Section 31 - Power of Securities and Exchange Board of India to make regulations - SECURITIES CONTRACTS (REGULATION) ACT, 1956

1 [Power of Securities and Exchange Board of India to make regulations. 31. (1) Without prejudice to the provisions contained in section 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992), the Securities and Exchange Board of India may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make regulations consistent with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder to carry out the purposes of this Act. 2 [ (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such regulations may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:- (a) the manner, in which at least fifty-one per cent of equity share capital of a recognised stock exchange is held within twelve months from the date of publication of the order under sub-section (7) of section 4B by the public other than the shareholders having trading rights under sub-section (8) of that section; (b) the eligibility criteria and other requirements under section 17A.] 3 [(c) the terms determined by the Board for settlement of proceedings under subsection (2) of section 23JA; (d) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, specified by regulations or in respect of which provision is to be made by regulations.] (3) Every regulation made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the regulation or both Houses agree that the regulation should not be made, the regulation shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that regulation.] ********* 1 Inserted by the Securities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2004, Sec 16, w.e.f.. 12-10-2004. Earlier it was repealed by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1960, Sec 2 and First Sch. w.e.f. 28-12-1960. 2. Substituted by the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2007, Sec 5, w.e.f. 28-05-2007. Prior to substitution it read as under: (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such regulations may provide for the manner in which at least fifty-one per cent of equity share capital of a recognised stock exchange is held within twelve months from the date of publication of the order under sub-section (7) of section 4B by the public other than the shareholders having trading rights under sub-section (8) of that section. 3 Inserted by the Securities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2014, w.e.f. 18-07-2013.