Offence to fraudulently or recklessly induce others to invest money
(1) A person commits an offence if he makes any fraudulent misrepresentation
or reckless misrepresentation for the purpose of inducing another person-
(a) to enter into or offer to enter into-
(i) an agreement to acquire, dispose of, subscribe for or
underwrite securities; or
(ii) a regulated investment agreement; or
(b) to acquire an interest in or participate in, or offer to acquire an
interest in or participate in, a collective investment scheme.
(2) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable-
(a) on conviction on indictment to a fine of $1000000 and to imprisonment
for 7 years; or
(b) on summary conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 6
months.
(3) For the purposes of this section-
(a) "fraudulent misrepresentation" (欺詐的失實陳述) means-
(i) any statement which, at the time when it is made, is to the
knowledge of its maker false, misleading or deceptive;
(ii) any promise which, at the time when it is made, its maker has
no intention of fulfilling, or is to the knowledge of its maker
not capable of being fulfilled;
(iii) any forecast which, at the time when it is made, is to the
knowledge of its maker not justified on the facts then known to
him; or
(iv) any statement or forecast from which, at the time when it is
made, its maker intentionally omits a material fact, with the
result that- (A) in the case of the statement, the statement is
rendered false, misleading or deceptive; or (B) in the case of
the forecast, the forecast is rendered misleading or deceptive;
(b) "reckless misrepresentation" (罔顧實情的失實陳述) means-
(i) any statement which, at the time when it is made, is false,
misleading or deceptive and is made recklessly;
(ii) any promise which, at the time when it is made, is not capable
of being fulfilled and is made recklessly;
(iii) any forecast which, at the time when it is made, is not
justified on the facts then known to its maker and is made
recklessly; or
(iv) any statement or forecast from which, at the time when it is
made, its maker recklessly omits a material fact, with the
result that- (A) in the case of the statement, the statement is
rendered false, misleading or deceptive; or (B) in the case of
the forecast, the forecast is rendered misleading or deceptive.
"fraudulent misrepresentation" (欺詐的失實陳述)
"reckless misrepresentation" (罔顧實情的失實陳述)