(1) On and from the commencement of these regulations, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 1996, shall stand repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken or purported to have been taken or contemplated under the repealed regulations before the commencement of these regulations shall be deemed to have been done or taken or commenced or contemplated under the corresponding provisions of these regulations.
(3) After the repeal of the regulations referred to in sub-regulation (1), any reference thereto in any regulation, guideline, circular or direction issued by the Board shall be deemed to be a reference to the relevant provisions of these regulations.
37 FIRST SCHEDULE FORMS FORM A Securities and Exchange Board of India (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 2018 [See regulation 3] Application for grant of certificate of registration as depository Securities and Exchange Board of India, C4-A, ‘G’ Block, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East) Mumbai 400051 - India, INSTRUCTIONS i. This form is meant for use by each person acting as the applicant of a depository.
ii. The applicant should complete this form, and submit it, along with all supporting documents to the Board at its head office at Mumbai.
iii. This application form should be filled in accordance with the regulations.
iv. Application for grant of certificate of registration as depository, will be considered provided it is complete in all respects.
v. All answers must be typed.
vi. Information which needs to be supplied in more detail may be given on separate sheets which should be attached to the application form.
vii. The application must be signed and all signatures must be original.
viii. The application must be accompanied by an application fee as specified in the Second Schedule to these regulations and by the draft bye-laws.
ix. Every page of the form and every additional sheet must be initialed by the authorised signatory of the applicant.
x. All copies of documents should be attested as true by an authorised notary.
Items 1-6 pertain to an applicant
1. Name, address of the registered office, address for correspondence, telephone number(s), fax number(s), telex number(s) and the name of the contact person of the applicant.
2. Please indicate the name of the depository which is proposed to be established by the applicant.
3. Please indicate the names of other depositories, if any, which have been sponsored by the applicant, or in which the applicant is acting as participant.
4. Please indicate the category to which the applicant belongs as per regulation 6 read with subregulation (1) and (2) of regulation 21.
5. Please provide the following details of each applicant:
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(a) Date of incorporation or establishment, and the statute, if any, under which established (enclose certificate of incorporation, memorandum and articles of association or statutory provisions, if any).
(b) Objects of the applicant.
(c) Details of the nature of activities carried on by the applicant.
(d) Details of affiliates and subsidiaries, and activities carried on by them.
(e) Details of registration with the Securities and Exchange Board of India, the Reserve Bank of India or with any foreign regulatory authority of the applicant, its affiliates and its subsidiaries (enclose documents supporting such registration).
(f) Net worth of the applicant (enclose a copy of the latest audited financial statements).
(g) Percentage and amount of the paid up capital of the proposed depository which the applicant is to hold.
6. Declaration statement (to be given as below) by each applicant.
We hereby agree and declare that the information supplied in the application, including the attachment sheets, is complete and true.
And we further agree that we will notify Securities and Exchange Board of India immediately any change in the information provided in the application.
We further agree that we shall comply with, and be bound by the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, and Securities and Exchange Board of India (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 2018, and such other guidelines/instructions which may be announced by the Securities and Exchange Board of India from time to time.
We further agree that as a condition of registration, we shall abide by such operational instructions/directives as may be issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India from time to time.
For and on behalf of.............................................
(Name of the applicant) Authorised signatory.................. ..........................
(Name) (Signature) Date:
Place:
Items 7-14 pertain to the depository, and should be filled in accordingly
7. Name, address of the registered office, address for correspondence, telephone number(s), fax number(s), telex number(s) and the name of the contact person of the applicant.
8. Date of incorporation of the depository (enclose certificate of incorporation and memorandum and articles of association)
(a) Objects (main and ancillary) of the depository.
(b) Authorised, issued, subscribed and paid-up capital of the depository.
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(c) Proposed net worth of the depository.
(d) Details of proposed shareholding of each applicant.
9. The following details may be given for each director of the depository, and for its principal officer.
(a) Name, age, nationality.
(b) Details of educational and other qualifications.
(c) Details of experience.
(d) Details of other directorships held.
(e) Details of any litigation connected with the securities market which has an adverse bearing on the business of the depository, involving the director or principal officer, and details of any conviction of the director or principal officer for a crime involving moral turpitude or of any economic offence for which the director or principal officer has been found guilty.
10. Please indicate the details of staff and organisation structure that is proposed to be set- up prior to commencement of business.
11. Details of infrastructure such as premises and automatic data processing, storage and back up systems and procedures, communication systems that are proposed to be set-up prior to commencement of business.
12. Internal evaluation and monitoring systems that are proposed to be set-up prior to the commencement of business.
13. Arrangements for indemnification of beneficial owners that are proposed to be put in place, including details of insurance cover proposed to be taken prior to the commencement of business.
14. Declaration statement (to be given as below).
We hereby agree and declare that the information supplied in the application including the attachment sheets, is complete and true.
And we further agree that, we will notify Securities and Exchange Board of India immediately any change in the information provided in the application.
We further agree that we shall comply with, and be bound by the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, and Securities and Exchange Board of India (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 2018, and such other guidelines/instructions which may be announced by the Securities and Exchange Board of India from time to time.
We further agree that as a condition of registration, we shall abide by such operational instructions/directives as may be issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India from time to time.
For and on behalf of............................................................................................................................................
(Name of the applicant) Authorised signatory.......................... ...............................
(Name) (Signature) 40 Date: Place:
FORM B Securities and Exchange Board of India (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 2018 [See regulation 7] Certificate of registration as depository I. In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1A) of section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992) read with the regulations made thereunder and with the Depositories Act, 1996 ( 22 of 1996) the Board hereby grants a certificate of registration to................................as a Depository subject to the conditions specified in the Act, the Depositories Act and the regulations made thereunder.
II. Registration Number for the Depository is IN/SD/// Date :
Place : Mumbai By Order Sd/- For and on behalf of the Securities and Exchange Board of India 41 FORM C Securities and Exchange Board of India (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 2018 [See regulation 11] Application for grant of certificate of commencement of business as depository Securities and Exchange Board of India, C4-A, ‘G’ Block, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East) Mumbai 400051 – India INSTRUCTIONS i. This form is meant for use by a depository granted a certificate of registration by the Securities and Exchange Board of India.
ii. The applicant should complete this form, and submit it, along with all supporting documents to the Board at its head office at Mumbai.
iii. This application form should be filled in accordance with the regulations.
iv. Application for grant of certificate of commencement of business will be considered provided it is complete in all respects.
v. All answers must be typed.
vi. Information which needs to be supplied in more detail may be given on separate sheets which should be attached to the application form.
vii. The application must be signed and all signatures must be original.
viii. Every page of the form and every additional sheet must be initialled by the authorised signatory of the applicant.
ix. All copies of documents should be attested as true by an authorised notary.
1. Name and registration number of the applicant.
2. Date of grant of certificate of registration to the applicant.
3. Please indicate whether bye-laws have been approved by the Board.
4. Please indicate the details of staff and organisation structure that has been set-up.
5. Please indicate the background and experience of key personnel.
6. Internal evaluation and monitoring systems including details of background and experience of personnel involved that have been set-up (enclose copies of risk management and operations manuals).
7. Please provide the following details of the automatic data processing and communications systems :
(a) details of hardware, software and communications systems, their capability, function and location;
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(b) details of data storage and back up procedures and sites, their capability, function and location;
(c) details of disaster recovery systems and procedures.
8. Please indicate whether premises and automatic data processing and communications systems are owned, leased or rented (enclose copies of title lease or rental agreements).
9. Please indicate arrangements that have been put in place in order to indemnify beneficial owners.
10. Please enclose copy of insurance cover that has been taken.
11. Please enclose a copy of the participation agreement to be entered into with different categories of participants.
12. Please enclose a copy of the agreement to be entered into with the issuer, or with the issuer and his registrar.
13. Please enclose a copy of the agreement to be entered into between the participant, as the depository’s agent, and the beneficial owners.
14. Declaration statement (to be given as below) :
We hereby agree and declare that the information supplied in the application, including the attachment sheets, is complete and true.
And we further agree that, we will notify the Securities and Exchange Board of India immediately of any change in the information provided in the application.
We further agree that we shall comply with, and be bound by the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 2018, and such other guidelines/instructions which may be announced by the Securities and Exchange Board of India from time to time.
We further agree that as a condition of registration, we shall abide by such operational instructions/directives as may be issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India from time to time.
For and on behalf of............................................................................................................................................
(Name of the applicant) Authorised signatory.......................... ...............................
(Name) (Signature) Date:
Place:
43 FORM D Securities and Exchange Board of India (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 2018 [See regulation 16] Certificate of commencement of business as depository In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Depositories Act, 1996 ( 22 of 1996) read with the regulations, the Board hereby grants a certificate of commencement of business to..............................................................as a depository subject to the conditions specified in the Act, the Depositories Act and the regulations made thereunder.
Date:
Place : Mumbai By order Sd/- For and on behalf of the Securities and Exchange Board of India 44 FORM E Securities and Exchange Board of India (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 2018 [See regulation 22(2) and 22(3)] Application for grant of approval for acquisition of shares of a depository Securities and Exchange Board of India, C4-A, ‘G’ Block, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East) Mumbai 400051 – India INSTRUCTIONS i. This form is meant for use by a person who acquires shares of a depository in terms of subregulation (2) or sub-regulation (3) of regulation (22).
ii. The applicant should complete this form, and submit it, along with all supporting documents, if any to the Board through the depository concerned.
iii. This application form should be filled in accordance with the regulations.
iv. Application seeking approval will be considered provided it is complete in all respects.
v. All answers must be typed.
vi. Information which needs to be supplied in more detail may be given on separate sheets which should be attached to the application form.
vii. The application must be signed and all signatures must be original.
viii. Every page of the form and every additional sheet must be initialled by the applicant / authorised signatory of the applicant.
1. Name
2. Address
3. Details of employment/ business, if any
4. SEBI registration number, if any
5. Details of registration with other statutory authorities,
6. Declaration regarding the fulfillment of requirements of regulation 23 of these Regulations.
7. Details of action taken / penalties imposed on him by any statutory authority in India or abroad.
8. Details of activities that may, in the opinion of the shareholder, lead to his / its disqualification.
9. Association with depository participants
10. Cases pending before any Court, Tribunal or any other statutory authority in India or abroad, if any.
11. Previous approvals from the Board as fit and proper, if any.
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12. Declaration statement (to be given as below) by each applicant.
I / we hereby agree and declare that the information supplied in the application, including the attachment sheets, if any, is complete and true.
And I / we further agree that I / we will notify Securities and Exchange B