§ 6A-8-509. Specification of duties of securities intermediary by other statute or regulation; manner of performance of duties of securities intermediary and exercise of rights of entitlement holder.
(a) If the substance of a duty imposed upon a securities intermediary by §§ 6A-8-504 through 6A-8-508 is the subject of other statute, regulation, or rule, compliance with that statute, regulation, or rule satisfies the duty.
(b) To the extent that specific standards for the performance of the duties of a securities intermediary or the exercise of the rights of an entitlement holder are not specified by other statute, regulation, or rule or by agreement between the securities intermediary and entitlement holder, the securities intermediary shall perform its duties and the entitlement holder shall exercise its rights in a commercially reasonable manner.
(c) The obligation of a securities intermediary to perform the duties imposed by §§ 6A-8-504 through 6A-8-508 is subject to:
(1) rights of the securities intermediary arising out of a security interest under a security agreement with the entitlement holder or otherwise; and
(2) rights of the securities intermediary under other law, regulation, rule, or agreement to withhold performance of its duties as a result of unfulfilled obligations of the entitlement holder to the securities intermediary.
(d) Sections 6A-8-504 through 6A-8-508 do not require a securities intermediary to take any action that is prohibited by other statute, regulation, or rule.
History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 182, § 5; P.L. 2000, ch. 420, § 5.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 6A - Uniform Commercial Code
Chapter 6A-8 - Investment Securities
Part 5 - Security Entitlements
Section 6A-8-502. - Assertion of adverse claim against entitlement holder.
Section 6A-8-504. - Duty of securities intermediary to maintain financial asset.
Section 6A-8-505. - Duty of securities intermediary with respect to payments and distributions.
Section 6A-8-507. - Duty of securities intermediary to comply with entitlement order.
Section 6A-8-510. - Rights of purchaser of security entitlement from entitlement holder.
Section 6A-8-511. - Priority among security interests and entitlement holders.