Persons wishing to undertake regulated Islamic banking services are required to be licensed by CBB 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. 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.
October 2007