PART 4Protected Cell Companies

CHAPTER 11Debentures (debt securities)

Consequences of unlawful transfer149

1

This regulation applies to a transfer, or a part of a transfer, which is made by a protected cell company—

a

from assets held on behalf of a part (“part A”) of the protected cell company;

b

to a person holding a debenture issued by the protected cell company on behalf of a part of a protected cell company (either part A or another part); and

c

in contravention of regulation 148.

2

If at the time of the transfer the person knows or has reasonable grounds for believing that it is made in contravention of regulation 148, the person is liable—

a

to repay the amount transferred (or that part of it, as the case may be) to the protected cell company; or

b

in the case of a transfer made otherwise than in cash, to pay the protected cell company a sum equal to the value of the transfer (or part of it) at that time.

3

This regulation is without prejudice to any obligation imposed apart from this regulation on a person to repay a transfer which was made unlawfully to that person.

4

A payment made to a protected cell company in accordance with paragraph (2) must be held by the protected cell company on behalf of part A.