Article 554 of Commercial Code

1 - If criminal proceedings are instituted against the drawer for a cheque offence, the holder of the cheque who has asserted a civil claim may request the criminal court to award him an amount equivalent to the unpaid portion of the cheque's value and statutory interest on that portion calculated from Law Index Home Page 1338 Commercial Law Decree-Law No. 68 of 1980 Promulgating the Commercial Law the day the cheque was presented for payment, together with supplementary damages where appropriate. 2 - The Public Prosecution shall publish in the Official Gazette the names of persons against whom convictions are rendered for a cheque offence, stating their occupations, domiciles, and the extent of the penalties imposed upon them. Articles 555 to 800 Repealed pursuant to Law No. 71 of 2020 Home Page 1339 Law Index Law No. 7 of 2010 Concerning the Establishment of the Capital Markets Authority and the Regulation of Securities Activity Index Articles Page Chapter One: Definitions Chapter Two: Capital Market Authority Chapter Three: Securities Exchanges Chapter Four: Clearing Agency Chapter Five: Regulated Securities Activities Chapter Six: Auditing the Accounts of Licensed Persons Chapter Seven: Acquisitions and Protection of Capacity Rights Chapter Eight: Collective Investment Schemes Chapter Nine: Subscription Prospectus for Securities Issued by Companies Chapter Ten: Disclosure of Interests Chapter Eleven: Penalties and Disciplinary Sanctions First: Jurisdiction and Procedures Second: Crimes and Penalties Third: Violations and Discipline Fourth: Settlement of Disputes by Arbitration Chapter Twelve: General Provisions Chapter Thirteen: Transitional Provisions Index of the Tenth Collection 1340 1 1341 2 1343 31 1349 48 1352 63 1356 68 1358 71 1358 76 1360 92 1362 100 1364 108 1365 108 1365 117 1367 138 1371 148 1373 149 1373 151 1374 Home Page Capital Markets Authority Law Law No. 7 of 2010 Concerning the Establishment of the Capital Markets Authority and the Regulation of Securities Activity Law No. 7 of 2010 Concerning the Establishment of the Capital Markets Authority and the Regulation of Securities Activity Chapter One Definitions Article 1 (1) The following words and expressions, wherever they occur in the Law, shall mean the meanings specified below: The following words and expressions—wherever they occur in the Law—shall mean the meanings indicated opposite each of them: Competent Minister: The Minister of Commerce and Industry. Authority: The Capital Markets Authority. Board: The Board of Commissioners of the Capital Markets Authority. Regulations: The Executive Regulations of the Law. Exchange: The securities exchange or securities markets. Exchange Members: The companies and funds listed on the Exchange and the brokers. Clearing Agency: The entity that undertakes clearing and settlement of securities trades and the central securities depository process, and other services related thereto. Person: A natural or legal person. Issuer: A legal person entitled to issue securities. Listed Company: A shareholding company listed on the Exchange. Security: Any instrument—whatever its legal form—evidencing an interest in a financing transaction tradable under a licence from the Authority, such as: a - Shares issued or proposed to be issued in the capital of a company. b - Any instrument creating or acknowledging indebtedness that has been or will be issued by a company. c - Loans, bonds, sukuk, and other instruments convertible into shares in the capital of a company. d - All tradable public debt instruments issued by the various governmental bodies or public bodies and institutions. e - Any right, option, or derivatives relating to any securities. f - Units in a collective investment scheme. g - Any paper or instrument deemed by the Authority to be a security for the purposes of applying this Law and the Regulations. Commercial papers such as cheques, bills of exchange, and promissory notes, as well as documentary credits, cash transfers, instruments traded exclusively between banks, insurance policies, and beneficiaries' accrued rights in pension funds shall not be deemed securities. Dealing in Securities: A person's dealing in a security for his own account or on behalf of another by selling it, purchasing it, making an offer to sell or purchase or (1) Amended by Law No. 22 of 2015 Law Index 1341 Home Page Capital Markets Authority Law Law No. 7 of 2010 Concerning the Establishment of the Capital Markets Authority and the Regulation of Securities Activity acquire it, issuing it, offering it for subscription or subscribing to it, assigning the right to subscribe to it, promoting it, marketing it, underwriting its subscription, safekeeping it, listing it, depositing it, settling it, financing dealing in it, lending it, selling it short, pledging it, assigning it, or any other transaction the Authority considers dealing in secur