C.C.S.M. c. S50
The Securities Act
PART I | ||
SECURITIES COMMISSION | ||
PART II | ||
REGISTRATION | ||
PART III | ||
INVESTIGATION AND ACTION BY COMMISSION | ||
PART IV | ||
APPEALS | ||
PART IV.1 | ||
SELF-REGULATORY ORGANIZATIONS | ||
PART IV.2 | ||
TRADE REPOSITORIES AND CLEARING AGENCIES | ||
PART V | ||
AUDITS | ||
PART VI | ||
PART VII | ||
TRADING IN THE COURSE OF PRIMARY DISTRIBUTION TO THE PUBLIC | ||
PART VIII | ||
TRADING IN SECURITIES AND DERIVATIVES GENERALLY | ||
PART VIII.1 | ||
TRADING IN DERIVATIVES | ||
PART IX | ||
TAKE-OVER BIDS | ||
PART X | ||
PROXIES AND PROXY SOLICITATION | ||
PART XI | ||
INSIDER TRADING | ||
PART XII | ||
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE | ||
PART XIII | ||
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES | ||
PART XIV | ||
GENERAL PROVISIONS | ||
PART XV | ||
PART XVI | ||
INVESTMENT CONTRACTS | ||
PART XVII | ||
INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPLIANCE | ||
PART XVIII | ||
CIVIL LIABILITY FOR SECONDARY MARKET DISCLOSURE | ||
PART XIX | ||
CREDIT RATING ORGANIZATIONS | ||
PART XX | ||
AUDITOR OVERSIGHT BODIES | ||
THE SECURITIES ACT | ||
1 | (1) | Definitions |
(1.1) | Meaning of "regulations" in certain provisions | |
(1.2) | Commission orders re reporting issuer | |
(1.3) | Effect of issuer exchanging shares with a reporting issuer | |
(1.4) | Purchase and sale of a derivative | |
(1.5) | Commission orders re derivative | |
(2) | Affiliated companies | |
(3) | Controlled companies | |
(4) | Subsidiary company | |
(5) | Holding companies | |
(6) | Beneficial ownership of securities | |
(7) | Deemed ownership by company | |
PART I | ||
SECURITIES COMMISSION | ||
2 | (1) | Commission continued |
(2) | Chair and vice-chair | |
(3) | Administration of Act | |
(4) | Quorum | |
(5) | Sittings | |
(6) | Separate sittings | |
(7) | Choice of members | |
(8) | Evidence out of Manitoba | |
(9) | Commission may add members | |
3 | (1) | Chief executive officer |
(2) | Absence of chair | |
(3) | Members | |
(4) | Delegation | |
(5) | Review | |
4 | (1) | Functions of Director |
(2) | Limits on delegation | |
(3) | Director is chief administrative officer | |
(4) | Deputy Directors | |
(5) | Signing of orders | |
5 | (1) | Rules as to hearings |
(2) | Record of evidence | |
(3) | Hearing under delegated power | |
PART II | ||
REGISTRATION | ||
6 | (1) | Persons who must be registered |
(2) to (6) | Repealed | |
(7) | Repealed | |
(8) | Registrant must comply with terms and conditions | |
(9) | Registration in accordance with Act | |
(10) | Repealed | |
(11) | Suspension | |
(12) | Separate registration of certain persons not required | |
(13) | Adding new partner, officer or branch manager | |
(14) | Termination of salesperson's employment | |
(14.1) | Director's discretion re transfer of registration | |
(15) | Non-trading employees | |
7 | (1) | Registration by Director |
(2) | Refusal of registration | |
(3) | Director's authority to impose terms on registration | |
(4) | Repealed | |
(5) | Stockbrokers | |
(6) | Repealed | |
(7) | Suspending or cancelling registration | |
8 | (1) | Fitness hearings |
(2) | Interim suspension | |
9 and 10 | Repealed | |
11 | Address for service | |
12 | Further information | |
13 | (1) | Appointment of experts |
(2) | Submission of documents to experts | |
(3) | Payment for services | |
14 | (1) | Requirement of residence |
(2) | Definition | |
(3) | Servicemen and students | |
15 | Notice of status to director | |
15.1 | (1) | Surrender of registration |
(2) | Action by Director when surrender not accepted | |
16 | Repealed | |
17 | Refunds | |
18 | Repealed | |
19 | (1) | Trades exempt from registration |
(2) | Trading exempted from registration | |
(3) and (4) | Repealed | |
(5) | Removal of exemptions | |
(6) | Hearing | |
(7) | Notice of temporary order | |
(8) | Loss of private company status | |
20 | (1) | Exemption by commission |
(2) | Publication of order or notice | |
(3) | Statutes and Regulations Act does not apply | |
(4) | Proof of order | |
21 | Real Estate Brokers Act | |
PART III | ||
INVESTIGATION AND ACTION BY COMMISSION | ||
21.1 | (1) | Designation of staff members as investigators |
(2) | General authority of investigator | |
(3) | Assistance | |
(4) | Decision not reviewable | |
(5) | Not a section 22 investigation | |
22 | (1) | Investigation of probable contravention or offence |
(2) | Order for investigation | |
(3) | Scope of investigation | |
(4) | Powers | |
(5) | Counsel | |
(6) | Seizure of property | |
(7) | Inspection or return of property | |
(8) | Accountants and other experts | |
(9) | Inspection of property | |
(10) | Report of investigation | |
(11) | Meaning of "investigation" | |
23 | Investigation under order of minister | |
24 | (1) | Non-disclosure |
(2) | Exceptions | |
25 | Reporting to minister | |
26 | (1) | Interim preservation of property |
(2) | Direction applies only to branches identified | |
(3) | Exclusions | |
(4) | Clarification, variation or revocation | |
(5) | Registration against land | |
27 | (1) | Application for appointment of receiver |
(2) | Appointment | |
(3) | Application without notice | |
(4) | Powers of receiver | |
(5) | Enforcement of order | |
(6) | Rules of practice to apply | |
28 | (1) | Costs of an investigation |
(2) | Recovery of costs | |
PART IV | ||
APPEALS | ||
29 | (1) | Review by commission |
(2) | Power on review | |
(3) | Reference by Director to commission | |
30 | (1) | Appeal to The Court of Appeal |
(1.1) | Leave to appeal | |
(2) | Repealed | |
(3) | Time for appeal | |
(4) | Repealed | |
(5) | Commission party to appeal | |
(6) | Powers of Court on appeal | |
(7) | Commission may make further direction | |
(8) | Stay pending appeal | |
31 | (1) | Submission of question of law |
(2) | Service on persons concerned | |
(3) | Service on other persons interested | |
(4) | Effect of court's decision | |
PART IV.1 | ||
SELF-REGULATORY ORGANIZATIONS | ||
31.1 | (1) | Recognition of self-regulatory organization |
(1.1) | Terms and conditions | |
(2) | Hearing | |
(3) | Recognized organization to regulate members | |
(4) | Commission's powers | |
31.2 | Conflict with securities law | |
31.3 | (1) | Suspension or cancellation of recognition |
(2) | Temporary order without hearing | |
31.4 | Voluntary surrender of recognition | |
31.5 | (1) | Assignment of powers and duties by commission |
(2) | Assignment of powers and duties by Director | |
(3) | Variation or revocation of assignment | |
PART IV.2 | ||
TRADE REPOSITORIES AND CLEARING AGENCIES | ||
31.6 | (1) | Designation of trade repository |
(2) | Terms and conditions | |
31.7 | (1) | Prohibition re clearing agencies |
(2) | Recognition of clearing agency | |
(3) | Terms and conditions | |
31.8 | Hearing | |
31.9 | Commission's powers | |
31.10 | Conflict with securities law | |
31.11 | (1) | Suspension or cancellation of recognition or designation |
(2) | Temporary order without hearing | |
31.12 | Voluntary surrender of recognition or designation | |
PART V | ||
AUDITS | ||
32 | (1) | Auditor of self-regulatory organization, exchange, trade repository and clearing agency |
(2) | Auditor of member | |
33 | (1) | Examination and report |
(2) | Approval by commission | |
34 | (1) | Recordkeeping and annual financial statements |
(1.1) | Deadline for filing annual financial statement | |
(2) | Extended meaning of "registrant" | |
(3) | Preparing and filing auditor's report | |
(4) | Variation | |
35 | (1) | Commission may make audits |
(2) | Access to books | |
(3) | Fees | |
PART VI | ||
36 | Repealed | |
PART VII | ||
TRADING IN THE COURSE OF PRIMARY DISTRIBUTION TO THE PUBLIC | ||
37 | (1) | Prohibition as to trading |
(1.1) | Voluntary filing of non-offering prospectus | |
(1.2) | Receipt for voluntary non-offering prospectus | |
(2) | Receipt for preliminary prospectus | |
38 | Communication about preliminary prospectus | |
39 | Repealed | |
40 | Defective preliminary prospectus | |
41 | (1) | Prospectus |
(2) | Form and content | |
(3) | Supplemental material | |
42 | Additional information | |
43 to 56 | Repealed | |
57 | Limitation on materials distributed | |
58 | (1) | Section 37 not applicable to certain trades |
(2) | Repealed | |
(3) | Section 37 not applicable to certain securities | |
(4) | Repealed | |
59 | (1) | Application for determination |
(2) | Deeming trade not in primary distribution | |
(3) | Ruling that registration not required | |
(4) | Determination of conclusion | |
(5) | No suspension of order | |
60 | (1) | Order to provide information re distribution |
(2) | Using information provided under an order | |
(3) | Exemption orders | |
61 | (1) | When receipt for a prospectus must be issued |
(2) | Specific circumstances when a receipt must not be issued | |
(3) | Giving prospectus filer an opportunity to be heard | |
62 | (1) | Orders to cease trading |
(2) | Hearing | |
(3) | Notice | |
63 | Repealed | |
64 | Repealed | |
65 | Cancelling certain security purchases | |
66 | Repealed | |
PART VIII | ||
TRADING IN SECURITIES AND DERIVATIVES GENERALLY | ||
67 | Repealed | |
68 | (1) | Calling at or telephoning residence |
(2) | Exemption | |
(3) | Definition of "residence" | |
(4) | Definition of "person" | |
69 | (1) | Prohibition of representations |
(1.1) | Representation prohibited — derivatives | |
(2) | Promises | |
(3) | Representation re listing | |
(4) | Exception | |
70 to 73 | Repealed | |
74 | Representations as to registration | |
74.1 | Certain misrepresentations prohibited | |
75 | Repealed | |
76 | Representations about commission approval | |
77 | (1) | Margin contracts |
(2) | Exercise of option | |
78 | Declaration as to short position | |
79 | (1) | Voting of shares in name of registrant |
(2) | Where registrant not to vote shares | |
(3) | Copies of material to be furnished | |
(4) | Voting of shares | |
(5) | Proxies | |
(6) | Shareholders meeting not affected | |
(7) | Voting rights not extended | |
PART VIII.1 | ||
TRADING IN DERIVATIVES | ||
79.1 | (1) | Disclosure document — designated derivative |
(2) | Exception | |
(3) | Acceptance of disclosure document | |
(4) | Opportunity to be heard | |
(5) | Part VII not applicable | |
79.2 | (1) | Deemed to be securities for certain purposes |
(2) | Not void for failure to comply with Act, etc. | |
PART IX | ||
TAKE-OVER BIDS | ||
80 | Definitions | |
81 to 85 | Repealed | |
86 | Making a bid | |
87 to 89 | Repealed | |
90 | (1) | Directors' recommendation re bid |
(2) | Individual recommendation re bid | |
91 to 94 | Repealed | |
95 | (1) | Application to the commission for a remedial order |
(2) | Application to the commission for an exemption | |
96 | (1) | Application to the court for remedial order |
(2) | Director must be given notice and hearing | |
97 to 99 | Repealed | |
PART X | ||
PROXIES AND PROXY SOLICITATION | ||
100 | Repealed | |
101 | Reporting issuer to comply with proxy regulations | |
102 | Repealed | |
103 | (1) | Repealed |
(2) | Conflict | |
(3) | Repealed | |
104 | Repealed | |
105 | Where vote by ballot not required | |
106 | (1) | Undertakings |
(2) | Refusal of receipt | |
(3) | Repealed | |
107 | Repealed | |
PART XI | ||
INSIDER TRADING | ||
108 | Interpretation | |
108.1 | Designating a person or company as an insider | |
109 | Insider reports | |
110 | (1) | Reports may be inspected |
(2) | Publication of summary | |
111 | Repealed | |
111.1 | (1) | Meaning of "control or direction over a security" |
(2) | Early warning | |
112 | (1) | Definitions |
(1.1) | Security | |
(2) | Trading with knowledge of undisclosed information | |
(3) | Tipping | |
112.1 | Prohibition on early disclosure of material information | |
112.2 | Defences re sections 112 and 112.1 | |
112.3 | (1) | Misleading or untrue statements |
(2) | No statutory right of action for damages | |
113 | (1) | Liability for non-disclosure |
(2) | Liability for tipping | |
(2.1) | Defences to liability for tipping | |
(3) | Liability for using inside information about mutual funds or managed portfolios | |
(4) | Accountability for benefit or advantage | |
(5) | Joint and several liability | |
(6) | Measure of damages | |
(7) and (8) | Repealed | |
114 | (1) | Order to commence action for accounting |
(2) | Grounds for making order | |
(3) | Notice to issuer and commission | |
(4) | Order requiring issuer to co-operate | |
115 | Repealed | |
116 | Exemption and extension orders | |
117 | (1) | Undertakings |
(2) | Refusal of receipt | |
PART XII | ||
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE | ||
118 and 119 | Repealed | |
120 | Documents to be filed | |
121 to 130 | Repealed | |
131 | Exemption from requirements | |
132 | Undertakings | |
133 | Refusal of receipt | |
134 | Inspection of filed material | |
135 | Repealed | |
PART XIII | ||
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES | ||
136 | (1) | General offences |
(2) | Defence | |
(3) | Directors and officers | |
(4) | Contravention of subsection 112(2) or (3) or section 112.1 | |
(5) | Definition | |
137 | Time limitation | |
138 | (1) | More than one offence |
(2) | Continuing offence |