(1) After considering an application for grant of certificate made under regulation 3, if the Board is satisfied that a certificate should not be granted, the Board may reject the application after giving the applicant a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
(2) The decision of the Board to reject the application shall be communicated within thirty days of such decision to the applicant in writing stating therein the grounds on which the application has been rejected.
(3) An applicant, who is aggrieved by the decision of the Board under subregulation (1) may, within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of communication under sub-regulation (2), apply to the Board for re-consideration of its decision.
(4) The Board shall, as soon as possible, in the light of the submissions made in the application for reconsideration made under sub-regulation (3) and wherever necessary, after giving the applicant a reasonable opportunity of being heard, convey its decision in writing to the applicant.
Effect of refusal to grant certificate.
48 Inserted by the SEBI (Custodian of Securities) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2006, w.e.f. 31-10-2006.
49 Substituted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Custodian) (Amendment) Regulations, 2019, w.e.f.
22-3-2019. Prior to substitution the regulation read as below:
“Period of validity.