Banking is regulated by the Banking Act (Cap.19) and its subsidiary legislations. Singapore does not have an Islamic Banking Act. The rationale for this is as outlined by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in its Guidelines on the application of banking regulations to Islamic banking. While Islamic finance has specific features, MAS considers that an Islamic bank is generally exposed to the same types of risks as a conventional bank. Such risks include credit risk, liquidity risk and operational risk, among others. These risks are not dissimilar to those faced by a conventional bank, and many of the prudential and supervisory issues are similar to those for a conventional bank. Thus, MAS has adopted the same regulatory approach towards Islamic and conventional banks.