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Section 10, The Banking Act, 2019
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(1) The Central Bank may restrict, instead of revoking alicence, where it is satisfied that notwithstanding the grounds on
which its power to revoke a licence is exercisable but the
circumstances are not such as to justify revocation.
(2) The Central Bank may, in restricting a licence under
subsection (1), impose conditions-
(a) requiring the licensee to refrain from pursuing
a particular course of action or to restrict the
scope of its business in a particular way;
(b) limiting the acceptance of deposits, the
granting of credit, the making of investments,
or the opening of subsidiaries or branches
by the licensee;
(c) prohibit the licensee from soliciting for
deposits;
(d) prohibit the licensee from entering into any
other transaction or class of transactions;
(e) require the removal or replacement of any
director, manager or other officer of the
licensee;
(f) such other conditions as it considers
appropriate.
(3) The duration of the restriction of a licence imposed
by the Central Bank under subsection (1) shall not exceed 2 years
from the date on which it was imposed.
(4) Where the Central Bank restricts a licence under
subsection (1), the Central Bank shall notify the licensee of the
restriction in writing indicating that the licensee may, within 30
days, make representation in opposition to the restriction to the
(5) Where a licensee fails to comply with the requirement
undersubsection (2) or contravenes any provision under this section
the Central Bank may revoke the licence or impose such other
administrative penalty as may be appropriate.
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