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Payment Systems and Netting Act 1998
7Obligation to notify system administrator of external administration
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#### 7 Obligation to notify system administrator of external administration
(1) A participant in an approved RTGS system must notify the system administrator if:
(a) the participant; or
(b) another participant whose transactions the participant settles through the system;
goes into external administration. The participant must give the notice as soon as practicable after the participant becomes aware of the external administration.
(2) A person does not contravene subsection (1) if:
(a) they took reasonable steps to comply with that subsection; or
(b) the system administrator was already aware of the external administration by the time the person was required to notify the administrator under subsection (1).
(3) A person must not contravene subsection (1).
Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.