4.—(1) The exchange must ensure that business conducted by means of its facilities is conducted in an orderly manner and so as to afford proper protection to investors.U.K.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-paragraph (1), the exchange must ensure that—
(a)access to the exchange’s facilities is subject to criteria designed to protect the orderly functioning of the market and the interests of investors;
(b)dealings in investments on the exchange are limited to investments in which there is a proper market;
(c)appropriate arrangements are made for relevant information to be made available (whether by the exchange or, where appropriate, by issuers of the investments) to persons engaged in dealing in investments on the exchange;
(d)satisfactory arrangements are made for securing the timely discharge (whether by performance, compromise or otherwise) of the rights and liabilities of the parties to transactions effected on the exchange (being rights and liabilities in relation to those transactions);
(e)satisfactory arrangements are made for recording transactions effected on the exchange, and transactions (whether or not effected on the exchange) which are cleared or to be cleared by means of its facilities;
(f)appropriate measures are adopted to reduce the extent to which the exchange’s facilities can be used for a purpose connected with market abuse or financial crime, and to facilitate their detection and monitor their incidence; and
(g)where the exchange’s facilities include making provision for the safeguarding and administration of assets belonging to users of those facilities, satisfactory arrangements are made for that purpose.
(3) In sub-paragraph (2)(c), “relevant information” means information which is relevant in determining the current value of the investments.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. para. 4 in force at 1.12.2001, see reg. 2