Section 2
of Money-Changing and Remittance Businesses Act
Section 2
(1)
In the Act, unless the context otherwise requires -
Interpreta-tion
"Authority"
means the Minister of Finance ;
"licence" means a money-changer's. licence or a remittance licence, as the case may be, granted under this Act;
"money-changer's licence" means a licence granted under this Act authorising the holder thereof to carryon money-changing business;
"money-changing business" means the business of buying or selling foreign currency notes;
"remittance business"
means the business of accepting moneys for the purpose of transmitting them to persons resident in another country ;
"remittance licence" means a licence granted under this Act authorising the holder thereof to carry on remittance business.
(2)
For the purposes of this Act, a person shall be deemed to be carrying on money-changing business if he -
(a)
advertises that he is ready to buy or sell foreign currency notes, or
(b)
offers to buy or sell foreign currency notes.
BLR.O.1/ 1999
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Money-Changing and Remittance Businesses
Scope of this
Act
Authority responsible for adminis-tration of this Act
Persons carrying on money-changing business to be licensed
Persons carrying on remittance business to be licensed