Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956
12.Power to suspend
business of recognised stock exchanges.-
If in the opinion of
the Central Government an emergency has risen and for the purpose of meeting
the emergency the Central Government considers it expedient so to do, it may,
by notification in the Official Gazette, for reasons to be set out therein,
direct a recognised stock exchange to suspend such of its business for such
period not exceeding seven days and subject to such conditions as may be
specified in the notification, and, if, in the opinion of the Central
Government, the interest of the trade or the public interest requires that the
period should be extended, may, by like notification extend the said period
from time to time:
Provided that where the period of suspension is to be extended beyond the first
period, no notification extending the period of suspension shall be issued
unless the governing body of the recognised association has been given an
opportunity of being heard in the matter.
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