Banking and Financial Institutions Act 1989 · As enacted · Part II
Section 10
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
Subject to section 11, where the Minister proposes—
Minister
"Minister" means the Minister for the time being charged with the responsibility for finance;
to revoke a licence under section 7;
licence
"licence" means a licence granted or deemed to be granted under section 6 (4);
to restrict a licence under section 8 or vary any such restriction or condition thereunder; or
to vary or revoke any condition, or impose any new condition, under section 9, otherwise than with the consent in writing of the institution, the Minister shall give the institution written notice of his intention to do so, specifying the nature of the proposed action, and the grounds on which he proposes to do so, and give the institution an opportunity to make written representations thereon to the Minister by submitting them to the Bank within fourteen days of service of the notice.
After the expiry of the period of fourteen days mentioned in subsection (1) and considering any representations made by the institution under subsection (1), the Minister shall, on the recommendation of the Bank, decide—
whether to proceed with the proposed action;
whether to take no further action;
if the proposed action was to revoke the institution's licence, whether to restrict the licence instead under section 8; or
if the proposed action was to restrict the licence under section 8, or to vary any restriction under section 8, or to vary or revoke a condition, or impose a new condition, under section 9, whether to restrict or vary the restriction under section 8, or to vary or revoke a condition, or impose a new condition, under section 9, in a different manner.
The Minister shall give the institution written notice of his decision under subsection (2), and the decision shall take effect from the date on which the said written notice is served on the institution.
A revocation of a licence under section 7 shall be published in the Gazette as soon as practicable, but delay in such publication or failure to make such publication shall not in any manner affect the validity of such revocation.
Terms defined in s 2
licence
Defined · s 2"licence" means a licence granted or deemed to be granted under section 6 (4);
Minister
Defined · s 2"Minister" means the Minister for the time being charged with the responsibility for finance;
Part III
Scheduled Businesses and Representative Offices
Part IV
Restrictions Relating to Acceptance and Solicitation of, Advertisement for, and Inducement to Make, Deposits
Part V
Subsidiaries and Offices of Licensed Institutions
Part VI
Restrictions on Dealings of Licensed Institutions
Part VII
Financial Requirements and Duties of Licensed Institutions
Part VIII
Ownership, Control and Management of Licensed Institutions
Part IX
Restrictions on Business of Licensed Institutions
Part X
Powers of Supervision and Control Over Licensed Institutions
Part XI
Investigation, Search and Seizure
Part XII
Application of Parts X and XI to Non-Scheduled Institutions Engaged in Provision of Finance
Part XIII
Information and Secrecy
Part XIV
Offences
Part XV