False or misleading statements, etc.
199.  A person must not make a statement, or disseminate information, that is false or misleading in a material particular and is likely —
(a)to induce other persons to subscribe for securities, securities‑based derivatives contracts or units in a collective investment scheme;
(b)to induce the sale or purchase of securities, securities‑based derivatives contracts or units in a collective investment scheme, by other persons; or
(c)to have the effect (whether significant or otherwise) of raising, lowering, maintaining or stabilising the market price of securities, securities‑based derivatives contracts or units in a collective investment scheme,
if, when the person makes the statement or disseminates the information —
(d)the person does not care whether the statement or information is true or false; or
(e)the person knows or ought reasonably to have known that the statement or information is false or misleading in a material particular.
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