Section 22A: Administrative penalties
This section is inserted by Act No 12 of 2023, section 32.
consolidated text (as at 2016, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
22A. Administrative penalties
Notwithstanding section 53(9) and rule 3(2) of the
Financial Services (Administrative Penalties) Rules 2013,
where a licensee fails to pay administrative penalties,
the Chief Executive may, after giving notice of not less
than 90 days to the licensee, terminate the licence subject
to such terms and conditions as he deems appropriate in the
circumstances.
(e) in section 42(2)(b)(i), by deleting the words “Financial
Intelligence and Anti-Money Laundering Act and the
Prevention of Terrorism Act” and replacing them by the words
“AML/CFT Legislations”;
(f) in section 44 –
(i) in subsection (1)(c), by deleting the words “Financial
Intelligence and Anti-Money Laundering Act” and
replacing them by the words “AML/CFT Legislations”;
(ii) by inserting, after subsection (3), the following new
subsection –
(3A) For the purposes of subsections (2) and (3),
the Chief Executive may authorise the investigator to
issue such directions to ensure the smooth running of
the investigation.
(g) in section 46(1)(a), by inserting after the words “Act,”, the
words “AML/CFT legislation,”;
(h) by inserting, after section 51A, the following new section –
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Questions this section answers
- Can my financial services licence be cancelled for not paying an administrative penalty?
- How much notice must I be given before my licence is terminated for unpaid penalties?