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Securities Markets Order, 2013 · s 243
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In this section, "insider dealing" includes-
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{a)
an insider person transacting any deal, directly or indirectly, using inside information involving securities to which the inside information pertains, or using others to transact such deals;
{b)
the disclosing or passing of inside information by an insider person to others;
{ c J an insider person suggesting or recommending to another person to engage in dealing in any security to which the inside information pertains;
and
{d}
the conduct of any person as specified in subsections (1)(a} to (c}
who knows, or ought to have known under normal and reasonable circumstances, that the information possessed is inside information.
The following shall not be deemed as insider dealing-
(a}
any transaction performed under an agreement that was concluded before the time of gaining access to inside information; or
(b}
the disclosure of inside information by an insider person as part of his job or when discharging his duties in an official capacity.
( 3)
Any person who commits insider dealing is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or both.
No contract shall be void or unenforceable by reason only of an offence under this section.