FINANCIAL SERVICES ACT 2013

LAWS OF MALAYSIA ONLINE VERSION OF UPDATED TEXT OF REPRINT Act 758 FINANCIAL SERVICES ACT 2013 As at 6 October 2023 This text is ONLY AN UPDATED TEXT of the Financial Services Act 2013 by the Attorney General’s Chambers. Unless and until reprinted pursuant to the powers of the Commissioner of Law Revision under subsection 14(1) of the Revision of Laws Act 1968 [Act 1], this text is NOT AN AUTHENTIC TEXT. 2 FINANCIAL SERVICES ACT 2013 Date of Royal Assent … … … ... 18 March 2013 Date of publication in the Gazette … … … ... 22 March 2013 Latest amendment made by P.U. (A) 298/2023 which … … … ... came into operation on 6 October 2023 3 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 758 FINANCIAL SERVICES ACT 2013 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PART I PRELIMINARY Section 1. Short title and commencement 2. Interpretation 3. Prescription by Minister of additional business or activity 4. Prescription by Bank of additional agreement, dealing, transaction or person 5. Classification of, and construction of references to, insurance business PART II REGULATORY OBJECTIVES AND POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF BANK 6. Regulatory objectives 7. Powers and functions of Bank PART III AUTHORIZATION AND REGISTRATION Division 1 Authorized business 8. Authorized business to be carried on by authorized person 9. Application for authorization 4 Law of Malaysia ACT 758 Section 10. Grant of licence by Minister 11. Approval by Bank 12. Requirements on minimum capital funds or surplus of assets over liabilities 13. Additional conditions of licence or approval Division 2 Restriction on dealings of authorized persons 14. Authorized person to carry on authorized business only 15. Authorized person and operator of designated payment system permitted to carry on certain Islamic financial business 16. Licensed insurer to carry on life or general business Division 3 Registered business 17. Registered business to be carried on by registered person 18. Registered person to comply with standards Division 4 Representative office 19. Requirements for representative office Division 5 Revocation, deregistration, surrender or cessation of business or operations 20. Grounds for revocation of authorization 21. Grounds for deregistration 22. Surrender of licence or notification on cessation of business or operations Financial Services 5 Section 23. Effect of revocation, deregistration, surrender, notification on cessation of business or operations, and expiry Division 6 General matters 24. Form of establishment 25. Establishment or relocation of office of authorized persons 26. Fees 27. Publication of names of authorized persons and registered persons 28. Holding out as authorized person or registered person 29. Acting on behalf of unlicensed person PART IV PAYMENT SYSTEMS Division 1 Designation of payment systems and payment instruments 30. Designation and revocation of designation of payment systems 31. Designation of payment instruments Division 2 Requirements for operation of payment systems and issuance of designated payment instruments 32. Application of this Act on payment systems 33. Power of Bank to specify standards for payment systems 34. Direction to participants of designated payment system 35. Operational arrangements 36. Power of Bank to inspect 6 Law of Malaysia ACT 758 Division 3 Finality of payment and netting arrangement Section 37. Interpretation 38. Power of Bank to issue certificate of finality 39. Revocation of certificate of finality 40. Application of this Division 41. Transfer order made after appointment of insolvency administrator 42. Finality of payment and netting arrangement 43. Preservation of rights 44. Non-recognition of insolvency order by foreign court 45. Requirement to notify in event of insolvency, etc. PART V PRUDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS 46. Interpretation Division 1 Standards on prudential matters 47. Power of Bank to specify standards on prudential matters 48. Institution, director and officer to comply with standards 49. Registered operator of payment system to comply with standards 50. Single counterparty exposure limit for licensed person 51. Restriction on payment of dividend by licensed person 52. Maintenance of assets in Malaysia by licensed person Financial Services 7 Division 2 Corporate governance Section 53. Interpretation 54. Chairman, directors and chief executive officer of institution 55. Requirements to be chairman, director, chief executive officer or senior officer 56. Functions and duties of board of directors 57. Duties of directors 58. Duty to disclose arrangement interests in material transaction 59. Disqualifications 60. Fit and proper requirements 61. Cessation from office 62. Notice of cessation from office Division 3 Transparency requirements 63. Interpretation 64. Maintenance of accounting records and information 65. Compliance with approved accounting standards 66. Publication of financial statements Division 4 Auditors 67. Appointment of auditor by institution 68. Appointment of auditor by Bank 69. Duties of auditor 70. Notice of cessation as auditor or material 8 Law of Malaysia ACT 758 Section 71. Information to be provided to auditor 72. Reporting obligations of auditor 73. Qualified privilege and duty of confidentiality Division 5 Appointed actuaries 74. Appointment of actuary by licensed insurer 75. Appointment of actuary by Bank 76. Duties of appointed actuary 77. Cessation as appointed actuary 78. Notice of cessation as appointed actuary 79. Information to be provided to appointed actuary 80. Qualified privilege and duty of confidentiality Division 6 Insurance funds 81. Establishment and maintenance of insurance funds 82. Requirements relating to insurance funds 83. Withdrawal from insurance funds 84. Assumption of risk Division 7 Subsidiaries 85. Establishment or acquisition of subsidiaries and acquisition or holding of material interest in corporation Financial Services 9 PART VI OWNERSHIP, CONTROL AND TRANSFER OF BUSINESS Section 86. Application and non-application Division 1 Interest in shares of licensed person 87. Acquisition of interest in shares requiring approval 88. Control over licensed person prohibited in some cases 89. Disposal of interest in shares requiring approval 90. Application procedures for section 87, 88 or 89 91. Power of Bank to specify standards on shareholder suitability 92. Maximum permissible holdings 93. Notification on acquisition or disposal of interest in shares of licensed person Division 2 Action by Bank in event of breach 94. Order against defaulting persons 95. Additional provisions relating to order under subparagraph 94(2)(a)(v) Division 3 Interest in shares of approved person 96. Interpretation 97. Acquisition of interest in shares of approved person 10 Law of Malaysia ACT 758 Division 4 Transfer of business, reconstruction or amalgamation of licensed person Section 98. Interpretation 99. Approval required for reconstruction or amalgamation of licensed person 100. Approval required for business transfer scheme 101. Notification of business transfer scheme 102. Application to High Court for confirmation of business transfer scheme 103. Bank to be party to proceedings 104. Orders sought by transferor and transferee 105. Publication of court order under section 102 106. Reimbursement of Bank’s expenses 107. Prohibition of payment out of insurance fund PART VII FINANCIAL GROUPS 108. Purpose of this Part 109. Disapplication of sections 110 and 111 to licensed persons 110. Application to be financial holding company 111. Power of Bank to require submission of application 112. Approval of application as financial holding company under section 110 or 111 113. Bank may approve more than one financial holding company 114. Business of financial holding company 115. Prudential requirements on financial holding company and subsidiaries Financial Services 11 Section 116. Power to issue directions to financial holding company and subsidiaries 117. General provisions dealing with directions 118. Consequences for failing to comply with directions 119. Additional provisions relating to paragraph 116(3)(e) 120. Power to remove director or chief executive officer of financial holding company PART VIII BUSINESS CONDUCT AND CONSUMER PROTECTION Division 1 Interpretation 121. Interpretation Division 2 Business conduct, complaints, disputes, etc. 122. Application 123. Standards on business conduct 124. Prohibited business conduct 125. Approved insurance broker, approved financial adviser and approved issuer of designated payment instrument to establish customer account 126. Financial ombudsman scheme Division 3 Insurance issues 127. Obtaining insurance outside Malaysia 128. Provisions relating to policies 129. Pre-contractual disclosure misrepresentations and representations, and remedies for 12 Law of Malaysia ACT 758 Section 130. Payment of policy moneys under life policy and personal accident policy Division 4 Information and secrecy 131. Interpretation 132. Restriction on inquiring specifically into affairs of particular customer 133. Secrecy 134. Permitted disclosures Division 5 Restrictions relating to consumer protection 135. Application of this Division 136. Deposit 137. Restriction on accepting deposits 138. Advertisements for deposits 139. Restriction on use of certain words PART IX MONEY MARKET AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET 140. Power of Bank to specify standards or issue codes 141. Prohibited conduct in money market and foreign exchange market 142. Arrangement with relevant supervisory authority PART X SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENT OR INFORMATION 143. Submission of document or information to Bank 144. Submission of statistical information, etc. Financial Services 13 Section 145. Secrecy requirements under sections 143 and 144 not to apply PART XI EXAMINATION 146. Examination of authorized person, etc. 147. Duty to provide access to, and produce documents, information, etc. 148. Examination of other persons 149. Appearance before Bank 150. Examination or assessment by auditor or actuary 151. Confidential information 152. Examination by relevant overseas supervisory authority 153. Disclosure of information by Bank to relevant overseas supervisory authority PART XII DIRECTIONS OF COMPLIANCE 154. Interpretation 155. Circumstances for exercising power to issue directions 156. Power to issue directions to institution 157. General provisions dealing with directions 158. Consequences of failing to comply with directions 159. Additional provisions relating to paragraph 156(2)(b) PART XIII INTERVENTION AND REMEDIAL ACTION 160. Application of this part to member institution 14 Law of Malaysia Division 1 Removal of director, chief executive officer or senior officer Section 161. Interpretation 162. Power to remove director, chief executive officer or senior officer 163. Provisions relating to removal Division 2 Power to take intervention and remedial action Subdivision 1 - Circumstances for exercising intervention and remedial action 164. Interpretation 165. Circumstances for exercise of Bank’s power Subdivision 2 - Assumption of control 166. Interpretation 167. Power to assume control 168. Effect of assumption of control 169. Information and facilities 170. Additional provisions relating to assumption of control Subdivision 3 - Power to appoint receiver and manager 171. Interpretation 172. Appointment of receiver and manager by Bank 173. Appointment of receiver and manager by persons other than Bank 174. Provisions in relation to appointment of receiver and manager ACT 758 Financial Services Subdivision 4 - Compulsory transfer of business, assets or liabilities Section 175. Interpretation 176. Order for compulsory transfer of business, assets or liabilities 177. Additional provisions relating to compulsory tra