(a) A licensee shall avoid any transaction or act which involves, or has the potential to involve, a conflict of interest, unless such transaction or act and the circumstances underlying the conflict or potential conflict of interest are fully and adequately disclosed to appropriate persons.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a licensee shall provide the Commissioner with a separate notice, setting forth the specific facts concerning an actual or potential conflict of interest, prior to the consummation of any transaction or act referred to in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of the Commissioner to determine that a transaction or act involves a conflict of interest, including, but not limited to, disapproval of any proposed transaction, or to take such steps that the Commissioner deems necessary or appropriate to resolve such conflict of interest.