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The Securities and Exchange Board of India issues regulations to further amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Custodian) Regulations, 1996, utilizing powers conferred by section 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992.

Detailed Summary

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issued Notification No.SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2026/308 on July 3, 2026, in Mumbai, enacting the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Custodian) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026. These regulations, effective October 1, 2026, amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Custodian) Regulations, 1996, under the authority of section 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992). Key amendments include substituting the word "annual" with "monthly" in regulation 9(d) and regulation 26(i). Furthermore, in the Second Schedule, Part A, clause (iii), the annual fee of "Rs. 10,00,000 or 0.0005" is replaced with a monthly fee of "Rs. 85,000 or 0.0000416". In Part B, clause (II), the phrase "Payment of annual fee." is replaced with "Payment of monthly fee." and sub-clauses (1), (2), and (3) are substituted to detail the new monthly fee payment structure. Specifically, monthly fees are payable within 15 days of completion of each month from the commencement date. Custodians registered on or after commencement pay a proportionate monthly fee for the registration month and full monthly fees thereafter, while those registered before commencement pay a proportionate annual fee for the financial year of commencement and full monthly fees subsequently, with adjustments for any pre-paid annual fees. The original 1996 regulations were published vide S.O. No. 344 (E) on May 16, 1996, and last amended on September 23, 2025, by notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2025/267.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-MH-E-08072026-274228 EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 435] | NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2026/ASHADHA 12, 1948 (1) 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] AMIT PRADHAN, Executive Director [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./204/2026-27] [PART III—SEC.4] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY 3 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 3rd July, 2026 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (CUSTODIAN) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2026 No.SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2026/308.- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992), the Board hereby makes the following regulations to further amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Custodian) Regulations, 1996, namely – 1. These Regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Custodian) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 2. They shall come into force on October 1, 2026. 3. In the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Custodian) Regulations, 1996, – I. In regulation 9(d), the word "annual" shall be substituted with the word "monthly". II. In regulation 26(i), the word “annual” shall be substituted with the word “monthly”. III. In the Second Schedule, (i) In Part A, in clause (iii), the words and symbols "Annual fee Rs. 10,00,000 or 0.0005" shall be substituted with the words and symbols “Monthly fee Rs. 85,000 or 0.0000416". (ii) In Part B, in clause (II), a) the words and symbol "Payment of annual fee." shall be substituted with the words "Payment of monthly fee". b) sub-clause (1) shall be substituted with the following, namely, - "(1) On and from the commencement of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Custodian) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026, the monthly fee shall be payable with reference to each month, within 15 days of completion of the month." c) sub-clause (2) shall be substituted with the following, namely, - "(2) A custodian who is granted registration on and after the commencement of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Custodian) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026, shall pay proportionate monthly fee in respect of the month in which he was granted 4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] registration and full monthly fee for every subsequent month during which the registration subsists." d) sub-clause (3) shall be substituted with the following, namely, - "(3) A custodian who is granted registration before the commencement of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Custodian) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026, shall pay proportionate annual fee in respect of the financial year of such commencement and full monthly fee for every subsequent month during which the registration subsists. Such proportionate annual fee shall be payable within 15 days of the commencement of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Custodian) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026: Provided that any annual fee paid by a custodian before the commencement of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Custodian) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026, in respect of a period, the whole or part of which falls after such commencement, shall be proportionately adjusted against the amount payable under this sub-clause." e) in sub-clause (4), the word "annual" shall be substituted with the word "monthly". AMIT PRADHAN, Executive Director [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./204/2026-27] Note: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Custodian of Securities) Regulations, 1996 were published in the Gazette of India on May 16, 1996 vide S.O. No. 344 (E) and was last amended on September 23, 2025 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Custodian) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2025/267. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. VINOD | Digitally signed KUMAR | by VINOD KUMAR Date: 2026.07.08 14:10:16 +05'30'

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