REGULATION NO 006/2015 OF 16/09/2015 OF THE NATIONAL BANK OF RWANDA RELATING TO BOUNCING CHEQUES | 006/2015 OF 16/09/2015 — Rwanda law | Esheria

REGULATION NO 006/2015 OF 16/09/2015 OF THE NATIONAL BANK OF RWANDA RELATING TO BOUNCING CHEQUES

This provision says the regulation aims to prevent bouncing cheques and set penalties for cheque defaulters.

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Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
Regulation
Citation
006/2015 OF 16/09/2015
Status
Not in force
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
mul
Updated
Official source
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Citation provenance: source:rw:amategeko · schema StatuteEnrichmentPublicV1.

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Statute overview

About this statute

This provision says the regulation aims to prevent bouncing cheques and set penalties for cheque defaulters. This article says the Regulation applies to bouncing cheques, the paying bank, the presenting bank, and the cheque defaulter. This article defines key terms used in the regulation on cheques. The paying bank must inform customers about cheque use and bounced-cheque consequences, report bounced cheques, convert foreign-currency amounts for reporting, and reject expired cheques with the required wording. The drawer must keep enough money in the account for the cheque until it expires, and must tell the paying bank in writing if the cheque or cheque book is lost or stolen.