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Section 11, The Payment Systems Act, 2009
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(1) If, in the opinion of the Central Bank- (a) there is systemic risk; or
(b) any person is engaged in or is about to
engage in any act, omission or course of
conduct with respect to the system that may
result in systemic risk or is contrary to the
public interest in the integrity, effectiveness
or security of the system,
the Central Bank may issue a directive in writing requiring the person–
(i) to cease engaging in the act, omission
or course of conduct concerned;
(ii) to perform such acts as are necessary to
remedy the situation as the Central Bank
may specify;
or
(iii) to provide the Central Bank with such
information and documents relating to
the matters specified in the directive,
within such period as the Central Bank
may indicate in it.
(2) Any person who fails to comply with a directive issued
by the Central Bank pursuant to subsection (1) shall be liable to pay
to the Central Bank a penalty of not more than fifty million leones and
in the case of non-compliance by a financial institution, every director,
chief executive, partner, manager or other officer of that nstitution
who fails to take all reasonable steps necessary to secure compliance
by the institution with the directive, shall be liable to pay to the
Central Bank a penalty of not more than ten million leones.
(3) In addition to the penalty for non-compliance with its
directives, the Central Bank may make an ex parte application to the
High Court for an order directing a person or any director, chief
executive, partner, manager or other officer of a financial institution
to comply with the directive in such terms as the court thinks fit.
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