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Date: 2025-07-14 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 30 read with sections 11, 12 and 19 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act,

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Executive Summary: This notification announces the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Certification of Associated Persons in the Securities Markets Amendment Regulations, 2025. These regulations amend the 2007 regulations concerning the certification of associated persons in the securities markets. The amendments come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette: July 14, 2025. Key Points / Main Content: Amendments to Regulation 3: * Subregulation 1: The Board may specify categories of associated persons required to obtain certificates for engagement with intermediaries and the timeframe for obtaining such certification. Notifications issued prior to these amendments remain in force until rescinded. * Subregulation 2: This subregulation is omitted. * Subregulation 4: The wording is updated to reflect the Board's authority for specifying purposes of subregulation 1. Amendment to Regulation 4: * Subregulation 3: The wording is updated to reflect specifications made by the Board. Substitution of Regulation 6: * Regulation 6: An associated person engaged in activities mentioned in clauses a to f of subregulation 4 of regulation 3 must hold a valid certificate as specified by the Board under subregulation 1 of regulation 3 to continue their engagement. Impact Analysis: Associated Persons: * Impact: Associated persons engaged in specific activities (clauses a to f of subregulation 4 of regulation 3) are subject to certification requirements as specified by the Board. * Action Required: Ensure they possess a valid certificate as specified by the Board to continue their engagement in the specified activities. Intermediaries: * Impact: Intermediaries employing or engaging associated persons are affected by the updated certification requirements. * Action Required: Ensure that their associated persons in the specified categories obtain the required certifications within the timeframe specified by the Board. Adhere to any notifications issued by the Board regarding certification requirements. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): * Impact: SEBI's authority is reinforced in specifying categories of associated persons needing certification and the standards for such certification. * Action Required: Implement and enforce the amended regulations, including specifying categories of associated persons needing certification and defining the certification standards.

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Securities and Exchange Board of India: Regulatory body in India for securities and commodity market. Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992: The act of parliament that established the Securities and Exchange Board of India. Securities and Exchange Board of India Certification of Associated Persons in the Securities Markets Regulations, 2007: Regulations pertaining to the certification of associated persons in the securities markets. Securities and Exchange Board of India Certification of Associated Persons in the Securities Markets Amendment Regulations, 2025: Amendment regulations to the 2007 regulations concerning certification of associated persons. Mumbai, Maharashtra: City in India where the notification was issued. Official Gazette: A gazette is an official journal of a government or other authority. Securities and Exchange Board of India Foreign Portfolio Investors Regulations, 2014: Regulations pertaining to foreign portfolio investors. BABITHA RAYUDU: Executive Director at Securities and Exchange Board of India.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-एम.एxचxx.G-अID.H-x1x5x0 72025-264685 CG-MHxx-xEG-I1D5E0x7x2x 025-264685 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 510] िई ददल्ली, सोमिार, िल ाई 14, 2025/आषाढ़ 23, 1947 No. 510] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 14, 2025/ASHADHA 23, 1947 भारतीय प्रजतभजू त और जिजिमय बोडड अजधसचू िा म ंबई, 14 ि लाई, 2025 भारतीय प्रजतभजू त और जिजिमय बोडड (प्रजतभजू त बािार म ेंसहयक्त व्यजक्तयों का प्रमाणीकरण) (सिं ोधि) जिजियम, 2025 फा. स.ं सबे ी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2025/251.—बोड,ड भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड अजधजियम, 1992 (1992 का 15) की धारा 11, 12 और 19 के साथ पठित धारा 30 द्वारा प्रदाि की गई िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, एतद्द्वारा भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (प्रजतभूजत बािार में सहय क्त व्यजक्तयों का प्रमाणीकरण) जिजियम, 2007 का और संिोधि करिे के जलए जिम्नजलजखत जिजियम बिाता है, अथाडत,् - 1. इि जिजियमों को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (प्रजतभूजत बािार में सहय क्त व्यजक्तयों का प्रमाणीकरण) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2025 कहा िा सकेगा । 2. ये जिजियम रािपत्र म ेंइिके प्रकाजित होिे की तारीख से लाग ूहोंगे । 3. भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (प्रजतभूजत बािार म ेंसहय क्त व्यजक्तयों का प्रमाणीकरण) जिजियम, 2007 म,ें- 4704 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] I. जिजियम 3 में, - क. उप-जिजियम (1) और उसके परंत क के स्ट्थाि पर जिम्नजलजखत उप-जिजियम और परंत क आ िाएँगे, अथाडत,् - “(1) बोड डयह बता सकेगा दक दकि-दकि िगों के मध्यिर्तडयों (इंटरमीजडयरी) से िड़ िे या उिके यहाँ कायड करिे के जलए दकि-दकि िगों के सहयोगी (सहय क्त) व्यजक्तयों को िरूरी प्रमाणपत्र हाजसल करिा होगा, और उन्ह ेंयह प्रमाणपत्र उतिे ही समय में हाजसल करिा होगा िो बोड डद्वारा बताया िाए: परंत यह दक भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (प्रजतभूजत बािार में सहय क्त व्यजक्तयों का प्रमाणीकरण) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2025 के लाग ूहोिे से पहले इस उप-जिजियम के तहत बोडड द्वारा िारी की गई कोई भी अजधसूचिा तब तक लाग ूरहगे ी, िब तक दक उसे जिरस्ट्त ि कर ददया िाए।”; ख. उप-जिजियम (2) हट िाएगा; ग. उप-जिजियम (4) म,ें िब्दों, जचह्िों तथा अंकों “उप-जिजियम (1) और (2) के अधीि अजधसूचिा िारी करि े के प्रयोिि के जलए जिम्नजलजखत पर जिचार करेगा” के स्ट्थाि पर िब्द, जचह्ि तथा अंक “उप-जिजियम (1) के प्रयोििाथड जिम्नजलजखत पर गौर कर सकेगा” आ िाएगँ े । II. जिजियम 4 में, उप-जिजियम (3) म,ें िब्दों, जचह्िों तथा अकं ों “सहय क्त व्यजक्त, प्रधाि-व्यजक्त से जभन्न, जिसिे पचास िषड की आय परू ी कर ली हो या जिसका जिजियम के उि-जिजियम (1) के अधीि िारी अजधसूचिा में जिजिर्दडष्ट तारीख को जिजियम 3 के उप-जिजियम (4) म ेंउजल्लजखत दियाकलापों में प्रजतभूजत बािारों में कम से कम दस िषों का अि भि हो, उप-जिजियम (1) के खंड (क) या खंड (ख) म ें जिजिर्दडष्ट रीजत स ेस संगत प्रिग डम ेंप्रमाणपत्र अजभप्राप्त करेगा ।” के स्ट्थाि पर िब्द, अंक तथा जचह्ि “जिजियम 3 के उप-जिजियम (1) के तहत, बोड डद्वारा बताई िािे िाली तारीख तक की जस्ट्थजत के अि सार जिस सहयोगी (सहय क्त) व्यजक्त (प्रधाि-व्यजक्त को छोड़कर) की या तो आय पचास िषड की हो च की हो या दफर जिसके पास प्रजतभूजत बािार (जसक्यूठरटीज़ माकेट) म ें ि े काय ड करि े का कम स े कम दस िषों का अि भि हो, जििका जिि जिजियम 3 के उप-जिजियम (4) में दकया गया ह,ै उसे संबंजधत िगड का प्रमाणपत्र उसी तरह हाजसल करिा होगा िैसा उप-जिजियम (1) के खडं (क) या खडं (ख) में बताया गया ह ै।” आ िाएँगे । III. जिजियम 6 के स्ट्थाि पर जिम्नजलजखत जिजियम आ िाएगा, अथाडत्,- “6. जिजियम 3 के उप-जिजियम (4) के खडं (क) से (च) म ेंजिि कायों का जिि दकया गया ह ैउिमें से कोई कायड करि ेिाला सहयोगी (सहय क्त) व्यजक्त ऐसा कायड आगे तब तक िहीं कर सकेगा, िब तक दक िह जिजियम 3 के उप-जिजियम (1) के तहत बोडड द्वारा बताया गया प्रमाणपत्र (िो मान्य हो) हाजसल ि कर ले ।” बबीता राय डू, कायडपालक जिदिे क [जिज्ञापि-III/4/असा./243/2025-26] पाद ठटप्पण : 1. भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (प्रजतभूजत बािार म ें सहय क्त व्यजक्तयों का प्रमाणीकरण) जिजियम, 2007, फा.स.ं 11/एलसी/िीएि/2007/4567, द्वारा 17 अक्तूबर 2007 को भारत के रािपत्र म ें प्रकाजित हुए थ े। 2. भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (प्रजतभूजत बािार म ें सहय क्त व्यजक्तयों का प्रमाणीकरण) जिजियम, 2007 तत्पश्चात्,- (क) 7 िििरी, 2014 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड [जिदेिी पोटडफोजलयो जिजिधािकताड (जििेिक)] जिजियम, 2014, सं. एल.ए.डी.एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2013-14/36/12, द्वारा संिोजधत हुए थ े ।[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 14th July, 2025 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (CERTIFICATION OF ASSOCIATED PERSONS IN THE SECURITIES MARKETS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2025 F. No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2025/251.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 30 read with sections 11, 12 and 19 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992), the Board hereby makes the following regulations to further amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Certification of Associated Persons in the Securities Markets) Regulations, 2007, namely, - 1. These regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Certification of Associated Persons in the Securities Markets) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025. 2. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 3. In the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Certification of Associated Persons in the Securities Markets) Regulations, 2007, - I. in regulation 3, - a. sub-regulation (1) along with the proviso thereto shall be substituted with the following, namely,- “(1) The Board may specify such categories of associated persons to obtain the requisite certificate for engagement or employment with such classes of intermediaries, and within such time as may be specified by the Board: Provided that any notification previously issued by the Board under this sub-regulation prior to the coming into force of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Certification of Associated Persons in the Securities Markets) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025 shall continue to remain in force till such time the notification is rescinded.”; b. sub-regulation (2) shall be omitted; c. in sub-regulation (4), the words, symbols and numbers “purpose of issuing notification under sub regulations (1) and (2) shall” shall be substituted with the words, symbols and number, namely, “purposes of sub-regulation (1) may”. II. in regulation 4, in sub-regulation (3), the words “specified in the notification issued” shall be substituted with the words “as may be specified by the Board”. III. regulation 6 shall be substituted with the following, namely, - “6. No associated person engaged in any of the activities mentioned in clauses (a) to (f) of sub- regulation (4) of regulation 3 shall continue to be so engaged unless such a person holds a valid certificate as specified by the Board under sub regulation (1) of regulation 3.”. BABITHA RAYUDU, Executive Director [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./243/2025-26] Footnotes: 1. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Certification of Associated Persons in the Securities Markets) Regulations, 2007 was published in the Gazette of India on October 17, 2007 vide F. No. 11/LC/GN/ 2007/4567. 2. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Certification of Associated Persons in the Securities Markets) Regulations, 2007 was subsequently amended on – (a) January 7, 2014 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2014 vide No. LAD-NRO/GN/2013-14/36/12. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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