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This media statement refers to the 15 November 2013 posting of the Personal Data Notice on the Bursa Malaysia website.
Bursa Malaysia would like to clarify that Section 43 of the Securities Industry (Central Depositories) Act 1991 (SICDA) governs the confidentiality of information and documents relating to the affairs of the depositor (“CDS information”).
Disclosure of CDS information is only allowed under circumstances specified in Section 45 of SICDA, for example to persons duly authorised to investigate into any offence where the disclosure is in respect of the securities account and affairs of the depositor suspected of the offence. Therefore, in respect of CDS information, Bursa Malaysia Depository Sdn. Bhd. will only disclose the same if permitted by Section 45 of SICDA.
