On 28-11-2024, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (‘SEBI’) notified the SEBI (Attestation of Documents) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 to amend the , , , , , , , , and . The 2024 amendment Regulations came into force on 28-11-2024.
Key Points:
Through the amendment, the requirement of attestation by a notary has been replaced with self-attestation in Form A of the First Schedule in the SEBI (Custodian) Regulations, 1996, in Form A of the First Schedule in , in Form A of the First Schedule in SEBI {KYC (Know Your Client) Registration Agency} Regulations, 2011, and in Form A of Schedule I in SEBI (Index Providers) Regulations, 2024.
The 2024 Regulations has amended Regulation 11(3) of the to provide that for seeking exemption as mentioned in Regulation 11(1), a self-attested application must be filed with the board. Earlier, the application had to be supported with a duly sworn affidavit.
Clause (ii) of Regulation 28 in the has been amended to provide that the application filed by the company for seeking relaxation should be self-attested. Earlier, the application had to be supported by a duly sworn affidavit.
The requirement of attestation by an authorized notary has been replaced with self-attestation in Forms A, C, and F in the First Schedule of the .
The 2024 Regulations have amended the requirement in the format for undertakings and waivers in Part C of Schedule I of the whereby the undertaking by the applicants have to be submitted with a self-attested application.
Regulation 42(2) of has been amended to provide that the application to be filed for seeking relaxation has to be self-attested as opposed to the earlier requirement of being supported by a duly sworn affidavit.
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