s 360 Power of court to make certain orders
(1) Where— (a) on an application by the Commission, it appears to the court that— (i) there is reasonable likelihood that any person will contravene a relevant requirement; (ii) any person has contravened a relevant requirement; or (iii) any person has contravened a relevant requirement and that there are steps which could be taken to remedy the contravention or to mitigate the effect of such contravention, including making restitution to any other person aggrieved by such contravention, whether or not that person has been charged with an offence in respect of the contravention or whether or not a contravention has been proved in a prosecution; (b) on an application by the Commission, it appears to the court that any person has failed or is failing to comply with any direction issued by the Commission under section 354, 355 or 356; (c) on an application by an exchange holding company, a stock exchange, a futures exchange or an approved clearing house, as the case may be, it appears to the court that— (i) any person has contravened a relevant requirement; or (ii) any person has contravened a relevant requirement and that there are steps which could be taken for remedying the contravention or mitigating the effect of such contravention; or (d) on an application by any person aggrieved by an alleged contravention by another person of a relevant requirement, it appears to the court that— (i) the other person has contravened the relevant requirement; and (ii) the applicant is aggrieved by the contravention, the court may, without prejudice to any order it would be entitled to make otherwise than pursuant to this section, make one or more of the following orders: (A) an order restraining or requiring the cessation of the contravention; (B) an order restraining a person from dealing in securities or trading in futures contracts in respect of any class of securities or futures contracts mentioned in the order; (C) an order declaring a futures contract to be void or voidable; (D) an order restraining the person from acquiring, disposing of or otherwise dealing with, assets which the court is satisfied such person is reasonably likely to dispose of or otherwise deal with; (E) an order directing a person to dispose of any securities that are specified in the order; (F) an order restraining the exercise of any voting or other rights attached to any securities that are specified in the order; (G) an order restraining a person from making available, offering for subscription or purchase, or issuing an invitation to subscribe for or purchase, or allotting any securities that are specified in the order; (H) an order appointing a receiver of the property of a holder of a Capital Markets Services Licence or the property that is held by such holder for or on behalf of another person whether on trust or otherwise; (I) an order vesting securities or such other property that is specified in the order in the Commission or a trustee appointed by the court; (J) where a person has refused or failed, is refusing or failing, or is proposing to refuse or fail, to do any act or thing that he is required to do under a relevant requirement, an order requiring such person to do such act or thing; (K) in a case of a contravention by a person of the rules of a stock exchange, a futures exchange or an approved clearing house, an order giving directions concerning compliance with or enforcement of those rules to— (i) the person; and (ii) if the person is a body corporate, the directors of the body corporate; (L) in a case where the person is a chief executive or director, an order removing him from office or that he be barred from becoming a chief executive, director or be involved in the management directly or indirectly, of any other public company for such period of time as may be determined by the court; (M) an order requiring that person, or any other person who appears to have been knowingly involved in the contravention, to take such steps as the court may direct to remedy it or to mitigate its effect including making restitution to any other person aggrieved by such contravention; (N) for the purpose of securing compliance with any other order under this section, an order directing a person to do or refrain from doing a specified act; (O) where a person has refused or failed or is refusing or failing to comply with any direction issued by the Commission under section 354, 355 or 356, an order directing such person to comply with such direction that is issued by the Commission; and (P) any ancillary order deemed to be desirable in consequence of the making of an order under any of the preceding provisions of this subsection. (2) If an application is made to a court for an order under subsection (1), the court may, if in its opinion it is desirable to do so, before considering the application, make an interim order of the kind applied for and such order shall be expressed to have effect pending the determination of the application. (3) The court may, before making an order under subsection (1), direct that notice of the application be given to such persons as it thinks fit or direct that notice of the application be published in such manner as it thinks fit, or both. (4) Where an application is made to the court for an order under paragraph (1)(J), the court may grant the order— (a) where the court is satisfied that the person has refused or failed to do the required act or thing, whether or not it appears to the court that the person intends to again refuse or fail, or continue to refuse or fail, to do the required act or thing; or (b) where it appears to the court that in the event that such an order is not granted, it is likely that the person will refuse or fail to do the required act or thing, whether or not the person has previously refused or failed to do the act or thing and whether or not there is any imminent risk of damage to any person if the person required to do such act or thing refuses or fails to do so. (5) Where an application for an order under subsection (1) is made by the Commission or any person duly authorized by the Commission or a stock exchange, a futures exchange or an approved clearing house, the court shall not, as a condition of the grant of the order, require any undertaking as to damages to be given by or on behalf of the Commission, stock exchange, futures exchange or an approved clearing house. (6) A person appointed by order of the court under subsection (1) as a receiver of the property of a holder of a Capital Markets Services Licence— (a) may require the holder to deliver to the receiver any property of which he has been appointed receiver or to give to the receiver all information concerning that property that may reasonably be required; (b) may acquire and take possession of any property of which he has been appointed receiver; (c) may deal with any property that he has acquired or of which he has taken possession in any manner in which the holder might lawfully have dealt with the property; and (d) has such other powers in respect of the property as the court specifies in the order. (7) In paragraph (1)(H) and subsection (6), “property”, in relation to a holder of a Capital Markets Services Licence includes monies, securities, or other property and documents of title to securities or other property entrusted to or received on behalf of any other person by the holder of a Capital Markets Services Licence or another person in the course of or in connection with the business of the holder. (8) The Commission or a trustee appointed by an order of the court under paragraph (1)(I)— (a) may require any person to deliver to the Commission or trustee any securities or such other property specified in the order or to give to the Commission or trustee all information concerning the securities or futures contracts that may reasonably be required; (b) may acquire and take possession of the securities or such other property; (c) may deal with the securities or such other property in any manner as it thinks fit; and (d) shall have such other powers in respect of the securities or such other property as may be specified by the court in the order. (9) The proceeds of the dealing in or disposal of securities or futures contracts under paragraph (1)(I) shall be paid into the court, and any person claiming to be beneficially entitled to the whole or any part of such proceeds may, within thirty days of such payment into the court, apply to the court for payment out of the proceeds to him. (10) A person who contravenes— (a) an order under subsection (1) that is applicable to him; (b) a requirement of a receiver appointed by order of the court under subsection (1); or (c) a requirement of the Commission or trustee appointed by order of the court under paragraph (1)(I), commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one million ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or to both. (11) Subsection (10) does not affect the powers of the court in relation to the punishment of contempt of court. (12) The court may rescind, vary or discharge an order made by it under this section or suspend the operation of such an order. (13) For the purposes of this section, “relevant requirement”— (a) in relation to an application by the Commission under this section, means a requirement— (i) which is imposed by or under this Act or any securities laws; (ii) which is imposed as a condition or restriction of any approval or licence that is given or issued under or pursuant to this Act or any securities laws; (iii) which is imposed by or under the rules of a stock exchange, a futures exchange or an approved clearing house; or (iv) which is imposed by or under any other law and the contravention of which constitutes an offence which the Commission has the power to prosecute with the consent in writing of the Public Prosecutor; (b) in relation to an application by the exchange holding company, a stock exchange, a futures exchange or an approved clearing house, means a requirement which is imposed by or under the rules of the stock exchange, the futures exchange or approved clearing house, as the case may be; and (c) in relation to an application by the aggrieved person, means a requirement— (i) which is imposed by or under this Act; (ii) which is imposed as a condition or restriction of any approval or licence that is given or issued under or pursuant to this Act or any securities laws; or (iii) which is imposed by or under the rules of a stock exchange, a futures exchange or an approved clearing house. (14) An application made pursuant to this section shall not prejudice any other action that may be taken by the Commission, exchange holding company, stock exchange, futures exchange, approved clearing house or aggrieved person, as the case may be, under any securities laws or any other law or rules.