Section 9Sec./Art. 9

Penalty Clause. The BSP shall impose administrative sanctions and other penalties on the lending institutions for violation of any of the provisions of this Act. Penalties on noncompliance or undercompliance shall be computed at one-half of one percent (0.5%) of noncompliance or undercompliance, or at rates prescribed by the BSP Monetary Board. Upon collection of the penalties, the BSP shall remit the same to the implementing agencies as identified under Sections 9, 10 and 11 of this Act.

Five percent (5%) of the penalties collected shall be retained by the BSP to cover administrative expenses and twenty percent (20%) shall be allocated as fund for agricultural- and fishery-related organizational- capacity- and institution-building programs and activities to be implemented equally by the LBP and DBP: Provided, That these programs shall result in equipping the ARBs, duly registered farmers, as well as members of their household and their MSMEs, and agrarian reform communities with the appropriate knowledge and skills to improve their welfare, competitiveness, income and productivity. For this purpose, the LBP and DBP may coordinate with and/or tap the services of qualified training providers as well as the ACPC and the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), on the design and delivery of these capacity-building programs.