Banking Act 1970 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 9 · Miscellaneous
74. Recovery of fees, expenses, etc.
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There is recoverable as a civil debt due to the Authority from the bank concerned —
the amount of any fees payable under sections 8 and 13; and
any remuneration and expenses payable by the bank to —
an auditor appointed under sections 44A(3) and 46B(3);
a statutory adviser appointed under section 49(2);
a statutory manager appointed under section 49(2);
the Authority or any person employed or authorised by the Authority under section 3 in relation to the Authority assuming control of any business of the bank under section 49; and
any person appointed to perform any independent assessment under Part 7A.
The Authority may recover as a civil debt due to the Authority from a merchant bank —
merchant bank
“merchant bank” means any company —(a)that holds a valid merchant bank licence granted under section 55S; or(b)that is treated as having been granted a merchant bank licence in accordance with section 64 of the Banking (Amendment) Act 2020;
the amount of any fees payable by the merchant bank under sections 8 and 13 as applied by section 55ZB(1); and
any remuneration and expenses payable by the merchant bank to —
an auditor appointed under sections 44A(3) and 46B(3) as applied by section 55ZJ(1);
a statutory adviser appointed under section 49(2)(b) as applied by section 55ZJ(1);
a statutory manager appointed under section 49(2)(c) as applied by section 55ZJ(1);
the Authority or any person employed or authorised by the Authority under section 3 in relation to the Authority assuming control of any business of the merchant bank under section 49 as applied by section 55ZJ(1); and
any person appointed to perform any independent assessment under section 55B(4) as applied by section 55ZK(1).
The Authority may recover on behalf of the Government —
any financial penalty imposed under section 38(7) or 39(7) on a bank; or
any financial penalty imposed under section 38(7) as applied by section 55ZG(1) on a merchant bank,as though the financial penalty were a civil debt due to the Authority.
Any remuneration and expenses payable by a licensee defined in section 56 to an auditor appointed under section 57F(5) is recoverable as a civil debt due to the Authority from the licensee.
licensee
“licensee” means a person who is granted a licence under section 57B;
Despite any provision in the Limitation Act 1959, an action to recover any financial penalty recoverable by virtue of this section must not be brought after the end of 3 years from the date on which the cause of action accrued.