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Supervisory Levies Regulations 2019

The Minister of Finance and Economic Development, acting on the Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority’s recommendation, has enacted regulations mandating annual supervisory levies for non-bank financial institutions. Institutions may pay these levies once-off by April 30 or in two installments, with amounts calculated to recover supervisory operational costs and subject to prime interest rates on unpaid or under-collected balances. The schedule details fixed or percentage-based levy rates for twenty-one entity categories, formally revoking the 2018 regulations.

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Statutory Instrument No. 32 of 2019

NON-BANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY ACT (Cap. 46:08)

NON-BANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY (SUPERVISORY LEVIES) REGULATIONS, 2019 (Published on 29th March, 2019)

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

REGULATION

  1. Citation
  2. Supervisory levies
  3. Basis of calculation of supervisory levies
  4. Interest on unpaid supervisory levies
  5. Penalty levy
  6. Revocation of S.I. No. 48 of 2018 SCHEDULE

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred on the Minister of Finance and Economic Development by section 24 read with section 61 (2) (a) of the Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority Act, and on recommendation of the Regulatory Authority, the following Regulations are hereby made —

Citation

  1. These Regulations may be cited as the Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (Supervisory Levies) Regulations, 2019.

Supervisory levies 2. (1) A non-bank financial institution shall pay to the Regulatory Authority in each financial year a supervisory levy specified in the Schedule. (2) Notwithstanding subregulation (1), a non-bank financial institution may, in each financial year, opt to pay the supervisory levy — (a) once-off on or before the 30th April; or (b) in two equal installments, and — (i) the first installment shall be payable on or before the 30th April, and (ii) the second installment shall be payable on or before the 31st October.

Basis of calculation of supervisory levies 3. The basis of calculation of supervisory levies for each financial year shall be the recovery of operational costs associated with carrying out supervisory activities in relation to non-bank financial institutions.

Interest on unpaid supervisory levies 4. (1) A non-bank financial institution shall pay interest on any unpaid supervisory levies to the Regulatory Authority at the end of each financial year. (2) Any interest paid under subregulation (1) shall be at a rate equal to the prevailing prime interest rate.

Penalty levy 5. (1) The Regulatory Authority shall impose a penalty levy on a non-bank financial institution where a misstatement or other non-compliance by the non-bank financial institution leads to an under-collection of a supervisory levy. (2) Any penalty imposed under subregulation (1) shall be at a rate equal to the prevailing prime interest per thousand Pula of the under-collection.


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  1. The Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (Supervisory Levies) Regulations, are hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE SUPERVISORY LEVIES (regulation 2)

First Column Non-Bank Financial InstitutionSecond Column Supervisory Levy
1. Asset Managers (excluding International Financial Services Centre Asset Managers)P33 355 and 0.0209% per annum of the total values of the investments managed by an Asset Manager at the end of each financial year.
2. Central Securities DepositoriesP200 100
3. Securities ExchangesP200 100
4. Custodians of Collective Investment UndertakingsP66 705
5. Insurance BrokersP13 345 and 0.1595% per annum of the gross commissions received as reported in their most recently audited financial statements
6. Insurance CompaniesP66 705 and 0.1595% of the gross premiums written, as reported in their most recently audited financial statements
7. Corporate Insurance AgentsP6 515
8. International Financial Services Centre CompaniesP36 685
9. Management Companies of Collective Investment UndertakingsP33 355 and 0.0209% per annum of the total value of assets controlled by a management company in respect of each scheme at the end of each month of the financial year
10. Micro Lenders (a) Average loan book values above P1 000 0000.638% per annum of a micro lender’s total loan book at the end of each month of the financial year

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(b) Average loan book values up to P1 000 000P6 380 per annum
11. Retirements FundsP265 and P17 in respect of each member, at the end of the financial year
12. Trustees of Collective Investment UndertakingsP66 705
13. Central Counter PartyP200 100
14. Securities Brokers/DealersP60 640
15. Transfer Agents/Transfer SecuritiesP11 000
16. Participants/Markets MakersP30 325
17. Retirement Funds AdministratorsP7 335 and P605 per Fund
18. Medical Aid FundsP6 670 and P18 in respect of each member, at the end of each financial year
19. Finance and Leasing Companies (a) Average loan book values above P1 000 0000.638% per annum of a finance and leasing company’s total loan book at the end of each month of the financial year
(b) Average loan book values up to P1 000 000P6 380 per annum
20. Pawnshops (a) Average loan book value above P1 000 0000.638% per annum of a pawnshop’s total loan book at the end of each month of the financial year
(b) Average loan book value up to P1 000 000P6 380 per annum
21. Investment AdvisorsP8 260 per annum

MADE this 14th day of March, 2019.

O. K. MATAMBO, Minister of Finance and Economic Development.