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Financial Markets Act, 2012 (Act No. 19 of 2012)

Chapter VII : General Provisions Applicable to Market Infrastructures

61. Carrying on of additional business

 

(1) A market infrastructure may not conduct any additional business if to do so would create or increase systemic risk.

[Section 61(1) substituted by section 290, item 43(a) of Schedule 4, of the Financial Sector Regulation Act, 2017 (Act No. 9 of 2017), Notice No. 853, GG 41060, dated 22 August 2017 - effective 9 February 2018 (Notice R. 99, GG 41433, dated 9 February 2018)]

 

(2) A market infrastructure must consult the Authority prior to conducting any business, function or service not provided for under section 10, 30 or 50, that may—
(a) adversely impact on the market infrastructure’s ability to meet or perform its regulated obligations or functions; or
(b) give rise to a conflict of interest or perceived conflict of interest in respect of its regulatory oversight of authorised users, participants or clearing members, as the case may be.

 

(3) The Authority may, if it considers that a business, function or service referred to in subsection (2) may—
(a) impact on the regulated obligations or functions of a market infrastructure; or
(b) give rise to a conflict of interest or perceived conflict of interest in respect of its regulatory oversight of authorised users, participants or clearing members, as the case may be,

after consultation with the Prudential Authority and the South African Reserve Bank, make a determination specifying requirements in relation to the market infrastructure carrying on of such business, function or service.

[Section 61(3) substituted by section 290, items 43(b) and (c) of Schedule 4, of the Financial Sector Regulation Act, 2017 (Act No. 9 of 2017), Notice No. 853, GG 41060, dated 22 August 2017 - effective 9 February 2018 (Notice R. 99, GG 41433, dated 9 February 2018)]

 

(3A) The Authority may not make a determination in terms of subsection (3) in respect of a particular market infrastructure unless—
(a) a draft of the determination has been given to the market infrastructure;
(b) the market infrastructure has had a reasonable period of at least 14 days to make submissions to the Authority about the matter; and
(c) the Authority had regard to all submissions made to it in deciding whether or not to make the determination.

[Section 61(3A) inserted by section 290, item 43(d) of Schedule 4, of the Financial Sector Regulation Act, 2017 (Act No. 9 of 2017), Notice No. 853, GG 41060, dated 22 August 2017 - effective 9 February 2018 (Notice R. 99, GG 41433, dated 9 February 2018)]

 

(3B) If the Authority considers on reasonable grounds that it is necessary to make the determination urgently, it may do so without having complied, or complied fully, with subsection (3A).

[Section 61(3B) inserted by section 290, item 43(d) of Schedule 4, of the Financial Sector Regulation Act, 2017 (Act No. 9 of 2017), Notice No. 853, GG 41060, dated 22 August 2017 - effective 9 February 2018 (Notice R. 99, GG 41433, dated 9 February 2018)]

 

(4) The Authority must, within 14 days after making a determination in terms of subsection (3), give the market infrastructure a statement of its reasons for making a determination in terms of subsection (3), and a statement of the material facts on which the determination was made.

[Section 61(4) substituted by section 290, item 43(e) of Schedule 4, of the Financial Sector Regulation Act, 2017 (Act No. 9 of 2017), Notice No. 853, GG 41060, dated 22 August 2017 - effective 9 February 2018 (Notice R. 99, GG 41433, dated 9 February 2018)]