Financial Markets Act (Cap. 345)
Financial Markets Act (Cap. 345), article 27
27. (1) An authorisation may be r evoked by an order issued in
writing by the competent authority at the request, or with the
consent, of the central securitie s depository or otherwise as
provided in this Act.
(2) An authorisation may be r evoked by an order issued in
writing without the consent of a central securiti es depository, if it
appears to the competent authority that the central securities
depository:
(a) is failing, or has failed, to satisfy the requirements for
authorisation under the CSDR or under this Act,
regulations or Financial Market Rules made
hereunder; or
(b) is failing or has failed, to comply with any other
obligation imposed on it by or under the CSDR or this
Act, regulations or Financial Market Rules made
hereunder or has seriously or systematically infringed the
requirements laid down in the CSDR o r , w h e r e
applicable, in MiFID or MiFIR ; or
(c) does not make use of the authorisation during twelve
months, expressly renounces the authorisation or has
provided no services or performed no activity during the
preceding six months; or
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(d) has obtained the authorisation by making false
statements or by any other unlawful means; or
(e) no longer meets the conditions under which
authorisation was granted and has not taken remedial
actions requested by the competent authority within a set
time frame.
(3) An order under sub-articles (1) and (2) revoking an
authorisation hereinafter referre d to as a "revocation order" s hall
specify the date on which it is to take effect.
(4) A revocation order may contain such transitional provisions
and other terms and conditions as the competent authority may
consider necessary or expedient.
(5) (Deleted by Act XXXI. 2017.30.).
Right of appeal.
Added by:
XXXI. 2017.31.
27A (Deleted by: XLVI.2021.39 ).
Special rules for
designated
financial
instruments.
Amended by:
V .1992.2;
XVII. 2002.110,
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