For example, if an Islamic retail bank is issued a license on 6 June 2007, then it would be asked to pay an annual license fee that same month, covering the remaining period left for the calendar year 2007. The fee would be calculated as BD30,000 (the minimum amount payable by an Islamic retail bank licensee, multiplied by 6/12 (the number of complete months left in the year, i.e. July to December inclusive, divided by the total number of months in the year), giving a fee liability of BD 15,000. For the following year (2008) annual fee, the licensee would submit a Form ALF by 15th October 2007, and calculate its fee as the floor amount. For future years, the licensee would submit a Form ALF by 15th October of the preceding year for which the fees are due and calculate its fee using its last audited financial statements (or alternative arrangements as agreed with CBB, should its first set of accounts cover an 18-month period).
Amended: July 2013
October 2007