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Date: 2018-04-05 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

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Executive Summary: This document contains the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Foreign Portfolio Investors Amendment Regulations, 2018. These regulations, effective from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette, amend the 2014 regulations concerning foreign portfolio investors. The amendments address eligibility criteria, broad-based fund requirements, and compliance measures. Key Points / Main Content: Eligibility for Category I Foreign Portfolio Investors: * An applicant for Category I status can be considered eligible if they are residents in a country approved by the Government of India. Applicability of Regulations for Category I and II Investors: * Clauses f, g, h, and i of regulation 4 are not applicable to Category I or Category II foreign portfolio investors. Regulation 5 Amendment: * Broker dealers and swap dealers are now included in regulation 5 clause b subclause ii. Broad-Based Fund Requirements: * A fund with a Bank, Sovereign Wealth Fund, Insurance/Reinsurance company, or a Pension Fund holding over 50% of its shares/units can be deemed broad-based. * Underlying funds contributing to broad-based status must meet extant eligibility requirements. * Category II status is not immediately lost if investors exit a broad-based fund; the fund has 90 days to regain broad-based status. Regulation 23 Amendment: * Existing clauses h and i are renumbered as i and j respectively. * A new clause h is inserted, requiring individuals to be fit and proper based on Schedule II of the SEBI Intermediaries Regulations, 2008. * Clause j is substituted, requiring provision of additional information/documents (including beneficiary ownership details) to ensure compliance with the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Financial Action Task Force standards, and Board circulars. Regulation 32 Amendment: * An encumbrance created to meet statutory and regulatory requirements shall not be considered under this clause. Impact Analysis: Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs): * Impact: Revised eligibility criteria and operational requirements for FPI registration and categorization. * Action Required: Review and ensure compliance with the new regulations, including adjustments to investment strategies and reporting procedures. Designated Depository Participants (DDPs): * Impact: Expanded responsibilities in verifying beneficiary ownership details and ensuring compliance with anti-money laundering regulations. * Action Required: Update due diligence processes and reporting mechanisms to align with the amended regulations. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): * Impact: Enhanced regulatory oversight and enforcement powers concerning FPI activities. * Action Required: Implement and enforce the amended regulations, including monitoring compliance and addressing any violations.

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Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): Regulatory body for securities market in India. Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992: The Act of Indian Parliament that established the Securities and Exchange Board of India. Depositories Act, 1996: An Act of the Indian Parliament to provide for the establishment of depositories in securities with the objective of ensuring free transferability of securities with speed, accuracy and security by (a) making securities fungible and (b) eliminating the risk of loss, theft, mutilation or forgery of certificate and the paper work associated with dealing in securities. Securities and Exchange Board of India Foreign Portfolio Investors Regulations, 2014: Regulations governing foreign portfolio investors in the Indian securities market. Securities and Exchange Board of India Foreign Portfolio Investors Amendment Regulations, 2018: Amendment regulations to the 2014 regulations concerning foreign portfolio investors. Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002: Indian law enacted to prevent money laundering and to provide for confiscation of property derived from money laundering. Financial Action Task Force: An intergovernmental organization founded in 1989 on the initiative of the G7 to develop policies to combat money laundering. Mumbai, Maharashtra: City in India, where the notification was issued.
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L.-33004/99 vlk/kj.k EXTRAORDINARY Hkkx III—[k.M—4 PART III—Section—4 izkf/dkj ls izdkf'kr PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY la- 142] ubZ fnYyh] c`gLifrokj] vizSy 5] 2018@pS=k 15] 1940 No. 142] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2018/CHIATRA 15, 1940 भभभभााााररररततततीीीीयययय (cid:8)(cid:8)(cid:8)(cid:8)ििििततततभभभभििूूििूू तततत औऔऔऔरररर ििििववववििििननननममममयययय बबबबोोोोडडडड (cid:18)(cid:18) (cid:18)(cid:18) अअअअििििधधधधससससचचूूचचूू ननननाााा अअअअ(cid:8)(cid:8)(cid:8)(cid:8)ललैैललैै म(cid:3)ु बई, 5 , 2018 भभभभााााररररततततीीीीयययय (cid:8)(cid:8)(cid:8)(cid:8)ििििततततभभभभििूूििूू तततत औऔऔऔरररर ििििववववििििननननममममयययय बबबबोोोोडडडड (cid:18)(cid:18) (cid:18)(cid:18) [[[[ििििववववददददेशेशेशेशीीीी पपपपोोोोटटटट(cid:18)(cid:18)फफ(cid:18)(cid:18)फफोोोोििििललललययययोोोो ििििववववििििननननधधधधााााननननककककतततताााा(cid:18) (cid:18) (cid:18) (cid:18) ((((ििििननननववववशशेेशशेे कककक))))]]]] ((((ससससशशंंशशंं ोोोोधधधधनननन)))) ििििववववििििननननययययमममम,,,, 2222000011118888 भारतीय (cid:8)ितभूित और िविनमय बोड(cid:18), भारतीय (cid:8)ितभूित और स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एन.आर.ओ./जी.एन./2018/05.— िविनमय बोड (cid:18)अिधिनयम, 1992 क(cid:22) धारा 11 क(cid:22) उप-धारा (1), धारा 11 क(cid:22) उप-धारा (2) के खंड (खक) तथा धारा 12 क(cid:22) उप-धारा (1) एवं (1क) के साथ प(cid:30)ठत धारा 30 क(cid:22) उप-धारा (1) ारा, और िन"पे ागार अिधिनयम, 1996 क(cid:22) धारा 25 के अधीन, (cid:8)द( शि*य+ का (cid:8)योग करत े,ए एत.ारा भारतीय (cid:8)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:18)[िवदशे ी पोट(cid:18)फोिलयो िविनधानकता (cid:18) (िनवेशक)] िविनयम, 2014 का और संशोधन करने के िलए िन2िलिखत िविनयम बनाता ह,ै अथा(cid:18)त,् - 1. इन िविनयम+ को भारतीय (cid:8)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:18) [िवदशे ी पोट(cid:18)फोिलयो िविनधानकता (cid:18) (िनवेशक)] (संशोधन) िविनयम, 2018 कहा जा सकेगा । 2. वे राजप< म= उनके (cid:8)काशन क(cid:22) तारीख को (cid:8)वृ( ह+गे । 3. भारतीय (cid:8)ितभूित और िविनमय बोड (cid:18)[िवदशे ी पोट(cid:18)फोिलयो िविनधानकता (cid:18)(िनवेशक)] िविनयम, 2014 म,= - I. िविनयम 4 म=, श@द+ और िचBह+ "अिभिहत िन"पे ागार सहभागी िवदशे ी पोट(cid:18)फोिलयो िविनधानकता (cid:18) (िनवेशक)" से पूव (cid:18)Cदए ,ए िचBह+ और अकं "(1)" का लोप हो जाएगा। II. िविनयम 4 म,= खंड (ख) म=, िन2िलिखत परंतकु अतं ःGथािपत Cकया जाएगा, अथा(cid:18)त,् - 2042 GI/2018 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] “परंत ुयह Cक (cid:8)वग(cid:18) I िवदशे ी पोट(cid:18)फोिलयो िनवेशक [जैसा िविनयम 5 के खंड (क) म =प(cid:30)रभािषत Cकया गया ह]ै के अंतग(cid:18)त आने वाले आवेदक को रिजGJीकरण के िलए पा< माना जाएगा, यCद आवेदक Cकसी ऐसे दशे का िनवासी हो िजसके संबंध म =भारत सरकार ारा मंजरू ी दी जाए ।” III. िविनयम 4 म,= खंड (ट) के पMात् और िविनयम 4 के GपOीकरण से पूव(cid:18) िन2िलिखत परंतकु अंतःGथािपत Cकया जाएगा, अथा(cid:18)त,् - “परंत ुयह Cक, (cid:8)वग(cid:18) I िवदशे ी पोट(cid:18)फोिलयो िनवेशक या (cid:8)वग(cid:18) II िवदशे ी पोट(cid:18)फोिलयो िनवेशक [जैसा िविनयम 5 के खंड (क) या खंड (ख) म= प(cid:30)रभािषत Cकया गया ह]ै क(cid:22) बाबत, इस िविनयम के खंड (च), (छ), (ज) और (झ) लाग ूनहP ह+गे ।" IV. िविनयम 5 म,= श@द+ "आवेदक इसके नीच े उिQलिखत (cid:8)वगR म= स े एक (cid:8)वग"(cid:18) से पूव (cid:18) Cदए ,ए िचSन+ और अकं "(1)" का लोप हो जाएगा । V. िविनयम 5 म,= खंड (ख) म=, उप-खंड (ii) म=, श@द+ "पोट(cid:18)फोिलयो (cid:8)बधं क" के पMात ् Cदए ,ए श@द "आCद" के िलए िन2िलिखत िचSन और श@द (cid:8)ितGथािपत हो जाएंगे, अथात(cid:18) ,् - ", Tोकर डीलर और Gवैप डीलर" VI. िविनयम 5 म,= खंड (ख) के GपOीकरण 2 म,= खंड क) म,= मौजूदा परंतकु के पMात ् िन2िलिखत परंतकु अंतःGथािपत Cकए जाएंग,े अथात(cid:18) ्, - “परंत ु यह और Cक यCद Cकसी िवदशे ी पोट(cid:18)फोिलयो िनवेशक का संGथागत िनवेशक (इंिGटVूWल इBवेGटर) कोई बXक, रािYक धन िनिध (सॉवरेन वेQथ फंड), बीमा / पनु ब\मा (रीइं]युरेBस) कंपनी या प=शन िनिध हो, तो ऐस े आवेदक को इस शत(cid:18) के अ^यधीन _ापक (िवGतृत) आधारीय (Tॉड बेGड) समझा जाएगा Cक ऐसा (ऐसे) संGथागत िनवेशक, संयु* aप स े या अलग-अलग, सदवै आवेदक िनिध (फंड) म = िनिध के पचास (cid:8)ितशत स े अिधक शेयर या यूिनट= धारण (होQड) करेगा (कर=गे): परंतु यह भी Cक उन मामल+ म= जहाँ _ापक (िवGतृत) आधारीय (Tॉड बेGड) होने का दजा(cid:18) अंडरलाइंग िनिध (फंड) का (के) िनवेशक होन े के आधार पर िमल,े वहा ँ ऐसी अंडरलाइंग िनिध (फंड) से यह भी अपेि"त होगा Cक वह मौजदू ा पा<ता अपे"ाc (जो बोड (cid:18) ारा िवदशे ी पोट(cid:18)फोिलयो िनवशे क+ के िलए समय-समय पर िनधा(cid:18)(cid:30)रत क(cid:22) जाए)ँ को परू ा करे ।" VII. िविनयम 5 म,= खंड (ख) के GपOीकरण 2 म,= खंड ग) के पMात्, िन2िलिखत खंड अंतःGथािपत Cकया जाएगा, अथा(cid:18)त,् - “घ) _ापक (िवGतृत) आधारीय िनिध (Tॉड बेGड फंड) से कुछ िनवेशक+ क(cid:22) िनकासी (एिfज़ट) के प(cid:30)रणामGवaप ऐसी िनिध (फंड) का (cid:8)वग(cid:18) II का दजा (cid:18) तhकाल नहP िछनेगा । ऐसी िनिध (फंड) 90 Cदन+ क(cid:22) अविध के भीतर _ापक (िवGतृत) आधारीय (Tॉड बेGड) का दजा(cid:18) Cफर स े पा सकेगी, ऐसा न करन ेपर िनिध को समिु चत aप स ेपुन:वग\कृत कर Cदया जाएगा ।” VIII. िविनयम 23 म,= उप-िविनयम (1) म,= - i. मौजूदा खंड (ज) और (झ), jमश: खंड (झ) और (ञ) के aप म =पुन:सlं याmकत हो जाएंगे; ii. खंड (छ) के पMात् और खंड (झ) से पूव(cid:18) िन2िलिखत खंड (ज) अंतःGथािपत Cकया जाएगा, अथा(cid:18)त्, "(ज) भारतीय (cid:8)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:18) (म^यवत\) िविनयम, 2008 क(cid:22) अनुसूची II म = िनधा(cid:30)(cid:18) रत मानदडं + के आधार पर उपय*ु तथा उिचत _ि* होगा;"¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3 iii. खंड (ञ) के िलए, िन2िलिखत खंड (cid:8)ितGथािपत हो जाएगा, अथात(cid:18) ,् - "(ञ) कोई अित(cid:30)र* जानकारी या दGतावेज [िजनम = उनके oाहक+ के िहतािधकारी Gवािमhव (बेिनCफशरी ओनरिशप) संबंधी िववरण शािमल ह]X देगा, जैसी अिभिहत िन"ेपागार सहभागी या बोड (cid:18) या Cकसी अBय (cid:8)वत(cid:18)न (इBफोसम(cid:18) =ट) एंजसे ी ारा अपे"ा क(cid:22) जाए, ताCक धन शोधन िनवारण अिधिनयम, 2002 तथा उसके अधीन िनधा(cid:18)(cid:30)रत िनयम+ एवं िविनयम+, िव(ीय कार(cid:18)वाई काय(cid:18)बल (फाइनि= शयल एpशन टाGक फोस)(cid:18) संबधं ी मानक+ (मानदंड+) और बोड (cid:18) ारा समय-समय पर जारी Cकए गए प(cid:30)रप<+ (सकु(cid:18)लस)(cid:18) का पालन सिु निMत हो सके ।" IX. िविनयम 32 म=, उप-िविनयम (2) म,= खंड (घ) म=, िन2िलिखत GपOीकरण अंत:Gथािपत Cकया जाएगा, अथा(cid:18)त्, - """"(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)पपपप(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:3)ीीीीककककररररणणणण – यCद कोई ऋण-भार (िवQलंगम) CकBहP सांिविधक और िविनयामक अपे"ाc को पूरा करन े के िलए सृिजत Cकया गया हो, तो इस खंड के अधीन उस पर गौर नहP Cकया जाएगा ।" अजय hयागी, अ^य" [foKkiu&III@4@vlk-@16@18] पपपपाााादददद (cid:11)(cid:11)(cid:11)(cid:11)टटटट(cid:13)(cid:13)(cid:13)(cid:13)पपपपणणणण :::: 1. भारतीय (cid:8)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:18) [िवदशे ी पोट(cid:18)फोिलयो िविनधानकता (cid:18) (िनवेशक)] िविनयम, 2014, स.ं एल.ए.डी.एन.आर.ओ./जी.एन./2013-14/36/12 ारा, 7 जनवरी 2014 को भारत के राजप< म= (cid:8)कािशत ,ए थे । 2. भारतीय (cid:8)ितभूित और िविनमय बोड (cid:18)[िवदशे ी पोट(cid:18)फोिलयो िविनधानकता (cid:18)(िनवेशक)] िविनयम, 2014 तhपMात ्: (क) 8 जुलाई, 2016 को भारतीय (cid:8)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:18) [िवदशे ी पोट(cid:18)फोिलयो िविनधानकता (cid:18) (िनवेशक)] (संशोधन) िविनयम, 2016, अिधसूचना स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एन.आर.ओ./जी.एन./2016-17/009, ारा (ख) 12 जनवरी, 2017 को भारतीय (cid:8)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:18) [िवदशे ी पोट(cid:18)फोिलयो िविनधानकता (cid:18) (िनवेशक)] (संशोधन) िविनयम, 2017, अिधसूचना स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एन.आर.ओ./जी.एन./2016-17/018, ारा (ग) 27 फरवरी, 2017 को भारतीय (cid:8)ितभूित और िविनमय बोड (cid:18) [िवदशे ी पोट(cid:18)फोिलयो िविनधानकता (cid:18) (िनवेशक)] (दसू रा संशोधन) िविनयम, 2017, अिधसूचना स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एन.आर.ओ./जी.एन./2016-17/035, ारा (घ) 6 माच,(cid:18) 2017 को भारतीय (cid:8)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:18) (फ(cid:22)स का भुगतान और भुगतान का मा^यम) (संशोधन) िविनयम, 2017, अिधसूचना स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एन.आर.ओ./जी.एन./2016-17/037 (तारीख 29 माच,(cid:18) 2017 क(cid:22) अिधसूचना स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एन.आर.ओ./जी.एन./2016-17/038 के साथ प(cid:30)ठत), ारा (ङ) 29 मई, 2017 को भारतीय (cid:8)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:18) [िवदशे ी पोट(cid:18)फोिलयो िविनधानकता (cid:18) (िनवेशक)] (तीसरा संशोधन) िविनयम, 2017, अिधसूचना सं. सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एन.आर.ओ./जी.एन./2017-18/004, ारा (च) 20 जुलाई, 2017 को भारतीय (cid:8)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:18) [िवदशे ी पोट(cid:18)फोिलयो िविनधानकता(cid:18) (िनवेशक)] (चौथा संशोधन) िविनयम, 2017, अिधसूचना स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एन.आर.ओ./जी.एन./2017-18/012, ारा संशोिधत ,ए थे ।4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 5th April, 2018 Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2018 No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2018/05.— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 30 read with sub-section (1) of section 11, clause (ba) of sub-section (2) of section 11 and sub-sections (1) and (1A) of section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 and section 25 of the Depositories Act, 1996, the Securities and Exchange Board of India hereby makes the following regulations to further amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2014, namely,— 1. These regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2018 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 (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2014, - I. in regulation 4, to clause (b) the following proviso shall be inserted, namely,- “Provided that an applicant falling under Category I foreign portfolio investor, as defined in clause (a) of Regulation 5, shall be considered as eligible for registration, if the applicant is a resident in a country as may be approved by the Government of India.” II. to regulation 4, the following proviso shall be inserted after clause (k) and before the explanation to regulation 4, namely,- “Provided that, in respect of a Category I or Category II foreign portfolio investor, as defined in clause (a) or clause (b) of Regulation 5, clauses (f), (g) (h) and (i) of this regulation shall not be applicable.” III. in regulation 5, in clause (b), in sub-clause (ii), after the words “portfolio manager” and before the symbol “;” insert the following words and symbol, namely,- “, broker dealers and swap dealers” IV. in regulation 5, in the second explanation to clause (b), in clause A), after the existing proviso following provisos shall be inserted, namely,- “Provided further that if a foreign portfolio investor has a Bank, Sovereign Wealth Fund, Insurance/Reinsurance company or a Pension Fund as its institutional investor, then such an applicant shall be deemed to be broad based subject to the condition that such institutional investor(s) shall, jointly or separately, hold more than fifty pe rcent of the shares or units of the fund in the applicant fund at all times: Provided also that in cases where broad based status is achieved on the basis of investor(s) of an underlying fund, then such underlying fund shall also be required to fulfil the extant eligibility requirements as specified for foreign portfolio investors from time to time by the Board.”¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 5 V. in regulation 5, in the second explanation to clause (b), after clause C), the following clause shall be inserted, namely,- “D) Exit of some investors from a broad based fund will not result in immediate loss of Category II status of such fund. Such fund may regain broad based status within a period of 90 days, failing which, the fund shall be appropriately recategorised.” VI. in regulation 23, in sub-regulation (1), - i. existing clauses (h) and (i) shall be re-numbered as clauses (i) and (j) respectively; ii. after clause (g) and before clause (i) the following clause (h) shall be inserted, namely, - “(h) be a fit and proper person based on the criteria specified in Schedule II of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) Regulations, 2008;” iii. for clause (j) the following clause shall be substituted, namely, - “(j) provide any additional information or documents including beneficiary ownership details of their clients as may be required by the designated depository participant or the Board or any other enforcement agency to ensure compliance with the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 and the rules and regulations prescribed thereunder, the Financial Action Task Force standards and circulars issued from time to time by the Board.” VII. in regulation 32, in sub-regulation (2), to clause (d) the following explanation shall be inserted, namely,- “Explanation. - An encumbrance created to meet any statutory and regulatory requirements shall not be considered under this clause.” AJAY TYAGI, Chairman [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./16/18] Footnote: 1. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2014 were published in the Gazette of India on 7th January, 2014 vide No. LAD-NRO/GN/2013- 14/36/12. 2. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2014, were subsequently amended on: (a) July 8, 2016 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2016-17/009;6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] (b) January 12, 2017 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD- NRO/GN/2016-17/018; (c) February 27, 2017 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2017 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD/NRO/GN/2016-17/035; (d) March 6, 2017 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Payment of Fees and Mode of Payment) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD/NRO/GN/2016-17/037 read with notification no. SEBI/LAD/NRO/GN/2016- 17/38 dated March 29, 2017; (e) May 29, 2017 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2017 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD/NRO/GN/2017-18/04. (f) July 20, 2017 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2017 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD/NRO/GN/2017- 18/12. 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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