(1)
The securities central depository shall charge such fees and levy such penalties as approved by the Authority.
(2)
The Authority shall, once in every two years, review the fees, levies and penalties levied by a securities central depository.
(3)
The fees, levies and penalties referred to in subregulation (1) may be reviewed earlier at the instance of either the Authority or the securities central depository in the event of exceptional circumstances as defined in subregulation (5).
(4)
In carrying out the review under subregulation (1), the Authority shall take into account the following- (a) the rate of inflation; (b) the market turnover;
(c)
the overall transaction fees in the market;
(d)
the viability and sustainability of the securities central depository;
(e)
the overall interest of the investors; and
(f)
the views of other market participants.
(5)
The securities central depository shall, in order to facilitate continuous monitoring and assessment of adequacy of the fees, furnish the Authority with updated information every six months on the following-
(a)
the actual and projected volume of trade;
(b)
the actual and projected revenue;
(c)
the achieved and projected efficiency measures; and
(d)
the proposed major capital expenditures.
(6)
The securities central depository may initiate a review of its fees in any of the following exceptional circumstances-
(a)
a material change of the Uganda rate of inflation as published by the National Bureau of Statistics;
(b)
a material change of reported income of the securities central depository; and
(c)
a material reduction of the reported gross revenue of the securities central depository by more than fifty percent.
(7)
Where a securities central depository, in the case of exceptional circumstances, wishes to initiate a review as envisaged in subregulation (5), the securities central depository shall notify the Authority of the proposal to review the fees in writing, justifying the proposed changes except that no review will be considered less than six months before the next scheduled review.
(8)
Where the Authority initiates a review by reason of exceptional circumstances, it shall notify the securities central depository of the justifications for the proposed review and the securities central depository will be accorded an opportunity to make representations on the proposed changes before the final decision is made. (9) Where the Authority or the securities central depository initiates a review by reason of exceptional circumstances, the review shall be completed within 90 days after the notice issued by the initiating party. (10) The Authority shall ensure that a scheduled review process is completed not later than the second anniversary of the approval of the existing fees. (11) If the securities central depository is dissatisfied with the outcome of the review exercise, it may apply to court for a review.
(12)
The fees prevailing before the appeal shall remain effective until the decision of the court.
(13)
The securities central depository and every securities central depository agent shall prominently display all approved fees, charges and levies at their business premises.