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E-6.1 - Act respecting the regulation of the financial sector

Section 15.6
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15.6. Information or a document obtained under section 15.1 may be communicated by the Authority
(1)  to a police force having jurisdiction in Québec, if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the legal person, partnership or other entity has committed or is about to commit a criminal or penal offence against the Authority or one of its employees or under this Act, an Act referred to in section 7 or another securities provision, and the communication is necessary for the investigation of that offence or any prosecution resulting from the investigation;
(2)  to a Canadian securities authority, if the communication is needed by that authority in the exercise of its powers of investigation or necessary for any prosecution resulting from the investigation;
(3)  to a regulatory body, other than an authority referred to in paragraph 2, which, at the time of the communication, is a signatory to a multilateral memorandum of understanding concerning consultation and cooperation and the exchange of information of the International Organization of Securities Commissions or the Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation and Information Exchange of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors, published in the Authority’s bulletin, if the communication is needed by that regulatory body in the exercise of its powers of investigation or necessary for any prosecution resulting from the investigation; or
(4)  to the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec, within the scope of an agreement entered into under section 9 of the Chartered Professional Accountants Act (chapter C-48.1).
2008, c. 7, s. 3; 2009, c. 35, s. 76; 2011, c. 26, s. 3; 2012, c. 11, s. 15; 2018, c. 23, s. 606.
15.6. Information or a document obtained under section 15.1 may be communicated by the Authority
(1)  to a police force having jurisdiction in Québec, if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the legal person, partnership or other entity has committed or is about to commit a criminal or penal offence against the Authority or one of its employees or under this Act, an Act referred to in section 7 or another securities provision, and the communication is necessary for the investigation of that offence or any prosecution resulting from the investigation;
(2)  to a Canadian securities authority, if the communication is needed by that authority in the exercise of its powers of investigation or necessary for any prosecution resulting from the investigation;
(3)  to a regulatory body, other than an authority referred to in paragraph 2, which, at the time of the communication, is a signatory to the Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Consultation and Cooperation and the Exchange of Information of the International Organization of Securities Commissions or the Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation and Information Exchange of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors, published in the Authority’s bulletin, if the communication is needed by that regulatory body in the exercise of its powers of investigation or necessary for any prosecution resulting from the investigation; or
(4)  to the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec, within the scope of an agreement entered into under section 9 of the Chartered Professional Accountants Act (chapter C-48.1).
2008, c. 7, s. 3; 2009, c. 35, s. 76; 2011, c. 26, s. 3; 2012, c. 11, s. 15.
15.6. Information or a document obtained under section 15.1 may be communicated by the Authority
(1)  to a police force having jurisdiction in Québec, if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the legal person, partnership or other entity has committed or is about to commit a criminal or penal offence against the Authority or one of its employees or under this Act, an Act referred to in section 7 or another securities provision, and the communication is necessary for the investigation of that offence or any prosecution resulting from the investigation;
(2)  to a Canadian securities authority, if the communication is needed by that authority in the exercise of its powers of investigation or necessary for any prosecution resulting from the investigation;
(3)  to a regulatory body, other than an authority referred to in paragraph 2, which, at the time of the communication, is a signatory to the Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Consultation and Cooperation and the Exchange of Information of the International Organization of Securities Commissions or the Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation and Information Exchange of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors, published in the Authority’s bulletin, if the communication is needed by that regulatory body in the exercise of its powers of investigation or necessary for any prosecution resulting from the investigation; or
(4)  to the Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec, within the scope of an agreement under section 22.1 of the Chartered Accountants Act (chapter C-48) or to the Ordre des comptables généraux accrédités du Québec or the Ordre des comptables en management accrédités du Québec, within the scope of an agreement under section 187.10.5 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26).
2008, c. 7, s. 3; 2009, c. 35, s. 76; 2011, c. 26, s. 3.
15.6. Information or a document obtained under section 15.1 may be communicated by the Authority
(1)  to a police force having jurisdiction in Québec, if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the legal person, partnership or other entity has committed or is about to commit a criminal or penal offence against the Authority or one of its employees or under this Act, an Act referred to in section 7 or another securities provision, and the communication is necessary for the investigation of that offence or any prosecution resulting from the investigation;
(2)  to a Canadian securities authority, if the communication is needed by that authority in the exercise of its powers of investigation or necessary for any prosecution resulting from the investigation;
(3)  to a regulatory body, other than an authority referred to in paragraph 2, which, at the time of the communication, is a signatory to the Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Consultation and Cooperation and the Exchange of Information published in the Authority’s bulletin, if the communication is needed by that regulatory body in the exercise of its powers of investigation or necessary for any prosecution resulting from the investigation; or
(4)  to the Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec, within the scope of an agreement under section 22.1 of the Chartered Accountants Act (chapter C-48) or to the Ordre des comptables généraux accrédités du Québec or the Ordre des comptables en management accrédités du Québec, within the scope of an agreement under section 187.10.5 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26).
2008, c. 7, s. 3; 2009, c. 35, s. 76.
15.6. Information or a document obtained under section 15.1 may be communicated by the Authority
(1)  to a police force having jurisdiction in Québec, if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the legal person, partnership or other entity has committed or is about to commit a criminal or penal offence against the Authority or one of its employees or under this Act, an Act referred to in section 7 or another securities provision, and the communication is necessary for the investigation of that offence or any prosecution resulting from the investigation;
(2)  to a Canadian securities authority, if the communication is needed by that authority in the exercise of its powers of investigation or necessary for any prosecution resulting from the investigation;
(3)  to a regulatory body, other than an authority referred to in paragraph 2, which, at the time of the communication, is a signatory to the Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Consultation and Cooperation and the Exchange of Information published in the Authority’s bulletin, if the communication is needed by that regulatory body in the exercise of its powers of investigation or necessary for any prosecution resulting from the investigation; or
(4)  to the Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec, within the scope of an agreement under section 22.1 of the Chartered Accountants Act (chapter C-48) or to the Ordre des comptables généraux licenciés du Québec or the Ordre des comptables en management accrédités du Québec, within the scope of an agreement under section 187.10.5 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26).
2008, c. 7, s. 3.
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