Part I Regulation of Deposit-Taking Business

Authorisations

16 Statement of principles.

1

The Bank shall, as soon as practicable after the coming into force of this section, publish in such manner as it thinks appropriate a statement of the principles in accordance with which it is acting or proposing to act—

a

in interpreting the criteria specified in Schedule 3 to this Act and the grounds for revocation specified in section 11 above; and

b

in exercising its power to grant, revoke or restrict an authorisation.

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If in the course of a financial year of the Bank it makes a material change in the principles in accordance with which it is acting or proposing to act as mentioned in subsection (1) above it shall include a statement of the change in the report made by it for that year under section 1(3) above; and the Bank may, at any time, publish in such manner as it thinks appropriate a statement of the principles in accordance with which it is acting or proposing to act as mentioned in that subsection.