Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956
Section - 1 - Short title, extent and commencementSection - 2 - Definitions
Section - 2A - [Interpretation of certain words and expressions
Section - 3 - Application for recognition of stock exchanges
Section - 4 - Grant of recognition to stock exchanges
Section - 4A - Corporatisation and demutualisation of stock exchanges
Section - 4B - Procedure for corporatisation and demutualisation
Section - 5 - Withdrawal of recognition
Section - 6 - Power of Central Government to call for periodical returns or direct inquiries to be made
Section - 7 - Annual reports to be furnished to Central Government by stock exchanges
Section - 7A - Power of recognised stock exchange to make rules restricting voting rights, etc.
Section - 8 - Power of Central Government to direct rules to be made or to make rules
Section - 8A - Clearing corporation
Section - 9 - Power of recognised stock exchanges to make bye-laws
Section - 10 - Power of Securities and Exchange Board of India to make or amend bye-laws of recognised stock exchanges
Section - 11 - Power of Central Government to supersede governing body of a recognised stock exchange
Section - 12 - Power to suspend business of recognised stock exchanges
Section - 12A - Power to issue directions
Section - 13 - Contracts in notified areas illegal in certain circumstances
Section - 13A - Additional trading floor
Section - 14 - Contracts in notified areas to be void in certain circumstances
Section - 15 - Members may not act as principals in certain circumstances
Section - 16 - Power to prohibit contracts in certain cases
Section - 17 - Licensing of dealers in securities in certain areas
Section - 17A - Public issue and listing of securities referred to in sub-clause (ie) of clause (h) of section 2
Section - 18 - Exclusion of spot delivery contracts from sections 13, 14, 15 and 17
Section - 18A - Contracts in derivative
Section - 19 - Stock exchanges other than recognised stock exchanges prohibited
Section - 20 - Prohibition of options in securities
Section - 21 - Conditions for listing
Section - 21A - Delisting of securities
Section - 22 - Right of appeal against refusal of stock exchanges to list securities of public companies
Section - 22A - Right of appeal to Securities Appellate Tribunal against refusal of stock exchange to list securities of public companies
Section - 22B - Procedure and powers of Securities Appellate Tribunal
Section - 22C - Right to legal representation
Section - 22D - Limitation
Section - 22E - Civil court not to have jurisdiction
Section - 22F - Appeal to Supreme Court
Section - 23 - Penalties
Section - 23A - Penalty for failure to furnish information, return, etc.
Section - 23B - Penalty for failure by any person to enter into an agreement with clients
Section - 23C - Penalty for failure to redress investors' grievances
Section - 23D - Penalty for failure to segregate securities or moneys of client or clients
Section - 23E - Penalty for failure to comply with provision of listing conditions or delisting conditions or grounds
Section - 23F - Penalty for excess dematerialisation or delivery of unlisted securities
Section - 23G - Penalty for failure to furnish periodical returns, etc.
Section - 23GA - Penalty for failure to conduct business in accordance with rules, etc.
Section - 23H - Penalty for contravention where no separate penalty has been provided
Section - 23I - Power to adjudicate
Section - 23J - Factors to be taken into account while adjudging quantum of penalty
Section - 23JA - Settlement of administrative and civil proceedings
Section - 23JB - Recovery of amounts
Section - 23JC - Continuance of proceedings
Section - 23K - Crediting sums realised by way of penalties to Consolidated Fund of India
Section - 23L - Appeal to Securities Appellate Tribunal
Section - 23M - Offences
Section - 23N - Composition of certain offences
Section - 23O - Power to grant immunity
Section - 24 - Contravention by companies
Section - 25 - Certain offences to be cognizable
Section - 26 - Cognizance of offences by courts
Section - 26A - Establishment of Special Courts
Section - 26B - Offences triable by Special Courts
Section - 26C - Appeal and revision
Section - 26D - Application of Code to proceedings before Special Court
Section - 26E - Transitional provisions
Section - 27 - Title to dividends
Section - 27A - Right to receive income from collective investment scheme
Section - 27B - Right to receive income from mutual fund
Section - 28 - Act not to apply in certain cases
Section - 29 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section - 29A - Power to delegate
Section - 29B - Powers of the Securities and Exchange Board of India not to apply to International Financial Services Centre
Section - 30 - Power to make rules
Section - 30A - Special provisions related to commodity derivatives
Section - 30B - Special provisions related to pooled investment vehicle
Section - 31 - Power of Securities and Exchange Board of India to make regulations
Section - 32 - Validation of certain acts
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