A person shall not circulate or disseminate or authorize or be concerned in the circulation or dissemination of a statement or information to die effect that, die price of any securities of a body corporate will or is likely to rise or fall or be maintained by reason of a transaction entered into or other act or things done in relation to securities of that body corporate, or of a body corporate that is related to that body corporate, in contravention of a provision of section 147 to section 153 where

(a) that person, or a person associated with that person, has entered into that transaction or done an act or thing; or

(b) that person has received, or expects to receive directly or indirectly, a consideration or benefit for circulating or disseminating, or authorizing or being concerned in the circulation or dissemination of die statement or information.