Finance Companies Act · 2021 Revised Edition · Part · General
44. Memorandum and Articles of Association for Islamic financing business
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
No licence shall be granted by the Authority to a finance company to carry on Islamic financing business under this Act unless that finance company has included in its Memorandum of Association and
Authority
"Authority" means the Brunei Darussalam Central Bank established by the Brunei Darussalam Central Bank Order, 2010 (S 103120 10); [S 1 7/2 02 I]
Articles of Association the restrictions, limitations and prohibitions contained in sections 18, 19.20 and 22.
Every company that had been carrying on Islamic financing business before 4th March 2006, being the date of commencement of the
company
"company" means a company incorporated or registered under the Companies Act;
Finance Companies Act (Amendment) Order, 2006 (S 4.112006) is deemed to have included in its Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association the restrictions, limitations and prohibitions contained in sections 18, 19, 20
and 22.
To the extent that any such restriction, limitation or prohibition so deemed to have been included in Memorandum of Association and
Articles of Association under subsection (2) is inconsistent with any provision already included in the Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association, that restriction. limitation or prohibition shall prevail over any such provision.
B. L.R.O. 6/'20?1
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 (S 103120 10); [S 1 7/2 02 I]
company
Defined · s 2"company" means a company incorporated or registered under the Companies Act;
finance company
Defined · s 2"finance company" means any company licensed under this Act, to carry on financing business or Islamic financing business, and all branches and offices in Brunei Darussalam of such a company is deemed to be one finance company for the purpose of this Act:
Islamic financing business
Defined · s 2"Islamic financing business" means financing business the aims and operations of which do not involve any element which is not approved by Hukum Syara ':