Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956

Section - 1 - Short title, extent and commencement

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Section - 2 - Definitions

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Section - 2A - [Interpretation of certain words and expressions

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Section - 3 - Application for recognition of stock exchanges

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Section - 4 - Grant of recognition to stock exchanges

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Section - 4A - Corporatisation and demutualisation of stock exchanges

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Section - 4B - Procedure for corporatisation and demutualisation

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Section - 5 - Withdrawal of recognition

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Section - 6 - Power of Central Government to call for periodical returns or direct inquiries to be made

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Section - 7 - Annual reports to be furnished to Central Government by stock exchanges

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Section - 7A - Power of recognised stock exchange to make rules restricting voting rights, etc.

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Section - 8 - Power of Central Government to direct rules to be made or to make rules

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Section - 8A - Clearing corporation

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Section - 9 - Power of recognised stock exchanges to make bye-laws

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Section - 10 - Power of Securities and Exchange Board of India to make or amend bye-laws of recognised stock exchanges

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Section - 11 - Power of Central Government to supersede governing body of a recognised stock exchange

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Section - 12 - Power to suspend business of recognised stock exchanges

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Section - 12A - Power to issue directions

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Section - 13 - Contracts in notified areas illegal in certain circumstances

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Section - 13A - Additional trading floor

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Section - 14 - Contracts in notified areas to be void in certain circumstances

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Section - 15 - Members may not act as principals in certain circumstances

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Section - 16 - Power to prohibit contracts in certain cases

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Section - 17 - Licensing of dealers in securities in certain areas

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Section - 17A - Public issue and listing of securities referred to in sub-clause (ie) of clause (h) of section 2

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Section - 18 - Exclusion of spot delivery contracts from sections 13, 14, 15 and 17

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Section - 18A - Contracts in derivative

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Section - 19 - Stock exchanges other than recognised stock exchanges prohibited

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Section - 20 - Prohibition of options in securities

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Section - 21 - Conditions for listing

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Section - 21A - Delisting of securities

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Section - 22 - Right of appeal against refusal of stock exchanges to list securities of public companies

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Section - 22A - Right of appeal to Securities Appellate Tribunal against refusal of stock exchange to list securities of public companies

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Section - 22B - Procedure and powers of Securities Appellate Tribunal

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Section - 22C - Right to legal representation

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Section - 22D - Limitation

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Section - 22E - Civil court not to have jurisdiction

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Section - 22F - Appeal to Supreme Court

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Section - 23 - Penalties

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Section - 23A - Penalty for failure to furnish information, return, etc.

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Section - 23B - Penalty for failure by any person to enter into an agreement with clients

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Section - 23C - Penalty for failure to redress investors' grievances

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Section - 23D - Penalty for failure to segregate securities or moneys of client or clients

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Section - 23E - Penalty for failure to comply with provision of listing conditions or delisting conditions or grounds

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Section - 23F - Penalty for excess dematerialisation or delivery of unlisted securities

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Section - 23G - Penalty for failure to furnish periodical returns, etc.

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Section - 23GA - Penalty for failure to conduct business in accordance with rules, etc.

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Section - 23H - Penalty for contravention where no separate penalty has been provided

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Section - 23I - Power to adjudicate

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Section - 23J - Factors to be taken into account while adjudging quantum of penalty

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Section - 23JA - Settlement of administrative and civil proceedings

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Section - 23JB - Recovery of amounts

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Section - 23JC - Continuance of proceedings

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Section - 23K - Crediting sums realised by way of penalties to Consolidated Fund of India

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Section - 23L - Appeal to Securities Appellate Tribunal

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Section - 23M - Offences

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Section - 23N - Composition of certain offences

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Section - 23O - Power to grant immunity

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Section - 24 - Contravention by companies

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Section - 25 - Certain offences to be cognizable

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Section - 26 - Cognizance of offences by courts

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Section - 26A - Establishment of Special Courts

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Section - 26B - Offences triable by Special Courts

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Section - 26C - Appeal and revision

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Section - 26D - Application of Code to proceedings before Special Court

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Section - 26E - Transitional provisions

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Section - 27 - Title to dividends

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Section - 27A - Right to receive income from collective investment scheme

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Section - 27B - Right to receive income from mutual fund

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Section - 28 - Act not to apply in certain cases

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Section - 29 - Protection of action taken in good faith

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Section - 29A - Power to delegate

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Section - 29B - Powers of the Securities and Exchange Board of India not to apply to International Financial Services Centre

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Section - 30 - Power to make rules

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Section - 30A - Special provisions related to commodity derivatives

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Section - 30B - Special provisions related to pooled investment vehicle

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Section - 31 - Power of Securities and Exchange Board of India to make regulations

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Section - 32 - Validation of certain acts

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