Singapore legislation

Section 25

of Securities and Futures Act 2001

Section 25

Power of court to order observance or enforcement of business rules or listing rules

Amended by4/201740/20194/20174/20174/20174/20174/2017

(1)

Where any person (A) which is under an obligation to comply with, observe, enforce or give effect to the business rules or listing rules of an approved exchange fails to do so, the General Division of the High Court may, on the application of the Authority, an approved exchange or a person aggrieved by the failure (B), and after giving A an opportunity to be heard, make an order directing A to comply with, observe, enforce or give effect to those business rules or listing rules.

Amended by4/201740/2019

(2)

This section is in addition to, and not in derogation of, any other remedy available to B.

Amended by4/2017

(3)

Any person which, without reasonable excuse, contravenes an order made under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.

Amended by4/2017

(4)

Subject to subsection (5), subsection (3) does not affect the powers of the court in relation to the punishment of contempt of the court.

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(5)

Where a person is convicted of an offence under subsection (3) in respect of any contravention of an order made under subsection (1), such contravention is not punishable as a contempt of court.

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(6)

A person must not be convicted of an offence under subsection (3) in respect of any contravention of an order made under subsection (1) that has been punished as a contempt of court.

Amended by4/2017