Malaysia legislation
Section 43
Section 43
(a)
a statement showing the assets and liabilities of the institution at its principal place of business and at each other office of the institution in Malaysia respectively; and
(b)
such further information, documents, statistics or returns as the Bank may specify.
(2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 96 and 97, the Bank may require—
(a)
any class or category of licensed institutions, other than a licensed discount house or a licensed money-broker, to submit a statement showing such credit information relating to their customers as is required for the purposes of the credit bureau established under section 30 (1) (mmm) of the Ordinance; and
(b)
a licensed bank to submit a statement showing such information relating to their customers as is required for the purposes of the central bureau established under section 30 (1) (mmmm) of the Ordinance.
(3)
Every licensed local institution which operates any office outside Malaysia shall submit to the Bank such information relating to the operations of such office as may be specified by the Bank.
(4)
Except for the purposes of subsection (2), any information received from a licensed institution under this section shall be regarded as secret between that institution and the Bank.
(5)
Notwithstanding anything in this Act, the Bank may publish consolidated statements in respect of each class or category of licensed institutions as the Bank deems appropriate aggregating the figures in all or any of the returns submitted under subsection (1), and no provision in any written law relating to secrecy shall apply to such consolidated statements.