• “15A 

  “(1) Despite section 15, if—

  • “(a) A meeting of the Commission with 3 or more members commences any proceeding, inquiry, or the transaction of other business; and

  • “(b) The number of those members able to attend any subsequent meeting is reduced to 2 as a result of illness, accident, or other unavoidable cause, or the expiration of a member's term, or the resignation or removal from office of a member,—

  “the remaining 2 members of the Commission constitute a quorum for the purposes of completing the proceeding, inquiry, or transaction of business.

  “(2) At a meeting of the Commission at which those 2 members are present, each of those members has a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equality of votes, the presiding member has a casting vote.”

• “(a) After it has been amended unless all the amendments have been incorporated in, or attached by way of memorandum to, every copy of the registered prospectus that is so distributed; or”.

• “(2) Every memorandum of amendments to a registered prospectus delivered to the Registrar must be—

  • “(i) Signed by the issuer of the prospectus (if an individual) and every person who is a director of the issuer at the time the memorandum is delivered to the Registrar, or by its or his or her agent authorised in writing; and

  • “(ii) Delivered in duplicate and accompanied by a copy of the registered prospectus as amended.”

“35A Evidence not otherwise admissible

• In the exercise of its jurisdiction under this Part, the Court may receive in evidence any statement, document, or information that would not be otherwise admissible that may in its opinion assist it to deal effectively with the matter.

  “Compare: 1986 No 5 s 79”

“40 Effect of certain laws on authorised futures contracts and other contracts

• “(1) Nothing in the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1977 applies to, or in respect of,—

  • “(a) An authorised futures contract; or

  • “(b) An agreement or a contract of the kind described in section 37(2).

  “(2) Without limiting subsection (1), a contract referred to in that subsection is not a gaming or wagering contract for the purposes of any enactment or rule of law.

  “(3) A contravention of this Part does not affect the validity or enforceability of a contract referred to in subsection (1).”