The Custodian may, in relation to the undertaking of any insurer the charge of management of which has been taken over by him, exercise:—
(a) all or any of the powers which the Controller of Insurance may exercise under section 106 or section 107 of the Insurance Act;
(b) all or any of the powers under section 52B, section 52BB, section 52C or section 52D of the Insurance Act which an Administrator appointed under section 52A of that Act could have exercised in rpi-fitinn to liff> Insiiranre hnsinpse nf nn Insurer Power of Custodian to institute proceedings, etc.