Singapore legislation

Clause 42

of Securities and Futures (Amendment) Bill

Clause 42

Amendment of section 97

Section 97 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (4) and substituting the following subsection:“(4) The Authority may direct a holder of a capital markets services licence to remove an officer from its office or employment under subsection (1) on any of the following grounds without giving the holder 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.”.