Singapore legislation

Section 129F

of Securities and Futures Act 2001

Section 129F

Compliance with laws and practices of relevant clearing jurisdiction

Amended by34/20124/201734/201234/2012

(1)

Subject to subsection (2), a specified person who is a party to a specified derivatives contract is treated to have complied with section 129C(1) in relation to the specified derivatives contract, if —

(a)

any other party to the specified derivatives contract is incorporated, formed or established under the laws of, or has a place of business in, a relevant clearing jurisdiction; and

(b)

every party to the specified derivatives contract is required to comply with, and has complied with, in relation to the specified derivatives contract, the requirements relating to the clearing of specified derivatives contracts under the laws and practices of the relevant clearing jurisdiction.

Amended by34/20124/2017

(2)

Subsection (1) does not apply to any specified derivatives contract that is, or that belongs to a class of specified derivatives contracts that is, prescribed by the Authority by regulations made under section 129G for the purposes of this subsection.

Amended by34/2012

(3)

In this section —

Amended by34/2012

Definition

“place of business”, in relation to a party to a specified derivatives contract, means a head or main office, a branch, a representative office or any other office of the party;

Definition

“relevant clearing jurisdiction” means a foreign jurisdiction that is prescribed by the Authority by regulations made under section 129G for the purposes of this definition.

Amended by34/2012
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