Penalty for failure to enter into an agreement
Section 19B of the Depositories Act, 1996 deals with penalty for failure to enter into an agreement. If a depository or participant or any issuer or its agent or any person, who is registered as an intermediary under the provisions of section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992), and is required under this Act or any rules or regulations, made thereunder, to enter The Act came into force on 20 Sep 1995.
If a depository or participant or any issuer or its agent or any person, who is registered as an intermediary under the provisions of section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992), and is required under this Act or any rules or regulations, made thereunder, to enter into an agreement, fails to enter into such agreement, such depository or participant or issuer or its agent or intermediary shall be liable to a penalty 1 [which shall not be less than one lakh rupees but which may extend to one lakh rupees for each day during which such failure continues subject to a maximum of one crore rupees] for every such failure.
Section 19B, The Depositories Act, 1996 (Act 22 of 1996).
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Questions about Section 19B
What does Section 19B of the Depositories Act deal with?
Section 19B of the Depositories Act is headed "Penalty for failure to enter into an agreement". If a depository or participant or any issuer or its agent or any person, who is registered as an intermediary under the provisions of section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992), and is required under this Act or any rules or regulations, made thereunder, to enter
How do I find court cases under Section 19B of the Depositories Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Depositories Act 1996 19B, section 19B Depositories Act 1996, section 19B of the Depositories Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 19B of the Depositories Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on Securities and Exchange Board of India Act 12 (Registration of stock-brokers, sub-brokers, share transfer agents, etc), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there is one: most recently the Depositories (Procedure for Holding Inquiry and Imposing Penalties by Adjudicating Officer) Rules, 2005. (2005).
When did Section 19B of the Depositories Act come into force?
Section 19B of the Depositories Act, cited as Depositories Act 1996 19B, came into force on 20 Sep 1995, having been enacted on 10 Aug 1996. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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- 2. Definitions349 words
- 19H. Power to adjudicate314 words
- 23A. Appeal to Securities Appellate Tribunal284 words
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