Central Bank Of Malaysia Act 2009
The act received royal assent on 19 august 2009 and was later gazetted on 3 september 2009.
Central bank of malaysia act 2009. Under central bank of malaysia act 195b central bank for malaysia principal objects and functions of the bank 2 far the purposes at this act board committees raters collectively to the committees at the board established under section 21 financial business raters collectively to conventional financial. An act to provide for the establishment administration powers and duties of a central bank of malaysia. Date of publication in the gazette. Date of royal assent.
2 this act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the minister by notification in the. Bank negara malaysia is the malaysian central bank established on 26 january 1959 as central bank of malaya bank negara tanah melayu its main purpose is to issue currency act as banker and adviser to the government of malaysia and regulate the country s financial institutions credit system and monetary policy. Officially the act came into force on 25 november 2009. The central bank of malaysia bnm.
Interpretation p art ii the bank its objects and functions 3. As highlighted in a press release issued by bank negara malaysia bnm malaysia s central bank on 25 november 2009 with regard to the enforcement. Central bank of malaysia act 2009. The bank established under central bank of malaysia act 1958 4.
Short title and commencement 2. The significance of central bank of malaysia act or cbma 1958 and cbma 2009 to islamic banking is that it creates provision to establish the national shariah advisory council at bank negara of malaysia. Bnm has broad powers of supervision and control over banking institutions licensed under the fsa and the ifsa. Malaysia act 2009 the act in july 2009.
Bank negara malaysia is pleased to announce that the central bank of malaysia act 2009 the act has come into force today 25 november 2009. Bank negara malaysia bnm is empowered to act as the regulator of banking institutions under the fsa the ifsa and the central bank of malaysia act 2009 cba. With this the central bank of malaysia act 1958 is repealed and thus ceases to apply. An act to provide for the continued existence of the central bank of malaysia and for the administration objects functions and powers of the bank for consequential or incidental matters.
Amendment was made to the cbma 1958 in 2003 to enhance the power and integrity of the shariah advisory council. 1 this act may be cited as the central bank of malaysia act 2009. Central bank for malaysia 5.