Singapore legislation

Clause 18

of Securities and Futures (Amendment) Bill

Clause 18

Amendment of section 44

Section 44 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (4) and substituting the following subsection:“(4) The Authority may direct a recognised trading system provider to remove an officer from its office or employment under subsection (1) on any of the following grounds without giving the recognised trading system provider an opportunity to be heard:

(a)

the officer is an undischarged bankrupt, whether in Singapore or elsewhere;

(b)

the officer has been convicted, whether in Singapore or elsewhere, of an offence —

(i)

involving fraud or dishonesty or the conviction for which involved a finding that he had acted fraudulently or dishonestly; and

(ii)

punishable with imprisonment for a term of 3 months or more.”.