Investor Compensation Act, 1998

Amendment of section 52 of Stock Exchange Act, 1995.

78.Section 52 of the Stock Exchange Act, 1995 , is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (5) of the following subsection:

“(5) (a) No liquidator, receiver, administrator, examiner or creditor of a member firm shall have or obtain any recourse or right against a client's money or a client's investment instruments or a client's documents of title relating to such investment instruments received, held, controlled or paid on behalf of the client until all proper claims of the client or of the client's heirs, successors or assigns against the client's money or the client's investment instruments or documents of title have been satisfied in full.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of section 52 (5) of this Act, a liquidator, receiver, administrator, examiner or creditor may have recourse or right against a client's money or a client's investment instruments or a client's documents of title relating to such investment instruments received, held, controlled or paid on behalf of a client by a member firm in respect of such reasonable expenses as are incurred in the carrying out of their functions under this Act or under the Investor Compensation Act, 1998 or incurred in the distribution of client money and investment instruments to clients of the member firm where the assets of the member firm have been exhausted.

(c) A liquidator, receiver, administrator, examiner or official assignee shall apply to the Court before seeking recourse or right against client money or client investment instruments or documents of title relating to such investment instruments received, held, controlled or paid on behalf of a client by a member firm under paragraph (b) of this subsection and the Court shall determine the matter and make such order as it sees fit.”.