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Bank Simpanan Nasional Act 1974 s 25

Bank Simpanan Nasional Act 1974 s 25

s 25 Investment of funds

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the funds of the Bank shall, as far as practicable and except for such sums as may be assigned to be kept in hand for the general purposes of the Bank, be invested in— (a) securities of the Government; (b) other investments authorized by or under the Trustee Act 1949 [Act 208]; (c) loans for housing for depositors and other customers in accordance with the general directions of the Minister; (d) other loans and advances to depositors and other customers for such purposes as may be approved by the Minister; and (e) other securities and investments as the Board may from time to time decide: Provided that, subject to any variation which the Minister may make under subsection (2), securities held under paragraph (a) shall not be less than 70 per cent, and securities and investments held under paragraph (e) shall not exceed 10 per cent, of the funds available in any one year for investment and not needed for immediate use by the Bank. (2) The Minister may, after consultation with the Board, vary the percentage specified in the proviso to subsection (1). (3) No investment shall be made by the Bank outside Malaysia.

Malay text (authoritative)

Pelaburan wang

(1) Tertakluk kepada peruntukan Akta ini, wang Bank hendaklah, setakat yang praktik dan kecuali sesuatu jumlah wang yang mungkin dikhaskan untuk disimpan dalam tangan bagi maksud am Bank, dilaburkan dalam— (a) sekuriti Kerajaan; (b) pelaburan lain yang dibenarkan oleh atau di bawah Akta Pemegang Amanah 1949 [Akta 208]; (c) pinjaman perumahan bagi pendeposit dan pelanggan lain mengikut arahan am Menteri; (d) pinjaman dan pendahuluan lain kepada pendeposit dan pelanggan lain bagi maksud yang diluluskan oleh Menteri; dan (e) sekuriti dan pelaburan lain yang diputuskan oleh Lembaga dari semasa ke semasa: Dengan syarat bahawa, tertakluk kepada apa-apa perubahan yang dibuat oleh Menteri di bawah subseksyen (2), sekuriti yang dipegang di bawah perenggan (a) tidak boleh kurang daripada 70 peratus, dan sekuriti dan pelaburan yang dipegang di bawah perenggan (e) tidak boleh melebihi 10 peratus, daripada wang yang ada dalam mana-mana satu tahun untuk pelaburan dan yang tidak dikehendaki bagi penggunaan serta-merta oleh Bank. (2) Menteri boleh, selepas berunding dengan Lembaga, mengubah peratusan yang dinyatakan dalam proviso subseksyen (1). (3) Tiada pelaburan boleh dibuat oleh Bank di luar Malaysia.

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Find Act 146 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

Text as at 1 December 2011 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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