SEBI Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2023


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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued the SEBI Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2023. These amendments, effective from their publication date, introduce specific changes to Regulation 61A concerning the Investor Protection and Education Fund. Notably, amounts transferred to this fund will not accrue interest, and unclaimed amounts can still be claimed by individuals in a manner specified by SEBI.

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION

Mumbai, the 20th October, 2023
 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) (SIXTH AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2023

No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2023/158 ─ In exercise of the powers conferred by section 11, sub-section (2) of section 11A and section 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992) read with section 31 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956), the Board hereby makes the following regulations to further amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, namely: -

1. These regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2023.

2. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

3. In the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, in regulation 61A, -

(1) in sub-regulation (3), -

(a) in the existing proviso thereto, the symbol “.”, after the words “in terms of section 11 of the Act”, shall be substituted with the symbol “:”;

(b) after the existing proviso, following proviso shall be inserted, namely, –

“Provided further that the amount transferred to the Investor Protection and Education fund shall not bear any interest.”

(2) after sub-regulation (3), the following sub-regulation shall be inserted, namely, –

“(4) The unclaimed amount of a person that has been transferred to the Investor Protection and Education Fund in terms of this regulation, may be claimed in such manner as may be specified by the Board.”

BABITHA RAYUDU, Executive Director
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./505/2023-24]

FAQ :

The new regulations are the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2023.

These regulations come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

The key changes involve the Investor Protection and Education Fund: amounts transferred to it will not bear any interest, and unclaimed amounts can still be claimed by individuals.

Yes, unclaimed amounts transferred to the Investor Protection and Education Fund may be claimed in a manner specified by the Board.

Yes, a new proviso states that the amount transferred to the Investor Protection and Education Fund shall not bear any interest.

 

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