Depositories Act, 1996
Section - 1 - Short title, extent and commencementSection - 2 - Definitions
Section - 3 - Certificate of commencement of business by depositories.
Section - 4 - Agreement between depository and participant
Section - 5 - Services of depository
Section - 6 - Surrender of certificate of security.
Section - 7 - Registration of transfer of securities with depository
Section - 8 - Options to receive security certificate or hold securities with depository.
Section - 9 - Securities in depositories to be in fungible form
Section - 10 - Rights of depositories and beneficial owner.
Section - 11 - Register of beneficial owner
Section - 12 - Pledge or hypothecation of securities held in a depository
Section - 13 - Furnishing of information and records by depository and issuer.
Section - 14 - Option to opt out in respect of any security.
Section - 15 - Act 18 of 1891 to apply to depositories.
Section - 16 - Depositories to indemnify loss in certain cases.
Section - 17 - Rights and obligations of depositories, etc.
Section - 18 - Power of Board to call for information and enquiry.
Section - 19 - Power of Board to give directions in certain cases
Section - 19A - Penalty for failure to furnish information, return, etc.
Section - 19B - Penalty for failure to enter into an agreement
Section - 19C - Penalty for failure to redress investors' grievances
Section - 19D - Penalty for delay in dematerialisation or issue of certificate of securities
Section - 19E - Penalty for failure to reconcile records
Section - 19F - Penalty for failure to comply with directions issued by Board under section 19 of the Act
Section - 19FA - Penalty for failure to conduct business in a fair manner
Section - 19G - Penalty for contravention where no separate penalty has been provided
Section - 19H - Power to adjudicate
Section - 19-I - Factors to be taken into account while adjudging quantum of penalty
Section - 19-IA - Settlement of Administrative and Civil Proceedings
Section - 19-IB - Recovery of amounts
Section - 19-IC - Continuance of proceedings
Section - 19J - Crediting sums realised by way of penalties to Consolidated Fund of India.
Section - 20 - Offences
Section - 21 - Contravention by companies
Section - 22 - Cognizance of offences by courts
Section - 22A - Composition of certain offences.
Section - 22B - Power to grant immunity.
Section - 22C - Establishment of Special Courts
Section - 22D - Offences triable by Special Courts
Section - 22E - Appeal and Revision
Section - 22F - Application of Code to proceedings before Special Court
Section - 22G - Transitional provisions
Section - 23 - Appeals
Section - 23A - Appeal to Securities Appellate Tribunal
Section - 23B - Procedure and powers of Securities Appellate Tribunal.
Section - 23C - Right to legal representation.
Section - 23D - Limitation.
Section - 23E - Civil court not to have jurisdiction.
Section - 23F - Appeal to Supreme Court
Section - 23G - Powers of Board not to apply to International Financial Services Centre
Section - 24 - Power of Central Government to make rules
Section - 25 - Power of Board to make regulations.
Section - 26 - Power of depositories to make bye-laws
Section - 27 - Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.
Section - 28 - Application of other laws not barred.
Section - 29 - Removal of difficulties.
Section - 30 - Amendments to certain enactments
Section - 30A - Validation of certain acts
Section - 31 - Repeal and saving.
Schedule - AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN ENACTMENTS
To read the full act/ section offline, download the app from Google Play store
CAclubindia
