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The Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992

Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Presiding Officer and Member

In force From 30 Jan 1992 Act 15 of 1992 As on 15 Oct 2026

Act 15 of 1992 Ministry Finance Enacted 04 Apr 1992 In force 30 Jan 1992 Cited by 1 provision

Section 15QA of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 deals with qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Presiding Officer and Member. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the qualifications, appointment, term of office, salaries and allowances, resignation, removal and the other terms and conditions of service of the Presiding Officer and other Members of the Appellate Tribunal appointed after the commencement of [the T The Act came into force on 30 Jan 1992.

1[15QA.Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Presiding Officer and Member.--Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the qualifications, appointment, term of office, salaries and allowances, resignation, removal and the other terms and conditions of service of the Presiding Officer and other Members of the Appellate Tribunal appointed after the commencement of 2[the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021, shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter II of the said Act]:

Provided that the Presiding Officer and Member appointed before the commencement of Part XIV of Chapter VI of the Finance Act, 2017, shall continue to be governed by the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder as if the provisions of section 184 of the Finance Act, 2017 had not come into force.]

Section 15QA, The Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (Act 15 of 1992).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. Finance Act s. 184 Qualifications, appointment, term and conditions of service, salary and allowances, etc., of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Members, etc., of the Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal and other Authorities

Referred to by 1

  1. Tribunals Reforms Act s. 17 Amendment of Act 15 of 1992

Questions about Section 15QA

What does Section 15QA of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act deal with?

Section 15QA of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act is headed "Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Presiding Officer and Member". [15QA.Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Presiding Officer and Member.--Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the qualifications, appointment, term of office, salaries and allowances, resignation, removal and the other terms and conditions of service of the Presiding Office

How do I find court cases under Section 15QA of the Securities and Exchange Board of India 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: Sebi Act 15QA, section 15QA Sebi Act, section 15QA of the Securities and Exchange Board of India 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 15QA of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on Finance Act 184 (Qualifications, appointment, term and conditions of service, salary and allowances, etc., of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Members, etc., of the Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal and other Authorities), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

When did Section 15QA of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act come into force?

Section 15QA of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, cited as Sebi Act 15QA, came into force on 30 Jan 1992, having been enacted on 04 Apr 1992. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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