Singapore legislation
Clause 25
Clause 25
Amendment of section 40
Section 40 of the Banking Act is amended —
by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:“(1) The Authority may, from time to time, by notice in writing to any bank in Singapore or any class of banks in Singapore, impose requirements in relation to the minimum amount or amounts of assets in Singapore that the bank or each bank in the class is to hold, for the purpose of meeting its liabilities.”; and
by deleting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:“(3) Where the Authority issues a notice under subsection (1) to a class of banks, the Authority may impose different requirements on different banks, having regard to the financial soundness of each bank, the risk profile of each bank, and such other factors as the Authority may consider relevant.”.