Depositories Act, 1996
25. Power of Board to make regulations
(1) Without prejudice to the provisions contained in section 30
of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992), the Board
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) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the
foregoing power, such regulations may provide for-
(a) the form in which record is to be
maintained under clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 2;
(b) the form in which the certificate of
commencement of business shall be issued under sub-section (2) of section 3;
(c) the manner in which the certificate of
security shall be surrendered under sub-section (1) of section 6;
(d) the manner of creating a pledge or
hypothecation in respect of security owned by a beneficial owner under
sub-section (1) of section 12;
(e) the conditions and the fees payable with
respect to the issue of certificate of securities under sub-section (3) of
section 14;
(f) the rights and obligations of the
depositories, participants and the issuers under sub-section (1) of section 17;
(g) the eligibility criteria for admission of
securities in the depository under sub-section (2) of section 17.