Act Number: 21

Act Name: The Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019

Year: 2019

Enactment Date: 2019-07-31

Long Title: An Act to provide for a comprehensive mechanism to ban the unregulated deposit schemes, other than deposits taken in the ordinary course of business, and to protect the interest of depositors and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Financial Services

Section 3: Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes.
    On and from the date of commencement of this Act,—
        (a) the Unregulated Deposit Schemes shall be banned; and
        (b) no deposit taker shall, directly or indirectly, promote, operate, issue any advertisement soliciting participation or enrolment in or accept deposits in pursuance of an Unregulated Deposit Scheme.
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