THE SECURITIES MARKETS CODE, 2025
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🏛️ Introduced
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What does this law do?
This law consolidates and amends existing securities market laws to create a unified regulatory framework, aiming to streamline oversight and enhance market integrity.
Who it affects
The law affects securities market participants, including intermediaries, investors, market infrastructure institutions, and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
Key provisions
- Establishes the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) as the regulatory body.
- Introduces penalties for non-compliance with regulations.
- Requires securities to be in dematerialised form.
- Creates mechanisms for investor grievance redressal.
- Allows for the establishment of Special Courts for securities-related offences.
- Amends several existing securities laws.
Points worth noting
- This is a consolidating law that amends multiple existing securities laws.
- It creates new penalties for various violations.
- It repeals certain older laws as indicated in Chapter XVIII.
| Source body | Parliament of India — Bills (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha) |
| Reference number | 200 |
| Status | active (section: bill) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 1 |
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