Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 2011 – NOTIFICATION NO. G.S.R. 349(E), DATED 29-4-2011 – In exercise of the powers conferred by section 48 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (42 of 2010), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely: –
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 1 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (42 of 2010), the Central Government hereby appoints the 1st day of May, 2011 as the date on which the provisions of the said Act shall come into force.
It has been decided that non-retail investors i.e. Qualified Institutional Buyers and Non-Institutional Investors, making application in public/ rights issue shall mandatorily make use of ASBA facility. In this regard, disclosures shall be made in the offer document such as in issue procedure section as part of payment instructions. CIR/CFD/DIL/1/2011 , Dated- April 29, 2011
As you are aware, following the announcement in the April 2010 Monetary Policy Statement, the Working Group on Information Security, Electronic Banking, Technology Risk Management and Cyber Frauds was constituted, under the Chairmanship of Shri G. Gopalakrishna, Executive Director, RBI. The Group examined various issues arising out of the use of Information Technology in banks and made its recommendations in nine broad areas.
Circular No. 943/04/2011-CX Can credit of capital goods be availed of when used in manufacture of dutiable goods on which benefit under Notification 1/2011- CE is availed or in provision of a service whose part of value is exempted on the condition that no credit of inputs and input services is taken? Is the credit of only specified goods and services listed in the definition of inputs and input services not allowed such as goods used in a club, outdoor catering etc, or is the list only illustrative?
The liquor covered by entry 1 2 and 3 of Schedule I) of the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act 2002 are purchased from the registered dealers within State and tax is paid or has become payable on purchase of liquor at earlier stage.
These rules may be called the Maharashtra Value Added Tax (Third Amendment) Rules, 2011 and they shall come into force with effect from the date 1st May 2011. These rules amends rule 53 , 54, 55A and insert rule 60A after rule 60.
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 54 It has now been decided to allow custodian banks to issue Irrevocable Payment Commitments (IPCs) in favour of the Stock Exchanges / Clearing Corporations of the Stock Exchanges, on behalf of their FII clients for purchase of shares under the PIS. Issue of IPCs should be in accordance with the Reserve Bank regulations on banks’ exposure to the capital market issued by the Reserve Bank from time to time. Further, AD Category – I banks may also comply with the instructions issued by our Department of Banking Operations and Development (DBOD) vide circular no. DBOD Dir. BC.46/13.03.00/2010-11 dated September 30, 2010.
The objective of creating an insurance repository is to provide policyholders a facility to keep insurance policies in electronic form and to undertake changes, modifications and revisions in the insurance policy with speed and accuracy in order to bring about efficiency, transparency and cost reduction in the issuance and maintenance of insurance policies.
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 55 – It has been decided to enhance the FII investment limit in listed non-convertible debentures / bonds, with a residual maturity of five years and above, and issued by Indian companies in the infrastructure sector, where ‘infrastructure’ is defined in terms of the extant ECB guidelines, by an additional limit of USD 20 billion taking this limit from USD 5 billion to USD 25 billion (with this the total limit available to FIIs for investment in listed non convertible debentures / bonds would be USD 40 billion with a sub limit of USD 25 billion for investment in listed non-convertible debentures / bonds issued by corporates in the infrastructure sector). Further, such investment by FIIs in listed non-convertible debentures / bonds would have a minimum lock-in period of three years. However, FIIs are allowed to trade amongst themselves during the lock-in period. It has also been decided to allow SEBI registered FIIs to invest in unlisted non-convertible debentures / bonds issued by corporates in the infrastructure sector, provided that such investment is as per the aforementioned terms and conditions.
