Section 7:
Registration of transfer of securities with depository.
(1) Every depository shall, on receipt of
intimation from a participant, register the transfer of security in the name of the transferee.
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[(1A) Every depository on receipt of intimation from a participant register any transfer of security in
favour of an asset reconstruction company as defined in clause (ba) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the
Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002
(54 of 2002) along with or consequent upon transfer or assignment of financial asset of any bank or
financial institution under sub-section (1) of section 5 of that Act.
(1B) Every depository, on receipt of intimation from a participant, register any issue of new shares in
favour of any bank or financial institution or asset reconstruction company or any other assignee of such
bank or financial institution or asset reconstruction company, as the case may be, by conversion of part of
their debt into shares pursuant to reconstruction of debts of the company agreed between the company and
the bank or financial institution or asset reconstruction company.
Explanation.--For the purpose of this section, the expressions "asset reconstruction company",
"bank", and "financial institution" shall have the meanings assigned to them respectively under
clauses (ba), (c) and (m) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of
Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (54 of 2002).]
(2) If a beneficial owner or a transferee of any security seeks to have custody of such security, the
depository shall inform the issuer accordingly.
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 44 of 2016, s. 44 and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 1-9-2016)