Act Info:
Preamble1 - DEPOSITORIES ACT, 1996
Chapter 1 Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Chapter II Section3 - Certificate of commencement of business by depositories
Chapter III Section4 - Agreemenf between depository and participant
Section5 - Services of depository
Section6 - Surrender of certificate of security
Section7 - Registration of transfer of securities with depository
Section8 - Options to receive security certificate or hold securities with depository
Section9 - Securities in depositories to be in fungible form
Section10 - Rights of depositories and beneficial owner
Section11 - Register of beneficial owner
Section12 - Pledge or hypothecation of securities held in a depository
Section13 - Furnishing of information and records by depository and issuer
Section14 - Option to opt out in respect of any security
Section15 - The Bankers' Books Evidence Act to apply to depositories
Section16 - Depositories to indemnify loss in certain cases
Section17 - Rights and obligations of depositories, etc.
Chapter IV Section18 - Power of Board to call for information and enquiry
Section19 - Power of Board to give directions in certain cases
Section19A - Penalty for failure to furnish Information, return, etc.
Section19B - Penalty for failure to enter into an agreement
Section19C - Penalty for failure to redress Investors' grievances
Section19D - Penalty for delay in dematerialisation or issue of certificate of Securities
Section19E - Penalty for failure to reconcile records
Section19F - Penalty for failure to comply with directions issued by Board under section 19 of the Act
Section19G - Penalty for contravention where no separate penalty has been provided
Section19H - Power to adjudicate
Section19I - Factors to be taken into account by adjudicating officer
Section19J - Crediting sums realised by way of penalties to Consolidated Fund of India
Chapter V Section20 - Offences
Section21 - Offences by companies
Chapter VI Section22 - Cognizance of offences by courts
Section22A - Composition of certain offences
Section22B - Power to grant immunity
Section23 - Appeals
Section23A - Appeal to Securities Appellate Tribunal
Section23B - Procedure and powers of Securities Appellate Tribunal
Section23C - Right to legal representation
Section23D - Limitation
Section23E - Civil court not to have jurisdiction
Section23F - Appeal to Supreme Court
Section24 - Power of Central Government to make rules
Section25 - Power of Board to make regulations
Section26 - Power of depositories to make bye-laws
Section27 - Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
Section28 - Application of other laws not barred
Section29 - Removal of difficulties
Section30 - Amendments to certain enactments
Section31 - Repeal and Saving
Schedule1 - THE SCHEDULE
Amending Act1 - AMENDMENT ACT