Act Number: 22

Act Name: The Depositories Act, 1996

Year: 1996

Enactment Date: 1996-08-10

Long Title: An Act to provide for regulation of depositories in securities and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Economic Affairs

Section 9: Securities in depositories to be in fungible form.
    (1) All securities held by a depository shall be dematerialised and shall be in a fungible form.
     1 [(2) Nothing contained in sections 153, 153A, 153B, 187B, 187C and 372 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) shall apply to a depository in respect of securities held by it on behalf of the beneficial owners.]
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 8 of 1997, s. 22, for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 15-1-1997).
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