Право / 12. Предпринимательское и банковское право

 

Master student 2nd year Sadibekova A.1,

Candidate of juridical sciences, associate professor Sairambaeva Zh.1,

Candidate of engineering, associate professor, Pernebekov S.2

 

1Al-Pharabi Kazakh National University, Almaty city,

2M.Auezov South Kazakhstan State University, Shymkent city,

Republic of Kazakhstan

 

Improving the legal status of banks and organizations engaged in certain types of banking operations in Republic of Kazakhstan

 

Nowadays in the period of need to further improve banking activity a tendency of strengthening the scientific attention to the issue of the legal status of the subjects of banking activities is being saved.

In particular, Zhusupov A.D. is of the view that "in order to determine the subject and method of legal regulation of banking activity it is important to know the legal status of its members. According to him, in accordance with any applicable law such members can be divided into two groups:

1) The National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2) Second-tier banks and institutions performing certain types of banking transactions (Articles 3 and 5 of the Law of Republic of Kazakhstan "On Banks and Banking Activity in Republic of Kazakhstan") "[1].

To our mind, depending on the object and method of legal regulation of subjects of banking activities should be divided into the following groups:

1) The National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

1) Second-tier banks (other state banks in Kazakhstan, private banks);

2) organizations engaged in certain types of banking operations.

This classification is the most clearly defines the list of subjects of banking activities, depending on the nature of their legal regulation, because, for example, second-tier banks and institutions performing certain types of banking operations are different in legal capacity to implement banking activities.

First of all, the scientific interest falls to the legal status of the National Bank of Kazakhstan, which operates on the basis of the Constitution, the laws of the republic and the international treaties (agreements)of  the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Despite the fact that the special status of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan is obvious, one of the problems is the lack of normative reflection of its special role in the state.

In addition, there should be rules governing activity of the National Bank of Kazakhstan in conditions of emergency or special state conditions.

One of the constitutional and legal problems of second-tier banks is the presence of securing regulatory status of second-tier banks with a special legal status.

Creation of special subjects of banking activities inevitably involves conflict with the fundamental constitutional and legal provisions. Thus, the appearance of the Development Bank of Kazakhstan with special structures are not included in the banking system, but at the same time performing certain types of banking activities. It is, indeed, lead to the formation of case law in a completely different legal system that affects the state of implementation of constitutional and legal norms, including the well-being of the people of Kazakhstan, which is the only source of state power.

Another problem with the constitutional and legal regulation of banks of the second level is the lack of regulation in the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the most important relationships related to banking activities.

Thus, under article 61 of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan the Parliament has the right to issue laws that regulate the most important public relations, establish fundamental principles and standards dealing with: 1) legal capacity of individuals and legal entities, civil freedoms and rights, obligations and responsibilities of legal entities and individuals; 2) conditions of ownership and other property rights; 3) foundations of organization and activity of state bodies and local self-government, state and military service; 4) taxation, establishment fees and other mandatory payments; 5) The national budget; 6) issues of the judicial system and legal proceedings; 7) education, health and social security; 8) privatization of enterprises and their property; 9) environmental protection; 10) administrative-territorial structure of the republic; 11) ensuring defense and security of the state.

The same article noted that all other relations are regulated by laws.

An analysis of this list showed that the activity of second-tier banks are not paid any attention. It can be presumed to relate this gap with a period when the banking activities didn’t affect the lives of Kazakhstanis and the fate of the state  intensively as it is now.

Thus, the second-tier banks in Kazakhstan are not only in economic ties with the state, but also form the inextricable link between the people and the government, the quality of which depends on the well-being of each person. On the other hand, public bodies watching this relationship should take care of the effective coordination of such relations with only one purpose - to ensure the economic security of the country as well as the protection of citizens from corporate abuse.

According to paragraph 3 of Article 1 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Banks and Banking Activities in the Republic of Kazakhstan" any legal entity which does not have the official status of the bank can not be called a "bank" or characterize themselves as engaged in banking activities. [2]

However, Article 5 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On banks and banking activity in the Republic of Kazakhstan" defines the organization engaged in certain types of banking operations as a legal entity that is not a bank, which is based on the license of the authorized body and (or) the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan or in accordance with the legislative act of the Republic of Kazakhstan is entitled to carry out certain types of banking operations stipulated by this law.

In our opinion, on the basis of paragraph 3 of Article 1 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On banks and banking activity in the Republic of Kazakhstan", it can be concluded that, firstly, this item is contrary to Article 5 of the Act, and, secondly, activities of organizations engaged in certain types of banking operations, covers part of the banking operations.

Links to the above problem, there are some solutions to this contradiction:

1) to make the activities of these organizations illegal and eliminate them, leaving the banks to expand their system;

2) to determine that the status of the bank includes the status of an organization, which received a license to engage in certain types of banking operations.

In favor of the first proposal there are a lot of facts of unjustified breach of the rights of clients and creditors of institutions engaged in certain types of banking operations. [3]

Visually such unreasonable acts can be traced in Kazakhstan in September 2015, when the devaluation of national currency is still creating a stir among the population. Despite the fact that the head of the National Bank of Kazakhstan reported on the devaluation of the currency by a certain percentage some currency exchange offices is much overstated its course of buying and selling foreign currency, thereby earning a lot of money on exchange.

In this regard there is the need to improve the structure of the subjects of banking activities in the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On banks and banking activity in the Republic of Kazakhstan", which is invited to the following scheme: a generic term will be the term "credit institution" and kinds - concepts "bank" and "non-bank credit organization" [1].

This proposal, in terms of the first solutions for the status of the organization in question, is quite attractive.

Given the high importance of banking activities in the financial sector and the need for further improvement of the legal status of banks we offer primarily to designate the role and place of banks by fixing their status in the Basic Law - the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Adding to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan more articles on financial and banking system will strengthen the status of banks in Kazakhstan and  will allow to make important legal decisions and create a kind of foundation for making changes to address the problems in the implementation of the relevant law.

 

References

1. Zhusupov A.D. Constitutional legal regulation of financial and banking activity in Kazakhstan. - Almaty, 2013.

2. Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On banks and banking activity in the Republic of Kazakhstan" dated August 31, 1995. №2444 // Bulletin of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan. - 1995. - №15-16.

3. Abzhanov D.K. State-legal regulation of banking activities in the Republic of Kazakhstan. - Almaty, 2012