Establishment of clearing house
8.—(1)  No person shall establish, maintain or provide or assist in establishing, maintaining or providing, or hold himself out as maintaining or providing a clearing house for a commodity futures market of a Commodity Futures Exchange unless the person is a body corporate approved as a clearing house under section 9.
(2)  Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $30,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.