Maintenance Act, 1998
R 385
Banks Act, 1990 (Act No. 94 of 1990)RegulationsRegulations relating to banks - 2013Chapter III : Corporate Governance45. Consolidated financial statements |
| (1) | A bank or in the case of a group of banks the relevant controlling company shall within 120 days of the end of the financial year of such bank or controlling company, as the case may be, furnish the Registrar with consolidated annual financial statements, as prescribed in subregulations (2) and (3), whether or not such bank or controlling company in the preparation of its annual financial statements avails itself of any exemption granted under section 15A(1) of the Companies Act, 1973, or in terms of any relevant provision contained in the Companies Act, 2008, as amended from time to time. |
| (2) | The consolidated annual financial statements referred to in subregulation (1) shall duly present the state of affairs and the results of operations in respect of the banking business and all other business activities conducted by— |
| (a) | the reporting bank and all its subsidiaries, or the reporting controlling company and all its subsidiaries, as the case may be; |
| (b) | when applicable, the following associates of such reporting bank and its subsidiaries or of such reporting controlling company and its subsidiaries, as the case may be: |
| (i) | a company or other incorporated business undertaking in respect of the issued share capital of which the reporting bank and its subsidiaries or the reporting controlling company and its subsidiaries jointly hold more than 20 per cent but not more than 50 per cent; |
| (ii) | a trust or other unincorporated business undertaking in which the reporting bank and its subsidiaries or the reporting controlling company and its subsidiaries jointly hold an interest of more than 20 per cent, whether as beneficiary or ultimate beneficiary in the case of a trust, or as a partner in the case where such other unincorporated business undertaking is a partnership; and |
| (c) | associates referred to in paragraph (b), the business activities and financial affairs of which the reporting bank and its subsidiaries or the reporting controlling company and its subsidiaries are able to materially influence. |
| (3) | The consolidated annual financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standards issued from time to time, with additional disclosure when required, provided that in the absence of a specific Financial Reporting Standard in South Africa and an approved interpretation reference shall be made to the relevant pronouncements of the International Accounting Standards Board, and shall reflect rand amounts in units of thousands. |
