WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1990

THE

STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS

REGISTRATION OF DIRECTORS, CAPITAL

IN

QUESTION RELATED ΤΟ THE REQUIREMENTS, MAINTENANCE OF A REGISTER OF SECURITIES, TRUST ACCOUNTS, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS AND RECORD KEEPING.

"THESE ARE ALL ISSUES WHICH ARE UNDER REGULAR REVIEW BY THE

COMMISSION.

"THE PROPOSED DISCRETION IS REQUIRED 80 THAT THE COMMISSION CAN APPLY THE REQUIREMENTS FLEXIBLY," SIR PIERS SAID.

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

0

-

COMMODITIES TRADING (AMENDMENT) BILL EXPLAINED

AIMS ΤΟ REMOVE THE COMMODITIES TRADING (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990

THE IMPAIRED THE RIGIDITIES IN EXISTING LEGISLATION WHICH

EFFECTIVE FUTURES AND EFFICIENT EXERCISE OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE SECURITIES AND

PIERS JACOBS, SAID COMMISSION, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON SIR TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MOVING THE SECOND

SAID

READING OF THE BILL IN THE LEGISLATIVE THESE COUNCIL, SIR PIERS

RIGIDITIES WERE IDENTIFIED BY THE COMMISSION IN THE COURSE OF ITS PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE OVER THE PAST MONTHS.

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SIR PIERS SAID AT PRESENT, THE TIME LIMIT FOR THE COMMISSION TO APPROVE RULES RELATING TO THE FUTURES EXCHANGE AND ITS CLEARING HOUSE WAS ONLY TWO WEEKS.

"THIS HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE INADEQUATE.

"WE THEREFORE PROPOSE TO EXTEND THIS TIME LIMIT TO AS IS ALREADY THE CASE FOR THE STOCK EXCHANGE, AND ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY BY ENABLING THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY THE PERIOD FURTHER IN PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES, HE SAID.

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HE SAID THERE WAS ALSO NO STATUTORY PROVISION EXTENSION OF TIME LIMITS BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT.

AGREEMENT

"WE PROPOSE THAT THE COMMISSION SHOULD BE

LIMITS SUBJECT ΤΟ EXTEND THE TIME CLEARING HOUSE CONCERNED,

*

HE SAID.

SIR PIERS SAID THE SECURITIES

PUBLISHED IN JUNE 1988

HAD POINTED OUT

REVIEW THAT

REGULATION LAY AT THE HEART OF ITS PROPOSALS.

SIX WEEKS, PROVIDE ΤΟ EXTEND

ΤΟ

ALLOWING

ALLOWED ΤΟ FURTHER BY THE EXCHANGE OR

COMMITTEE REPORT PROPER AND ADEQUATE

/"BOTH THE

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