Securitisation Act (Cap. 484)
Securitisation Act (Cap. 484), article 22
22. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, it
shall be lawful:
(a) for the constitutive documents of the securitisation
vehicle:
(i) to vest the power to appoint directors in any
securitisation creditor or class thereof, to the
exclusion of other persons;
(ii) to vest the power to demand or place the
securitisation vehicle under any dissolution and
winding-up proceedings, company recovery
procedure, company reconstruction or any
proceedings affecting creditors’ rights generally,
in any securitisation creditor or class thereof, to
the exclusion of other persons;
(b) for the securitisation vehicle to enter into any
agreement which contains provisions by which
securitisation creditors or any shareholder of the
securitisation vehicle, including the originator, accept
to restrict or waive their right to commence the process
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leading to dissolution and consequential winding-up
proceedings, company recovery procedure, company
reconstruction or any proceedings affecting the rights
pertaining to creditors generally in connection with a
securitisation vehicle, or to transfer such a right to any
person; and
(c) for the securitisation vehicle to enter into an
agreement with the originator to the effect that the
originator is given rights by the securitisation vehicle
over all or part of the securitisation assets of the
securitisation vehicle which may be available after
payment of the securitisation creditors.
Cap. 386.(2) The provisions of article 110(1) of the Companies Act shall
not apply to the provision of financial assistance by a securit isation
vehicle, unless the securitisation vehicle is constituted as a public
limited liability company.
(3) Unless otherwise provided for in the constitutive
documents of the securitisation vehicle, a securitisation vehic le
shall have the power to issue financial instruments whose value or
yield is linked to specific compartments, assets or risks, or w hose
repayment is subject to the repayment of other instruments, cer tain
claims or certain categories of shares. If the acquisition vehi cle is
different from the issuing vehicle, the value, yield and the
conditions of repayment may also be linked to the assets and the
liabilities of the acquisition vehicle. Holders of such financi al
instruments shall enjoy the privilege arising by virtue of arti cle
16(1).
(4) Any contract entered into in connection with a
securitisation transaction shall be valid and enforceable in
accordance with its terms, and where the parties agree in writing as
to the effects that will arise on the occurrence of a specified event,
it shall not be necessary for either party to obtain any court
judgement or declaration confirming that the specified event has
occurred or otherwise.
Cap. 16.(5) The provisions of Title XVII of the Civil Code or of any
other part of the Civil Code or of any other law in so far as t hey
limit or restrict the charging of interest and compound interes t shall
not apply to debts or any other obligations arising within the
context of a securitisation transaction under this Act; and it shall be
lawful for the amount of interest due in respect of any such de bt or
other obligation to exceed the amount of capital due in respect of
any such debt or obligation.
(6) No court or arbitral tribunal may grant or sanction any
moratorium or stay whatsoever in connection with a securitisati on
vehicle.
Power to make
regulations.
Amended by:
V .2020.53.
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