Banking Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part 7
61. Bank under control of Authority
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Where the Authority has assumed control of the business of a bank in pursuance of section 59, the bank shall submit its business into the control of the Authority; and shall provide the Authority with such facilities as it may require to carry on the business of the bank.
Authority
“Authority” means the Brunei Darussalam Central Bank established by the Brunei Darussalam Central Bank Order, 2010;
Where the Authority has assumed control of the business of a bank in pursuance of section 59, the Authority shall remain in control of, and continue to carry on the business of, that bank in the name and on behalf of the bank until such time as it is satisfied that —
bank
“bank” means a company which carries on banking business and holds a licence granted under section 4 or 23, and includes all branches and offices in Brunei Darussalam of any such company for the purposes of this Act;
the reasons for which it assumed control of the business have ceased to exist; or
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it is no longer necessary in the public interest that it should remain in control of the business.
Where the Authority has assumed control of the business of a bank in pursuance of section 59 or has ceased to control the business of such a bank in pursuance of this section, it shall provide public notification of that fact in the Gazette and such newspaper as the Authority considers appropriate.
A bank which fails to comply with subsection (1) or with any requirement of the Authority thereunder is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $10,000 every day during which the offence continues after conviction.
Terms defined in s 2
Authority
Defined · s 2“Authority” means the Brunei Darussalam Central Bank established by the Brunei Darussalam Central Bank Order, 2010;
bank
Defined · s 2“bank” means a company which carries on banking business and holds a licence granted under section 4 or 23, and includes all branches and offices in Brunei Darussalam of any such company for the purposes of this Act;
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