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• Anti-Money Laundering Act 2001

  “An Act to provide for the offence of money laundering, the measures to be taken for the prevention of money laundering and to provide for forfeiture of property derived from, or involved in, money laundering, and for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith....”

• BAFIA 1989

  “LICENSING OF BANKING, FINANCE COMPANY, MERCHANT BANKING, DISCOUNT HOUSE AND MONEY–BROKING BUSINESSES Banking, finance company, merchant banking, discount house and money-broking businesses to be carried on only under licence. No person shall carry on— (banking, finance company, merchant banking, or discount house business, unless it is a public company; or money-broking business, unless it is ...”

• Bankers Books (Evidence) Act 1949

  “Subject to this Act, a copy of any entry in a banker’s book shall in all legal proceedings be received as prima facie evidence of such entry and of the matters, transactions and accounts therein recorded. Proof that book is a banker’s book (1) A copy of an entry in a banker’s book shall not ...”

• Insurance Act

  “(1) For the purposes of this Act, insurance business shall be divided into two classes: (a) life business, which in addition to all insurance business concerned with life policies shall include any type of insurance business carried on as incidental only to the life insurer’s business; and (b) general business, which means all insurance business ...”

• Money Changing Act

  “(1) No person shall carry on money-changing business without a licence granted under this Act. (2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shallbe guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both....”

• Moneylenders Act

  “Licence to be taken out by moneylender (1) No person shall conduct business as a moneylender unless he is licensed under this Act. (2) Any person who carries on business as a moneylender without a valid licence, or who continues to carry on such business after his licence has expired or been suspended or revoked ...”

• Payment System Act

  “(1) No person shall operate any payment system unless he has complied with the requirements of subsection (3) and has received a written notification from the Bank that he has so complied. (2) The written notification under subsection (1) is not an approval or endorsement of the payment system by the Bank....