The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 2013
21.
Central
Recordkeeping Agency.
1. The Authority shall,
by granting a certificate of registration under sub-section ( 3 ) of
section 27, appoint a central recordkeeping agency:
Provided that the Authority may, in public interest, appoint more than one central recordkeeping
agency.
1.
2. The central
recordkeeping agency shall be responsible for receiving instructions from
subscribers through the points of presence, transmitting such instructions to
pension funds, effecting switching instructions received from subscribers and
discharging such other duties and functions, as may be assigned to it under the
certificate of registration or as may be determined by regulations.
3. All the assets and
properties owned, leased or developed by the central recordkeeping agency,
shall constitute regulated assets and upon expiry of certificate of
registration or earlier revocation thereof, the Authority shall be entitled to
appropriate and take over the regulated assets, either by itself or through an
administrator or a person nominated by it in this behalf:
Provided that the central recordkeeping agency shall be entitled to be compensated the
fair value, to be ascertained by the Authority, of such regulated assets as may
be determined by regulations:
Provided
further that where the earlier revocation of the certificate of registration is
based on violation of the conditions in the certificate of registration or the
provisions of this Act or regulations, unless otherwise determined by the
Authority, the central recordkeeping agency shall not be entitled to claim any
compensation in respect of such regulated assets.