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  Chapter VI


CAPITAL MARKET SUPPORTING INSTITUTIONS
Section One
Custodians

Paragraph 1
Approval
 
Article 43
(1) Only a Central Securities Depository, a Securities Company or a Commercial bank approved by BAPEPAM may carry on business as a Custodian.
(2) Further requirements and procedures for approving commercial banks as Custodians shall be stipulated in Government Regulations.

Paragraph 2
Securities in Custody
 
Article 44
(1) A Custodian is responsible for safekeeping an account-holder’s Securities and for fulfilling the conditions of the account-holder’s contract with the Custodian.
(2) Securities on deposit must be maintained and recorded separately.
(3) Securities in safekeeping or posted to a Securities account with a Custodian are not part of the Custodian’s assets.

Article 45
A Custodian may deliver Securities or funds recorded in a Securities account only upon written instruction from the account-holder or from a Person authorized to act in the account-holder’s name.

Article 46
A Custodian must reimburse account-holders for losses resulting from the Custodian’s mistake.

Article 47
(1) A Custodian or an Affiliated Person may not give out information on a client’s Securities account to any Person other than:
  a. a Person authorized in writing by the account-holder or his heirs;
  b. the police, public prosecutor or a judge with regards to criminal proceedings;
  c. the Court with regards to civil proceedings on request of the disputing Persons;
  d. tax officials for tax purposes;
  e. BAPEPAM, a Securities Exchange, a Clearing Guarantee Institution, an Issuer, a Securities Administration Agency or another Custodian in the execution of their respective functions; or
  f. a Person serving the Custodian, including a consultant, a legal advisor and a public accountant.
(2) Other than as necessary in carrying out their duties, Persons mentioned in letters a through f of item (1) may not disclose information received from a Custodian or an Affiliate concerning a client’s Securities account.
(3) Requests for information on clients’ Securities accounts referred to in letters b, c, and d of item (1) shall be submitted for approval to BAPEPAM by the Commander-in-Chief of the Police Force of the Republic of Indonesia, the Attorney General, the Chairman or official of the Supreme Court, or the Director General of Taxation, stating the name and rank of the police officer, prosecutor, judge, or tax official, and the name or number of the account-holder and the reasons and justification for the request..
 
Section Two
Securities Administration Agencies
 
Article 48
(1) Only a Company that is licensed by BAPEPAM may carry on business as a Securities Administration Agency.
(2) Further requirements and procedures for the Securities Administration Agency license referred to in item (1) shall be stipulated in Government Regulations.

Article 49
(1) A Securities Administration Agency may record Securities ownership in the Issuer’s register of Security-holders, and may distribute entitlements on such Securities, in accordance with the written contract between the Issuer and the Securities Administration Agency;
(2) The contract mentioned in item (1) must clearly indicate the rights and obligations of the Securities Administration Agency and the Issuer, as well as their duties to Security-holders.
 
Section Three
Trust-Agents
 
Article 50
(1) The function of Trust-Agent may be performed by:
  a. a commercial bank; and
  b. any other Person permitted by Government Regulation
(2) Commercial banks or other Persons mentioned in item (1) must register with BAPEPAM before acting as a Trust-Agent.
(3) Further requirements and procedures for the registration of Trust-Agents shall be stipulated in Government Regulations.


Article 51

(1) A Trust-Agent may not be Affiliated with an Issuer, except for Government-owned Trust-Agents.
(2) A Trust-Agent shall represent the interests of the credit Security-holders in and out of court.
(3) A Trust-Agent may not have any credit relationship with an Issuer that exceed limits set by BAPEPAM as representing a possible conflict of interests between the Trust-Agent as creditor and as a representative of credit Security-holders.
(4) The use of Trust-Agent services shall be regulated by BAPEPAM.

Article 52
The terms of the trust-agency agreement between an Issuer and a Trust-Agent shall be regulated by BAPEPAM.

Article 53
A Trust-Agent must reimburse credit Security-holders for losses due to its negligence in performing its duties under this Law and the implementing regulations or under the terms of the Trust-Agency agreement.

Article 54

A Trust-Agent may not represent the interests of both the holders and guarantors of the same credit Securities.

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