Securities_and_Exchange_Board_of_India_Act,_1992

Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992

Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992

Act of the Parliament of India

The Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 is an act that was enacted for regulation and development of securities market in India. It was amended in the years 1995, 1999, and 2002 to meet the requirements of changing needs of the securities market. it is the regulatory body for the securities market in India, tasked with protecting the interests of investors and promoting the development of, and regulating, the securities market.[1]

Quick Facts The Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, Parliament of India ...

It was the 15th Act of 1992. The Act provides for the establishment of Securities and Exchange Board of India following the Harshad Mehta scam.

The Act contains 10 Chapters and 91 Sections.[2]

Preamble

The Securities and Exchange Board of India is the sole regulator of the Indian Securities Market. Its Preamble describes its basic function as "...to protect the interests of investors in securities and to promote the development of, and to regulate the securities market and for matters connected therewith or incid thereto"[3]

Management of the Board

The management of Board is run by its members appointed by the central Government:[4]

(a) Chairman
(b) Two members from the Ministry of Finance of the Union.
(c) One member from the Reserve Bank
(d) five other members.

Functions of Board

(1) Protect the interest of investors in securities market, regulate the securities market in India.

(2) Registering the depositories, investment schemes, mutual funds.

(3) Promoting fundamental education needed to invest in securities markets.[5]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    News, SEBI (27 March 2024). "Understanding SEBI: Role, Impact, and Guidelines | SEBI News". SEBI News. Retrieved 30 March 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. [2]
    "The Security and Exchange Board of India Act 1992" (PDF). www.sebi.gov.in. SEBI. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. [3]
    "SEBI Website".
  4. [4]
    "THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA ACT, 1992 – Lawyers Law". Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  5. [5]
    Dhar, Kaushik (1 March 2012). "Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Act, 1992: A Summary". Rochester, NY. SSRN 2014351. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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