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Regulation 4

of Banking (Financial Penalties under Sections 38 and 39) Order 2024

Regulation 4

Financial penalty under section 39 of Act

Subregulation 1

For the purposes of section 39(7) of the Act, the prescribed formula for the financial penalty (F2) that a bank is liable to pay for every day or part of a day that the bank fails to maintain the daily minimum cash balance is —where —

(a)

B is the deficiency in the amount of cash balance necessary for the bank to maintain the daily minimum cash balance; and

(b)

r is 3 percentage points above the SORA for —

(i)

the day on which the bank fails to maintain the daily minimum cash balance — if that day is a business day; or

(ii)

the last business day immediately before the day on which the bank fails to maintain the daily minimum cash balance — if that day is not a business day.

Subregulation 2

For the purposes of section 39(7) of the Act, the prescribed formula for the financial penalty (F3) that a bank is liable to pay for every day or part of a day that the bank fails to maintain the average minimum cash balance, over any 2‑week period specified by the Authority starting on or after 26 December 2024, is —where —

(a)

C is the deficiency in the amount of cash balance necessary for the bank to maintain the average minimum cash balance; and

(b)

r is 3 percentage points above the highest SORA for a day during the 2‑week period.