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  • Licensing Requirement

    • LR-A.1.3

      Persons wishing to undertake regulated Islamic banking services are required to be licensed by BMA as an Islamic bank licensee. Regulated Islamic banking services consist of three determinant activities — the acceptance of Shari'a money placements/deposits, the managing of Shari'a profit sharing investment accounts, and the offering of Shari'a financing contracts. In addition, various supplementary activities may also be undertaken. All these activities are defined in Rule LR-1.3.1. Islamic bank licensees must operate all their operations in compliance with Shari'a economic principles; and only Islamic bank licensees may hold themselves out to be a fully Shari'a compliant institution.

    • LR-A.1.4

      In other words, to be licensed as an Islamic bank licensee, a person must undertake the activity of accepting Shari'a money placements/deposits, and/or managing Shari'a profit sharing investment accounts. In addition, the activity of offering Shari'a financing contracts must also be undertaken. In addition, they may undertake any of the other activities falling within the definition of regulated Islamic banking services, providing these are in conformity with Shari'a economic principles.