Securitisation Act (Cap. 484)
Securitisation Act (Cap. 484), article 16
16. (1) Unless otherwise specifically determined in writing in
the terms of issue of securities:
(a) holders of securities issued by a securitisation vehicle
shall have a privilege over the securitisation assets and
such privilege shall rank prior to all other claims at
law, except for other securitisation creditors who enjoy
a prior ranking granted to them with the consent or
knowledge of the said holders; and
(b) the said privilege extends to the proceeds derived from
the securitisation assets, to any funds received in
payment and to the assets, if any, in which they are
invested.
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(2) If an acquisition vehicle is used in a securitisation
transaction and such vehicle is different from the securities i ssuing
vehicle, the said privilege shall arise over the securitisation assets
of the acquisition vehicle.
(3) The said privilege arises by operation of law and does not
need to be registered in any register.
(4) The conditions of issuance of any financial instruments by
the securitisation vehicle shall be binding upon the securitisa tion
vehicle, the securitisation creditors or other persons who have
given their consent thereto, including in the case when the
securitisation vehicle is placed under any dissolution and wind ing-
up proceedings, company recovery procedure, company
reconstruction or any proceedings affecting creditors’ rights
generally.
(5) It shall not be lawful for any person, other than a
securitisation creditor, to demand the issuance or enforcement of
any precautionary act or warrant against the securitisation veh icle,
except when the court is satisfied that there has been fraud on the
part of the securitisation vehicle.
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