Singapore legislation

Clause 121

of Securities and Futures (Amendment) Bill

Clause 121

Amendment of section 239A

Section 239A of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the word “securities” in paragraph (a), the words “or securities‑based derivatives contracts”; and

(b)

by renumbering the section as subsection (1) of that section, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following subsection:“(2) This Division does not apply to an offer of securities or securities‑based derivatives contracts being units or derivatives of units in a business trust, where —

(a)

the business trust is also a collective investment scheme that has been authorised under section 286 or recognised under section 287; or

(b)

the business trust is also a collective investment scheme and the offer is made in reliance on an exemption under Subdivision (4) of Division 2.”.

Clause 121 — Securities and Futures (Amendment) Bill