Malaysia legislation

Section 7

of DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2015

Section 7

The principal Act is amended by substituting for section 6

the following section:

Quoted provision

Section 6

(2)

The prescribed institution shall only submit an application for approval under subsection (1) after seeking and obtaining the Bank’s verification that the person has complied with the criteria set out in the First Schedule.

(3)

No prescribed institution shall appoint or reappoint any person as its Chief Executive Officer or director and no person shall accept any appointment or reappointment as a

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Chief Executive Officer or director of a prescribed institution, unless such person has been verified by the Bank as having complied with the criteria set out in the First Schedule.

(4)

A prescribed institution shall notify the Bank of the appointment or reappointment of its Chief Executive Officer or directors within fourteen days from the date of the appointment or reappointment, as the case may be.”.

New section 6a

Section 7 — DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2015