s 31A Auditors of approved exchanges to report certain matters and irregularities to Authority
31A.—(1) If an auditor of an approved exchange, in the course of performing the auditor’s duties mentioned in section 31(4) or (5), becomes aware of any matter or irregularity mentioned in the following paragraphs, the auditor must immediately send to the Authority a written report of that matter or irregularity:(a) any matter that, in the auditor’s opinion, adversely affects or may adversely affect the financial position of the approved exchange to a material extent; (b) any matter that, in the auditor’s opinion, constitutes or may constitute a breach of any provision of this Act or an offence involving fraud or dishonesty; (c) any irregularity that has or may have a material effect upon the accounts of the approved exchange, including any irregularity that affects or jeopardises, or may affect or jeopardise, the funds or property of investors. (2) An auditor of an approved exchange is not, in the absence of malice on the auditor’s part, liable to any action for defamation at the suit of any person in respect of any statement made in the auditor’s report under subsection (1). (3) Subsection (2) does not restrict or affect any right, privilege or immunity that the auditor of an approved exchange may have, apart from this section, as a defendant in an action for defamation.[Act 12 of 2024 wef 24/01/2025]