Islamic Financial Services Act 2013 · Updated to 2 Jan 2025 · Part III · Authorization
19. Surrender of licence or notification on cessation of business or operations
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
A licensed person may surrender its licence to the Bank and upon surrendering, the licensed person shall provide a written notice of its surrender to the Bank.
An approved person shall submit a written notice to the
Bank if it ceases to carry on its business.
An approved representative office shall submit a written notice to the Bank if it ceases operations.
The surrender under subsection (1) or the notification under subsection (2) or (3) shall take effect on the date the Bank receives such notice or where a later date is specified in the notice, on that date.
The Bank—
shall publish in the Gazette, as soon as practicable, a notice of a surrender of a licence under subsection (1); or
may publish a notice of cessation of business under subsection
or cessation of operations under subsection (3) in such form as the Bank deems appropriate.
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Any person who contravenes subsection (1), (2) or (3) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to a fine not exceeding five million ringgit or to both.
Effect of revocation, surrender, notification on cessation of business or operations, and expiry
Part IV
Shariah Requirements
Part V
Payment Systems
Part VI
Prudential Requirements
Part VII
Ownership, Control and Transfer of Business
Part VIII
Financial Groups
Part VI
Part VI—
Part IX
Business Conduct and Consumer Protection
Part X
Islamic Money Market and Islamic Foreign Exchange Market
Part XI
Submission of Document or Information
Part XII
Examination
Part XIII
Directions of Compliance
Part XIV
Intervention and Remedial Action
Part XV
Other Powers of Bank
Part XVI
Enforcement and Penalties
Part XVII
General Provisions
Part XVIII