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No. ​of 2019. ​​Money Services Business​​Saint Christopher and

​​​​(Amendment) Bill, 2019.​​Nevis.

​

SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS

No.   of 2019

A BILL to amend the Money Services Business Act, Cap. 21.21

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty by and with the

advice and consent of the National Assembly of Saint Christopher and Nevis, and by the authority of the same as follows:

​1.​Short title.

​​ This Act may be cited as the Money Services Business (Amendment) Act, 2019.

​2.​Interpretation.

​​In this Act, a reference to the expression “Act” shall mean the Money Services Business Act, Cap. 21.21.

​3.​Amendment of section 2.

​​Section 2 of the Act is amended by

(a) ​inserting immediately after the definition of  “licensee”, the following ​new definition as follows:

​​​“​“micro financing and lending” means a short term financial ​​​​​​facility in the form of a business or personal loan not ​​​​​​exceeding fifty thousand dollars, made to individuals or ​​​​​​entities, without collateral;

(b)​replacing in subparagraph (v) of the definition of “money services ​business”, the expression “pay day advances” with the expression,

​​​“micro-financing and lending”;

4.​Amendment of section 5.

​The Act is amended in section 5 subsection (2)(e) by replacing the expression

“pay day advances”, with the expression “micro-financing and lending”.

​5.​Amendment of section 6.

​​The Act is amended in section 6 subsection (5) by inserting a new subsection (5a),immediately after subsection (5) as follows:

​​​“​(5a) ​In considering whether a matter is in the public interest, ​​​​the Authority may have regard to the following

(a) the need to safeguard the interests of the

consuming public;

​(b)​the impact on the overall integrity of the ​​​financial sector ​within the Federation; and

​(c)​any other matters that the Authority considers ​​​material to the management of the financial ​​​services sector within the Federation.

​​​

6.​Amendment of section 8.

​The Act is amended in section 8 by

(a) ​replacing subsection (1) as follows:

​“​(1)​A licensee shall maintain adequate capital pursuant to ​​the requirements set out in Schedule 5.”

​

(b) ​deleting subsection (7) and subsection (8).​

​7.​Amendment of section 9.

​​The Act is amended in section 9 as follows:

(a) ​in subsection (2) by replacing the expression, “on or before the15th” with ​the expression, “ before the 1st”.

(b) ​by inserting the following new subsections (3) and (4) as follows and ​renumbering accordingly:

​“​(3)​Where a licensee pays the annual licence fee between ​the 1stday and the 15th day of January, there shall be a late fee of two ​hundred and fifty dollars for each day that the fee remains unpaid, which ​shall be in addition to the annual fee.

​​​(4)​Where a licensee fails to pay the annual licence fee by ​​​the 15th day of January, the licence shall lapse and the licensee shall have ​​to apply for a new licence for the year in question.”.

8.​Amendment of section 16.

​The Act is amended in section 16 by

(a) ​inserting in subsection (1) paragraph (a), immediately after the ​expression, “books and records” the expression “of the licensee”;

(b) ​inserting a new subsection (3) as follows and renumbering accordingly:

​“​(3)​Where a licensee fails to submit an audited financial ​statement pursuant to the provisions of this section, then unless granted ​an extension, a fee of one hundred dollars shall be payable by the ​licensee for each day on which those audited financial statements remain   ​outstanding.”;

(c)      replacing in subsection (6) paragraph (b),subparagraph (ii) as follows:

​“​(ii)​of any suspicious transaction as defined in the Anti-​​​​Money Laundering Regulations, Anti-Terrorism ​​​​​(Prevention of Terrorist Financing) Regulations and the​​​​Financial Services (Implementation of Industry ​​​​​Standards);”.

9.​Amendment of section 18.

​The Act is amended in Section 18 in subsection (3) by replacing the expression, “2001, issued pursuant to the Proceeds of Crime Act, 2000,” with the expression, “Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, Anti-Terrorism (Prevention of Terrorist Financing) Regulations and the Financial Services (Implementation of Industry Standards).  

10.​Amendment of section 19. ​

​Section 19 of the Act is amended as follows:

(a) ​in subsection (1), by replacing the expression “The holder of a Class A or   ​Class B licence,” with the expression, “A licensee”;

(b) ​by deleting subsection (2) and renumbering accordingly;  

(c) ​by inserting a new subsection (3) as follows:

​“​​(3)​Where a licensee fails to submit a quarterly ​​report within the time stipulated pursuant to the provisions of ​​​this section, then a fee of one hundred dollars shall be payable by the  ​licensee for each day on which the quarterly report remains​outstanding.”.​​​

(d) ​by replacing subsection (4) as follows:

​​​“​(4)​Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection ​​​​                (3), a licensee who fails to file a quarterly return commits an offence  ​​​​   and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty ​​​​   thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of two years or to both ​​​​   such fine and imprisonment.”.

​11.​Amendment of section 33.

​​The Act is amended in section 33 as follows

(a) ​by inserting a new subsection (4a) as follows:

​“​(4a)​Subject to subsection (3), where the Authority decides to ​revoke the licence, the licensee concerned shall be informed of the ​decision, prior to publication of the notice of revocation in subsection ​(6).

​​​​(4b)​Where the Authority decides not to revoke the licence, ​​​​the licensee concerned shall be informed of the decision.

​​​​(4c)​Where the Authority does not revoke the licence, it may ​​​​require the licensee concerned to satisfy certain conditions to address any ​​​outstanding concerns of the Authority.

​​​

​12.​Amendment of Schedule 1.

​​Schedule 1 is amended under the heading “Description of Licence” by replacing the expression “Pay day advances”, with the expression, “Micro-financing and lending”.

​13.​Amendment of Schedule 3.

​​Schedule 3 of the Act is amended by inserting immediately after the expression,

“currency exchange” the expression, “/micro-financing and lending”.​

​14.​Amendment of Schedule 4.

​​Schedule 4 of the Act is amended by replacing the expression, “Pay day advances” with the expression “micro-financing and lending”.

​15.​Amendment of Schedule 5.

​​The Act is amended by inserting immediately after Schedule 4, a new Schedule 5 as follows:

​​​​​“Schedule 5

Capital and Statutory Deposit Requirement

Class of Licence

Capital Required

Statutory Deposit Payable

Class A

$150,000

30% of the capital required

Class B

$100,000

Not Applicable

Class C

$50,000

Not Applicable

Class  D

$50,000

Not Applicable

Class E

$50,000

 Not Applicable”

​​​​​​    ….………………………………………….

​​​​​​​A MICHAEL PERKINS

​​​​​​​​Speaker​​​​​​​

​Passed by the National Assembly this                day of                             , 2019.

​​​​​​…………………………………………………

                                                                                     SONIA BODDIE THOMPSON

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