s 7 Establishment of stock markets or futures markets
(1) A person shall not establish, operate or maintain, or assist in establishing, operating or maintaining, or hold himself out as providing, operating or maintaining, a stock market that is not— (a) a stock market of a stock exchange; (b) a stock market of an exchange holding company that is itself approved as a stock exchange; (c) an exempt stock market; or (d) a registered electronic facility under subsection 34(1). (2) A person shall not establish, operate or maintain, or assist in establishing, operating or maintaining, or hold himself out as providing, operating or maintaining, a futures market that is not— (a) a futures market of a futures exchange; (b) a futures market of an exchange holding company that is itself approved as a futures exchange; (c) an exempt futures market; or (d) a registered electronic facility under subsection 34(1). (3) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette— (a) declare a particular stock market or futures market, or a stock market or futures market included in a particular class of stock markets or futures markets, to be an exempt stock market or exempt futures market for the purposes of this Act subject to such terms and conditions as he thinks reasonable and appropriate after having regard to, among other things,— (i) the types of securities or futures contracts traded or to be traded; (ii) the types of participants; (iii) the types of investors; or (iv) the volume of trading, relating to the particular stock market or futures market, or stock market or futures market included in the particular class of stock markets or futures markets; and (b) revoke any declaration made under paragraph (a) or vary any term or condition as may be specified in the declaration, after having regard to, among other things,— (i) any breach of the terms and conditions specified in the declaration; or (ii) such other matters as the Minister thinks fit. (4) For the purposes of this section, the facilities specified in Schedule 1 that are— (a) established and operated by Bank Negara; or (b) operated by or on behalf of Bank Negara, shall be deemed to be exempted under subsection (3). (5) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten million ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or to both.