About the Bank - Minimum Capital Requirements   

Minimum Capital requirements for Banks

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PART 1] THE GAZETTE OF PAKISTAN, EXTRA, OCT., 27, 1997 1677

Exchange within the meaning of the State Bank of Pakistan Act,

1956 (XXXIII of 1956), specified by the State Bank in respect of

such banking company;

and
deposit of un-encumbered approved securities. Without prejudice to the provisions of section 83, the State Bank may, by order in writing, require any banking company which has failed to comply with the provisions of clause (b) of sub-section (1) within the period determined and notified under that clause to deposit with the State such amount not in such terms and conditions as the State Bank may determine and every banking company which is so required shall be bound to comply with the order.

Exceeding the amount by which the aggregate value of the capital and unencumbered general reserves of such banking company falls short of the minimum amount of the aggregate of the capital and unencumbered general reserves required to be maintained by such banking company pursuant to clause (b) of sub-section (1)


Any amount deposited and kept deposited with the State Bank under the sub-section (2) by any banking company incorporated outside Pakistan shall, in the event of the banking company ceasing for any reason to carry on banking business in Pakistan, be an asset of the banking company on which the claims of all the creditors of the banking company in Pakistan shall be the first charge.

If any dispute arises in computing the aggregate value of the capital and unencumbered general reserves of any banking company, a determination thereof by the State Bank shall be final.

For the purpose of this section, (a) "value" means the real or exchangeable value or, if the real or exchangeable value exceeds the nominal value, the nominal value; and(b) "capital and unencumbered general reserves" means paid-up capital and such other items as may be notified in this regard by the State Bank from time to time.Amendment of Section 27, Ordinance LVII of 1962.—In the said Ordinance, in section 27, in sub-section (2), in the second proviso the words "referred to in sub-section (1) of section 13 or of such further period as the State Bank may under the proviso to that sub-section thinks fit to allow" shall be omitted.

1678 THE GAZETTE OF PAKISTAN, EXTRA., OCT. 27 1997 [PART I


Amendment of Section 29, Ordinance LVII of 1962.—In the said Ordinance, in section 29, in sub-section (2) for the words, brackets and figure "the proviso to sub-section (3)" the words, brackets and figure "sub-section(2)" shall be substituted. Amendment of Section 83, Ordinance LVII of 1962.—In the said Ordinance, in section 83, in sub-section (7) the words "sub-section (2) of" shall be omitted.

FAROOQ AHMAD KHAN LEGHARI,
President.
MIAN SAQIB NISAR,
Secretary.

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Minimum Capital requirements for Banks

[Page:  1 2 3 4 5


PART 1] THE GAZETTE OF PAKISTAN, EXTRA, OCT., 27, 1997 1677

Exchange within the meaning of the State Bank of Pakistan Act,

1956 (XXXIII of 1956), specified by the State Bank in respect of

such banking company;

and
deposit of un-encumbered approved securities. Without prejudice to the provisions of section 83, the State Bank may, by order in writing, require any banking company which has failed to comply with the provisions of clause (b) of sub-section (1) within the period determined and notified under that clause to deposit with the State such amount not in such terms and conditions as the State Bank may determine and every banking company which is so required shall be bound to comply with the order.

Exceeding the amount by which the aggregate value of the capital and unencumbered general reserves of such banking company falls short of the minimum amount of the aggregate of the capital and unencumbered general reserves required to be maintained by such banking company pursuant to clause (b) of sub-section (1)


Any amount deposited and kept deposited with the State Bank under the sub-section (2) by any banking company incorporated outside Pakistan shall, in the event of the banking company ceasing for any reason to carry on banking business in Pakistan, be an asset of the banking company on which the claims of all the creditors of the banking company in Pakistan shall be the first charge.

If any dispute arises in computing the aggregate value of the capital and unencumbered general reserves of any banking company, a determination thereof by the State Bank shall be final.

For the purpose of this section, (a) "value" means the real or exchangeable value or, if the real or exchangeable value exceeds the nominal value, the nominal value; and(b) "capital and unencumbered general reserves" means paid-up capital and such other items as may be notified in this regard by the State Bank from time to time.Amendment of Section 27, Ordinance LVII of 1962.—In the said Ordinance, in section 27, in sub-section (2), in the second proviso the words "referred to in sub-section (1) of section 13 or of such further period as the State Bank may under the proviso to that sub-section thinks fit to allow" shall be omitted.

1678 THE GAZETTE OF PAKISTAN, EXTRA., OCT. 27 1997 [PART I


Amendment of Section 29, Ordinance LVII of 1962.—In the said Ordinance, in section 29, in sub-section (2) for the words, brackets and figure "the proviso to sub-section (3)" the words, brackets and figure "sub-section(2)" shall be substituted. Amendment of Section 83, Ordinance LVII of 1962.—In the said Ordinance, in section 83, in sub-section (7) the words "sub-section (2) of" shall be omitted.

FAROOQ AHMAD KHAN LEGHARI,
President.
MIAN SAQIB NISAR,
Secretary.

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