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The Securities and Exchange Board of India issues the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Certification of Associated Persons in the Securities Markets) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025, to further amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Certification of Associated Persons in the Securities Markets) Regulations, 2007.

Detailed Summary

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) published the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Certification of Associated Persons in the Securities Markets) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025, on July 14, 2025, under F. No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2025/251. These regulations, effective upon their publication in the Official Gazette, are made in exercise of powers conferred by sections 11, 12, 19, and 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992). The amendment specifically modifies the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Certification of Associated Persons in the Securities Markets) Regulations, 2007, which were originally published on October 17, 2007, vide F. No. 11/LC/GN/2007/4567, and previously amended on January 7, 2014, by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2014. Key changes include the substitution of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 3, allowing the Board to specify categories of associated persons, intermediaries, and timelines for obtaining certificates, while ensuring prior notifications remain in force until rescinded. Sub-regulation (2) of regulation 3 is omitted. Regulation 3(4) is amended to refer to the "purposes of sub-regulation (1) may." Sub-regulation (3) of regulation 4 is amended to replace "specified in the notification issued" with "as may be specified by the Board." Furthermore, regulation 6 is entirely substituted, mandating that associated persons engaged in activities under regulation 3(4)(a) to (f) must hold a valid certificate as specified by the Board under regulation 3(1). The notification is signed by Babitha Rayudu, Executive Director.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-MH-E-15072025-264685 EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 14, 2025/ASHADHA 23, 1947 No. 510] 4704 GI/2025 (1) SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 14th July, 2025 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (CERTIFICATION OF ASSOCIATED PERSONS IN THE SECURITIES MARKETS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2025 F. No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2025/251.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 30 read with sections 11, 12 and 19 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 (Certification of Associated Persons in the Securities Markets) Regulations, 2007, namely, - 1. These regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Certification of Associated Persons in the Securities Markets) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025. 2. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 3. In the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Certification of Associated Persons in the Securities Markets) Regulations, 2007, - I. in regulation 3, - a. sub-regulation (1) along with the proviso thereto shall be substituted with the following, namely,- "(1) The Board may specify such categories of associated persons to obtain the requisite certificate for engagement or employment with such classes of intermediaries, and within such time as may be specified by the Board: Provided that any notification previously issued by the Board under this sub-regulation prior to the coming into force of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Certification of Associated Persons in the Securities Markets) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025 shall continue to remain in force till such time the notification is rescinded."; b. sub-regulation (2) shall be omitted; c. in sub-regulation (4), the words, symbols and numbers “purpose of issuing notification under sub regulations (1) and (2) shall” shall be substituted with the words, symbols and number, namely, "purposes of sub-regulation (1) may”. II. in regulation 4, in sub-regulation (3), the words "specified in the notification issued" shall be substituted with the words "as may be specified by the Board". III. regulation 6 shall be substituted with the following, namely, - "6. No associated person engaged in any of the activities mentioned in clauses (a) to (f) of sub- regulation (4) of regulation 3 shall continue to be so engaged unless such a person holds a valid certificate as specified by the Board under sub regulation (1) of regulation 3.". BABITHA RAYUDU, Executive Director [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./243/2025-26] Footnotes: 1. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Certification of Associated Persons in the Securities Markets) Regulations, 2007 was published in the Gazette of India on October 17, 2007 vide F. No. 11/LC/GN/ 2007/4567. 2. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Certification of Associated Persons in the Securities Markets) Regulations, 2007 was subsequently amended on (a) January 7, 2014 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2014 vide No. LAD-NRO/GN/2013-14/36/12. 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. SARVESH KUMAR AVASTI SARVESH SRIVASTAVA KUMAR Date: 2025.07.15 21:22:13 +0530

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