Securities Commission Act 1993 · Updated to 1 Mar 2016 · Part I · Preliminary
2E. Electronic filing of books
Feedback & supportThe Commission may provide a service for the electronic filing, lodging or submission of books required by any of the provisions of the securites laws to be filed or lodged with or submitted to the Commission.
Commission
“Commission” means the Securities Commission Malaysia established under section 3;
A person who intends to use the service provided under subsection (1) shall become a subscriber to the service by paying the prescribed fee, if any, and by complying with such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Commission.
prescribed
“prescribed”, where no manner of prescribing is provided, means prescribed from time to time by regulations or order published in the Gazette;
Only a subscriber to the service provided under subsection (l), or such other person as the Commission may allow, may electronically file or lodge books with or submit books to the
books
“books” has the meaning assigned to it in the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007;
Commission.
A book electronically filed, lodged or submitted under this section shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirement for filing, lodgement or submission if the book is communicated or transmitted to the Commission in such manner as may be specified by the
Commission.
The Commission may specify the books that may be electronically filed, lodged or submitted.
A book that is required to be stamped, signed or sealed shall, if it is to be electronically filed, lodged or submitted, be certified or authenticated in such manner as may be specified by the
Commission.
A copy of or an extract from any book electronically filed or lodge with or submitted to the Commission under subsection (1), supplied or issued by the Commission and certified to be a true copy thereof or extract therefrom by any officer authorized by the
officer
“officer”, in relation to— (a) the Commission, means any officer employed under section 20 and includes an Investigating Officer of the Commission appointed under section 125; and (b) a corporation, has the meaning assigned to it in the Companies Act 1965;
Commission, shall be admissible in evidence in any proceedings as of equal validity as the original book.
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Where a book is electronically filed or lodged with or submitted to the Commission, the Commission or its authorized agents shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by any person by reason of any error or omission, of whatever nature or however arising, appearing in any book obtained by any person under the service referred to in subsection (1) if such error or omission was made in good faith and in the ordinary course of the discharge of the duties of the Commission or of its authorized agents or occurred or arose as a result of any defect or breakdown in the service or in the equipment used for the provision of the service.