Act Number: 42

Act Name: The Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956

Year: 1956

Enactment Date: 1956-09-04

Long Title: An Act to prevent undesirable transactions in securities by regulating the business of dealing therein, by providing for certain other matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Economic Affairs

Section 13: Contracts in notified areas illegal in certain circumstances.
    If the Central Government is satisfied, having regard to the nature or the volume of transactions in securities in any 2[State or States or area], that is necessary so to do, it may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare this section to apply to such 1[State or States or area], and thereupon every contract in such 1[State or States or area] which is entered into after the date of the notification otherwise than 3[between members of a recognised stock exchange or recognised stock exchanges] in such 1[State or States or area] or through or with such member shall be illegal.
     4[Provided that any contract entered into between members of two or more recognised stock exchanges in such State or States or area, shall--
             (i) be subject to such terms and conditions as may be stipulated by the respective stock exchanges with prior approval of Securities and Exchange Board of India;
             (ii) require prior permission from the respective stock exchanges if so stipulated by the stock exchanges with prior approval of the Securities and Exchange Board of India.]
    
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 27 of 2014, s. 24 (w.e.f. 8-9-2014).
2. Subs. by Act 1 of 2005, s. 7, for State or area (w.e.f. 12-10-2004).
3. Subs. by s. 7, ibid., for between members of a recognised stock exchange (w.e.f. 12-10-2004).
4. The proviso ins. by s. 7, ibid. (w.e.f. 12-10-2004).

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