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Section 100, The Banking Act, 2019
Status not yet checkedThe Banking Act, 2019, Sierra Leone
(1) The procedure relating to the validity and priority ofclaims, liquidation of bank assets, return of bank customer's property
and sale of bank assets shall be in such transparent and commercially
reasonable manner as shall be prescribed by the Central Bank.
(2) Subject to subsection (3) no set-off shall be allowed
with respect to claims acquired towards the bank in receivership
after the appointment of a receiver takes effect or within 3 months
before such decision.
(3) Claims against a bank in receivership arising from
deposits shall be set-off against any sum due from a depositor to the
bank or financial holding company as of the date on which the
licence is revoked and the receiver is appointed -
(a) automatically, if such sum is matured or past
due; or
(b) at the option of the depositor, if the sum is
not matured or past due.
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