Singapore legislation

Clause 110

of Securities and Futures (Amendment) Bill

Clause 110

Amendment of section 236B

Section 236B of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsections (4) and (5) and substituting the following subsection:“(4) If the court in subsection (3) is satisfied on a balance of probabilities that the corporation is liable to be punished under subsection (1) for a contravention of any provision of this Part, the court may make an order against the corporation for the payment of a civil penalty of a sum not less than $100,000 but not exceeding the greater of the following:

(a)

3 times —

(i)

the amount of the profit that the corporation gained as a result of the contravention by the contravening person; or

(ii)

the amount of the loss that the corporation avoided as a result of the contravention by the contravening person;

(b)

$2 million.”.

Clause 110 — Securities and Futures (Amendment) Bill