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Purpose and legislative effect
“This section gives the Act’s short title: the Microfinance Services Act, 2018.”
This section gives the Act’s short title: the Microfinance Services Act, 2018. Kifungu hiki kinafafanua maneno muhimu yanayotumika katika Sheria hii, ikiwemo “Benki,” “taasisi,” “watoa huduma ndogo za fedha,” na istilahi nyingine za huduma ndogo za fedha. Huduma ndogo za fedha zinaweza kufanywa tu na taasisi zinazotambuliwa na kuanzishwa ipasavyo chini ya sheria husika na Sheria hii, na lazima zifuatwe kwa masharti ya Sheria hii. Sheria hii inaweka madaraja manne ya watoa huduma ndogo za fedha, na taasisi zinazopokea amana chini ya Daraja la 1 zitasimamiwa kwa mujibu wa Sheria ya Mabenki na Taasisi za fedha. A microfinance service provider must have business premises with a correct address, and may not open or close premises without approval from the Bank or the delegated authority.
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This section gives the Act’s short title: the Microfinance Services Act, 2018.
Section 1
Mtu anayetaka kufanya biashara ya huduma ndogo za fedha Daraja la 2 lazima aombe leseni kutoka Benki na aweke maombi yake pamoja na taarifa na nyaraka zinazohitajika.
Section 17
The Bank or Commissioner may cancel a registration certificate if the stated conditions are met, and if it is cancelled they must notify the provider in writing, direct the provider to stop operations, and remove the provider’s name from the register.
Section 32
Benki au Mamlaka Kasimiwa inaweza kukagua mtoa huduma ndogo za fedha, na mtoa huduma lazima aonyeshe vitabu, kumbukumbu na nyaraka na atoee taarifa zinazoombwa. Pia, mtu yeyote anayekwamisha ukaguzi au kukataa kuonyesha vitu vinavyohitajika anatenda kosa.
Section 47
Sections 62–68 are removed.
Section 62
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