BNK601 : Banking Laws & Practices

Course Overview

Course Synopsis

This course has been designed to familiarize the students with the laws related to banking and the banking practices around the globe with special emphasis to Pakistan. Banking regulations can vary widely across the nations and jurisdictions. This course describes general principles of bank regulations throughout the world especially in Pakistan. This course will not only develop but also helpful to enhance interpretational skills of legal language and clear understanding of the students regarding prevalent banking and ancillary laws in Pakistan This course will help the students (especially to the students of banking & finance) to develop professional/legal skills so as to apply these laws in real life situations and enable them to manage legal requirements pertaining to banks and banking transactions.

Course Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, you should be able to:

  • Clear understanding regarding previous and prevalent banking and ancillary laws in Pakistan focusing on: Nationalization Act of 1974, Banking Companies Ordinance 1962, State Bank of Pakistan Act, 1956, SBP Banking Services Corporation Ordinance, 2001, Pakistan Banking and Finance Services Commission Act, 1992, Microfinance Institutions Ordinance, 2001, Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP 600), Prudential Regulations of SBP, The Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) Ordinance, 2001.
  • Clear understanding of legal requirements pertaining to banks and banking transactions
  • Clear understanding of banker customer relationships
  • Clear understanding of negotiable instruments, forms of lending and letter of credit
  • Clear understanding of new requirements of customers and its existence in the presence of laws and regulations.


Course Calendar

1 Course Management
2 Legal System of Pakistan
3 Financial System & Banking

4 Financial Instruments & Banking Laws & Practices
5 Evolution of Banking
6 The Banks (Nationalization) Act, 1974

7 Banking Companies Ordinance, 1962 (1)
8 Banking Companies Ordinance, 1962 (2)
9 Banking Companies Ordinance, 1962 (3)

10 Banking Companies Ordinance, 1962 (4)
11 Banking Companies Ordinance, 1962 (5)
12 Banking Companies Ordinance, 1962 (6)

13 Banking Companies Ordinance, 1962 (7)
14 Banking Companies Ordinance, 1962 (8)
15 Banking Companies Ordinance, 1962 (9)

16 State Bank of Pakistan Act, 1956
17 SBP Banking Services Corporation Ordinance, 2001
18 Pakistan Banking and Finance Services Commission Act, 1992

19 Microfinance Institutions Ordinance, 2001
20 Banker-Customer Relationship (1)
21 Banker-Customer Relationship (2)

22 Banker-Customer Relationship (3)
23 Banker-Customer Relationship (4)
24 Banker-Customer Relationship (5)

25 Negotiable Instruments (1)
26 Negotiable Instruments (2)
27 Negotiable Instruments (3)

28 Negotiable Instruments (4)
29 Parties to Promissory Notes, Bills and Cheques
30 Principles and Forms of Lending (1)

31 Principles and Forms of Lending (2)
32 Letter of Credit (1)
33 Letter of Credit (2)

34 Letter of Credit (3)
35 Flow Chart of Letter of Credit—Revisited
36 Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP 600)

37 Designing Legal Documents
38 Prudential Regulations of SBP (1)
39 Prudential Regulations of SBP (2)

40 Prudential Regulations of SBP (3)
41 Prudential Regulations of SBP (4)
42 Prudential Regulations of SBP (5)

43 Guidelines for Banks By SBP
44 The Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) Ordinance , 2001
45 Ancillary Statutes & Digital Banking Module 1-13