s 31 Power of Commission upon contravention of section 23, 24 or 25
(1) Notwithstanding any of the provisions in any memorandum and articles of association, the Companies Act 1965, or any rule of law, but subject to the provisions of this Act, where the Commission is satisfied that any person has contravened the provisions of section 23, 24 or 25, it may make a preliminary order in writing, imposing one or more of the following prohibitions or restrictions as may be applicable or appropriate in the circumstances of the contravention in respect of any shares which are the subject of the contravention: (a) prohibit the transfer of, or the carrying out of the agreement or arrangement to transfer, such voting shares, or, in the case of unissued shares, prohibit the transfer of, or the carrying out of the agreement or arrangement to transfer, the right to be issued with them; (b) prohibit the exercise of any voting rights in respect of such shares; (c) prohibit the issue of any further shares in right of such shares or in pursuance of any offer made to their holder; or (d) except in liquidation, prohibit the payment of any sums due from the exchange holding company on such shares, whether in respect of capital or otherwise. (2) A preliminary order made under subsection (1) shall be served on the defaulting person as soon as is practicable, and may be publicised in such manner as the Commission thinks fit, if in the opinion of the Commission it needs to be publicised. (3) A preliminary order shall be binding on the defaulting person, on any person for the time being holding the voting shares to which such order applies, and on any other person specified in the order or to whom the order is directed. (4) No person shall be given an opportunity to be heard before the Commission makes a preliminary order under subsection (1) against him or which affects him in any manner. (5) Any defaulting person against whom a preliminary order has been made, or any other person prejudicially affected by such order, may within fourteen days of the service of the order on the defaulting person, make representations in writing to the Commission applying for the setting aside of the order on the ground that he had not contravened the provisions in relation to which the order has been made, or for a modification of the order on the ground that it would be just and proper to modify it for reasons to be specified in the representations. (6) The Commission may, after considering the representations made under subsection (5), either confirm, revoke or vary the preliminary order in such manner as it thinks fit. (7) Where the Commission confirms a preliminary order, it may make an order to the holder of the shares to which the preliminary order applies to, directing such holder to dispose of the shares. (8) The Commission may give any instruction or direction to the directors or officers of the exchange holding company, stock exchange, futures exchange, approved clearing house, central depository or any other relevant body corporate as defined under subsection 26(5), as the case may be, as may be necessary or requisite to give effect to any order of the Commission under this section, or as may be incidental, ancillary or consequential to such order. (9) Any transaction, including any agreement or arrangement in relation to any shares, which is in contravention of any preliminary order, or of any order confirmed under subsection (6), or of any instruction or direction given by the Commission under subsection (8), shall be void and of no effect. (10) A person who contravenes any preliminary order, any order confirmed under subsection (6), or any instruction or direction given under subsection (8), commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five million ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both. (11) The satisfaction of the Commission under subsection (1) that the provisions of section 23, 24 or 25 have been contravened by any person may be arrived at regardless as to whether or not there is any prosecution of any person for such contravention. Subdivision 3 — General