Banking and Financial Institutions Act 1989 · As enacted · Part XV · General Provisions
Section 120
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
The Minister may, on the recommendation of the Bank, at any time by notice in the Gazette, declare any day or days to be a holiday or holidays for all licensed institutions, or for any class, category or description of licensed institutions.
Minister
"Minister" means the Minister for the time being charged with the responsibility for finance;
No licensed institution shall do any business with the public on any day declared a holiday for such licensed institution under the provisions of subsection (1).
licensed institution
"licensed institution" means any institution licensed or deemed to be licensed under section 6 (4);
A day declared as a holiday under the provisions of subsection (1) shall not necessarily be a public holiday and nothing in this section shall affect the provisions of any written law relating to public holidays.
Any reference to a holiday for licensed institutions, or for any class, category or description of licensed institutions, in any written law shall include—
any day declared to be a holiday under the provisions of subsection (1); and
any day which is a public holiday within the meaning of any written law relating to public holidays.
Terms defined in s 2
licensed institution
Defined · s 2"licensed institution" means any institution licensed or deemed to be licensed under section 6 (4);
Minister
Defined · s 2"Minister" means the Minister for the time being charged with the responsibility for finance;