Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992
2. Definitions.-
(1) In this Act,
unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a)
"Board" means the Securities and Exchange Board of India established
under section 3;
(b)
"Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board;
(c)
"existing Securities and Exchange Board" means the Securities and
Exchange Board of India constituted under the Resolution of the Government of
India in the Department of Economic Affairs No. (44) SE/86, dated the 12th day
of April, 1988;
(d)
"Fund" means the Fund constituted under section 14;
(e)
"member" means a member of the Board and includes the Chairman;
(f)
"notification" means a notification published in the Official
Gazette;
(g)
"prescribed" means prescribed by rules under this Act;
(h)
"regulations" means the regulations made by the Board under this Act;
(i)
"securities " has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the
Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956).
(2) Words and
expressions used and not defined in this Act but defined in the Capital Issues
(Control) Act, 1947, (29 of 1947) or the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act,
1956, (42 of 1956) shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in
those Acts.