s 9 Commission to approve amendment to rules of stock exchange, futures exchange or approved clearing house
(1) A stock exchange, futures exchange or approved clearing house shall as soon as practicable, submit or cause to be submitted to the Commission for its approval any proposed rules or any proposed amendments to existing rules. (2) No amendment to the rules of a stock exchange, futures exchange or approved clearing house shall have effect unless it has been approved by the Commission under subsection (5). (3) Where a stock exchange, futures exchange or approved clearing house proposes to make any amendment to its rules, the stock exchange, futures exchange or approved clearing house shall submit to the Commission— (a) the text of the proposed amendment; and (b) an explanation of the purpose of the proposed amendment. (4) Where— (a) proposed rules or amendments to existing rules involve the introduction of a class of futures contracts, the instrument in respect of which is a commodity, to be offered for trading on a futures market of the futures exchange; and (b) the Minister responsible in respect of the commodity is the Minister for the time being charged with the responsibility for plantation industries and commodities, the Commission shall consult that Minister before notifying the futures exchange of its decision under subsection (5). (5) The Commission shall, within six weeks after the receipt of any proposed amendment under subsection (1), give notice in writing to the stock exchange, futures exchange or approved clearing house that it approves or disapproves of the proposed amendment or any part of the proposed amendment, as the case may be. (6) The Commission may, by notice in writing, declare any class of rules of a stock exchange, futures exchange or approved clearing house to be a class of rules whose amendments do not require the approval of the Commission under subsection (5), and accordingly, any amendment to the rules of a stock exchange, futures exchange or approved clearing house that belongs to that class shall, subject to subsections (7) and (8), have effect notwithstanding that they have not been so approved under subsection (5). (7) Where the Commission is of the opinion that any amendment to the rules of a stock exchange, futures exchange or approved clearing house made under subsection (6) does not fall within the class of rules declared by the Commission under that subsection as not requiring its approval, the Commission may, after consultation with the stock exchange, futures exchange or approved clearing house, require the stock exchange, futures exchange or approved clearing house to submit such amendment for its approval under subsection (5). (8) (a) Where a rule amended by the stock exchange, futures exchange or approved clearing house under subsection (6) is the subject of a requirement made by the Commission under subsection (7), such amendment shall cease to have effect from the date of the Commission making such a requirement or such later date as the Commission may determine. (b) This subsection shall not have effect until a reasonable time has been given to the stock exchange, futures exchange or approved clearing house to notify the persons affected by such amendment. (9) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the Commission may, from time to time, after consultation with the stock exchange, futures exchange or approved clearing house, by written notice require the stock exchange, futures exchange or approved clearing house to amend or supplement its constitution or any of its rules in such manner and within such period as may be specified in the notice. (10) A stock exchange, futures exchange or approved clearing house which contravenes subsection (3) or which contravenes a requirement made under subsection (7) or a written notice made under subsection (9) commits an offence.