Securities Law - 3. page

Ownership of Stock Exchanges : As per the provisions of the Regulations, the shareholding or ownership of a stock exchange shall be as following: Shareholder Equity share holding limit Equity […]

Ownership of Clearing Corporations The provisions with respect to ownership and shareholding of recognized Clearing Corporations as similar to the aforesaid provisions as applicable to recognized Stock Exchanges except for […]

Governance of Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations : The provisions with respect to management and governance of recognized Stock Exchanges as well as Clearing Corporations are also provided in the […]

Definitions Of SECURITIES CONTRACT (REGULATION) (STOCK EXCHANGE AND CLEARING CORPORATIONS) REGULATIONS : “Associate” in relation to a person shall include another person: (i) who, directly or indirectly, by himself, or in […]

CERTAIN OFFENCES TO BE COGNIZABLE Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, any offence punishable under section 23 shall be deemed to be cognizable offence within the […]

COGNIZANCE OF OFFENCES BY COURTS : No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act or any rules or regulations or bye-laws made thereunder, save on a […]

Introduction Of Securities and Exchange Board of India : Before 1992, the three principal Acts governing the securities markets were: (a) the Capital Issues (Control) Act, 1947, which restricted issuer’s […]

Offences triable by Special Courts : Section 26B provides that notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, all offences under this Act committed prior to the date […]

Application of Code to proceeding before special court Section 26D provides that the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 shall apply to the proceeding before a special court and for the […]

RIGHTS OF INVESTORS : Entitlement of the Investors to Dividend declared by the Company : It shall be lawful for the holder of any security whose name appears on the […]