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Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 s 159

Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 s 159

s 159 Establishment of fidelity fund

(1) A relevant futures exchange shall establish and maintain a fidelity fund which shall be administered under this Division. (2) The assets of the fidelity fund are the property of the relevant futures exchange, but the relevant futures exchange shall keep them separate from all its other property and is to hold them in trust for the purposes set out in the regulations. (3) The Minister may by regulations prescribeβ€” (a) in respect of a fidelity fund of a relevant futures exchangeβ€” (i) the powers of the Commission; (ii) the powers, obligations and liabilities of the relevant futures exchange; and (iii) the manner in which the fidelity fund is to be administered; (b) the manner in which a relevant futures exchange shall apply its fidelity fund; and (c) without prejudice to section 167, in respect of claims made against a fidelity fund of a relevant futures exchangeβ€” (i) the persons who are eligible to make claims; (ii) the circumstances under which claims are to be allowed; (iii) the procedures and limitations in respect of such claims; and (iv) appeals and the procedures applicable thereto. (4) The matters that may be prescribed under paragraph (3)(c) include the satisfaction of claims in relation to any trading or proposed trading in futures contracts made against affiliates of the relevant futures exchange.

Malay text (authoritative)

Penubuhan tabung kesetiaan

(1) Sesuatu bursa niaga hadapan yang berkaitan hendaklah menubuhkan dan menyenggarakan suatu tabung kesetiaan yang hendaklah ditadbirkan di bawah Penggal ini. (2) Aset tabung kesetiaan ialah harta bursa niaga hadapan yang berkaitan tetapi bursa niaga hadapan yang berkaitan itu hendaklah menyimpannya berasingan daripada segala hartanya yang lain dan hendaklah memegangnya sebagai amanah bagi maksud yang dinyatakan dalam peraturan-peraturan. (3) Menteri boleh menetapkan melalui peraturan-peraturanβ€” (a) berkenaan dengan suatu tabung kesetiaan sesuatu bursa niaga hadapan yang berkaitanβ€” (i) kuasa Suruhanjaya; (ii) kuasa, obligasi dan tanggungan bursa niaga hadapan yang berkaitan; dan (iii) cara yang tabung kesetiaan itu ditadbirkan; (b) cara yang bursa niaga hadapan yang berkaitan menggunakan tabung kesetiaannya; dan (c) tanpa menjejaskan seksyen 167, berkenaan dengan tuntutan yang dibuat terhadap suatu tabung kesetiaan sesuatu bursa niaga hadapan yang berkaitanβ€” (i) orang yang layak membuat tuntutan; (ii) h a l k e a d a a n y a n g d i b a w a h n y a t u n t u t a n dibenarkan; (iii) prosedur dan had berkenaan dengan tuntutan sedemikian; dan (iv) rayuan dan prosedur yang terpakai baginya. (4) Perkara yang boleh ditetapkan di bawah perenggan (3)(c) termasuklah menyelesaikan tuntutan berhubung dengan apa-apa perdagangan atau perdagangan yang dicadangkan dalam kontrak niaga hadapan yang dibuat terhadap gabungan bursa niaga hadapan yang berkaitan itu.

Read this section in the full act β†’ Β· Open Division 2 β†’

Find Act 671 on lom.agc.gov.my β†—

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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