Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issued a notification on July 29, 2024, amending the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) Regulations, 2018. This third amendment, effective upon its publication in the Official Gazette, includes several key changes. Firstly, regulation 21 has been revised to require recognized stock exchanges and clearing corporations to disclose their shareholding patterns quarterly on their websites, aligning with the format specified for listed companies under the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. Secondly, the words “and Core Settlement Guarantee Fund” have been removed from regulation 29, sub-regulation (2), clause (a). Additionally, Paragraph 27 of Part III of Annexure to Form A in Schedule I and Paragraph V of Part H in Schedule II have been omitted. Other minor textual adjustments have also been made to streamline regulatory language and compliance requirements. These changes aim to enhance transparency and regulatory clarity within the securities market.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, the 29th July, 2024
SECURITIES CONTRACTS (REGULATION) (STOCK EXCHANGES AND CLEARING CORPORATIONS) (THIRD AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2024
No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2024/196.— In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4, 8A and 31 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956, read with sections 11 and 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, the Board hereby makes the following regulations to further amend the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) Regulations, 2018, namely, –
1. These regulations may be called the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2024.
2. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
3. In the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) Regulations, 2018,
I. In regulation 21, sub-regulation (1) shall be substituted with the following sub-regulation, namely,–
“(1) Without prejudice to the provisions of the Act, rules and these regulations, the recognised stock exchange(s) and the recognised clearing corporation(s) shall disclose their shareholding pattern on their respective websites on a quarterly basis as per the requirements and format specified for listed companies in terms of the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.”
II. In regulation 29, in sub-regulation (2), in clause (a), the words “and Core Settlement Guarantee Fund” after the word “Member” and before the words “committee and” shall stand omitted.
III. In Schedule I, in Part III of Annexure to Form A, Paragraph 27 shall stand omitted.
IV. In Schedule II,
(i) in Part G, in paragraph (1),
(a) the words, figures and symbol “In terms of sub-regulation 10 of regulation 19, the” shall be substituted with the word “The”.
(b) in clause (a), the word “the” appearing before the words “these Regulations” shall stand omitted.
(c) in clause (c), the words, figures and symbol “Board circular dated January 01, 2016.” shall be substituted with the words and symbol “guidelines as specified by the Board from time to time.”
(ii) in Part H, Paragraph V shall stand omitted.
BABITHA RAYUDU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./339/2024-25]
Footnote:
1. The Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) Regulations, 2018 were published in the Gazette of India on 3rd October 2018 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2018/41.
2. The Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) Regulations, 2018 were subsequently amended on–
(a) 4th June, 2019, by the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Amendment) Regulations, 2019 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2019/21.
(b) 17th April, 2020, by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Regulatory Sandbox) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2020/10.
(c) 8th October, 2020, by the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2020/32.
(d) 23rd March, 2021, by the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2021/12.
(e) 13th August, 2021, by the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2021 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2021/44.
(f) 12th August 2022, by the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2022/93.
(g) 15th November, 2022, by the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2022 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2022/104.
(h) 28th February 2023, by the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2023/124.
(i) 24th July, 2023, by the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2023/139.
(j) 22nd August, 2023, by the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2023/148.
(k) 26th April, 2024, by the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2024/171.
(l) 10th May, 2024, by the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2024 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2024/174.
