Banking and Financial Institutions Act 1989 · As enacted · Part XIII · Information and Secrecy
Section 98
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The provisions of section 97 shall not apply to the disclosure of any information or document—
document
"document" includes— (a) any letters, figures, marks, symbols, signals, inscriptions, writing, sign, caricature, picture, drawing, or other representation whatsoever in any form; and (b) any visual recording (whether of still or moving images), any sound recording, or any electronic, magnetic, mechanical or other recording whatsoever, and howsoever made, on any substance, material, thing or article;
to the Bank, or to any director, officer or employee of the Bank, or to any person appointed by the Bank under section 3 (3), or to the Advisory Panel, where the disclosure is for the purpose of the exercise of powers, the performance of functions or the discharge of duties of the Bank, or of the director, officer or employee of the Bank, or of the person appointed under section 3 (3), or of the Advisory Panel; or
to any person rendering professional services to the Bank in relation to any matter of law, accountancy, valuation, or any other matter requiring professional knowledge, where he is authorised in writing by the Bank to obtain the information from the licensed institution for the purpose of his services to the Bank.
person
"person" includes an individual, any corporation, statutory body, local authority, society, trade union, co-operative society, partnership and any other body, organization, association or group of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate;
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Terms defined in s 2
Advisory Panel
Defined · s 2"Advisory Panel" means the Advisory Panel established under section 31A (2) of the Ordinance;
director
Defined · s 2"director" includes any person who occupies the position of a director, by whatever name called and, in particular, without prejudice to the foregoing, in the case of— (a) a corporation, has the meaning assigned thereto by the Companies Act 1965; (b) a co-operative society, means a member of the board, or other governing body howsoever called, of the co-operative society; (c) a statutory body, means a member of the board, committee, council or other governing body, howsoever called, of the statutory body; (d) a partnership, means a partner; (e) a sole proprietorship, means the sole proprietor; and (f) any other body, association or group of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate, means any person having the direction and control of the management of its affairs or business;
document
Defined · s 2"document" includes— (a) any letters, figures, marks, symbols, signals, inscriptions, writing, sign, caricature, picture, drawing, or other representation whatsoever in any form; and (b) any visual recording (whether of still or moving images), any sound recording, or any electronic, magnetic, mechanical or other recording whatsoever, and howsoever made, on any substance, material, thing or article;
licensed institution
Defined · s 2"licensed institution" means any institution licensed or deemed to be licensed under section 6 (4);
officer
Defined · s 2"officer", in relation to an institution, includes any employee and the chief executive of the institution;
person
Defined · s 2"person" includes an individual, any corporation, statutory body, local authority, society, trade union, co-operative society, partnership and any other body, organization, association or group of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate;
Part XIV
Offences
Part XV