Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956

PRELIMINARY
Section 1	:	Short title, extent and commencement
Section 2	:	Definitions
Section 2A	:	Interpretation of certain words and expressions
RECOGNISED STOCK EXCHANGES
Section 3	:	Application for recognition of stock exchanges
Section 4	:	Grant of recognition to stock exchanges
Section 4A	:	Corporatisation and demutualisation of stock exchanges
Section 4B	:	Procedure for corporatisation and demutualisation
Section 5	:	Withdrawal of recognition.
Section 6	:	Power of Central Government to call for periodical returns or direct inquiries to be made.
Section 7	:	Annual reports to be furnished to Central Government by stock exchanges
Section 7A	:	Power of recognised stock exchange to make rules restricting voting rights, etc.
Section 8	:	Power of Central Government to direct rules to be made or to make rules.
Section 8A	:	Clearing corporation
Section 9	:	Power of recognised stock exchanges to make bye-laws
Section 10	:	Power of Securities and Exchange Board of India to make or amend bye-laws of recognised stock exchanges.
Section 11	:	Power of Central Government to supersede governing body of a recognised stock exchange.
Section 12	:	Power to suspend business of recognised stock exchanges
Section 12A	:	Power to issue directions
Section 13	:	Contracts in notified areas illegal in certain circumstances
Section 13A	:	Additional trading floor
Section 14	:	Contracts in notified areas to be void in certain circumstances
Section 15	:	Members may not act as principals in certain circumstances.
Section 16	:	Power to prohibit contracts in certain cases.
Section 17	:	Licensing of dealers in securities in certain areas
Section 17A	:	Public issue and listing of securities referred to in sub-clause (ie) of clause (h) of section 2
Section 18	:	Exclusion of spot delivery contracts from sections 13, 14, 15 and 17
Section 18A	:	Contracts in derivative
Section 19	:	Stock exchanges other than recognised stock exchanges prohibited
Section 20	:	Omitted
Section 21	:	Conditions for listing
Section 21A	:	Delisting of securities
Section 22	:	Right of appeal against refusal of stock exchanges to list securities of public companies.
Section 22A	:	Right of appeal to Securities Appellate Tribunal against refusal of stock exchange to list securities of public companies
Section 22B	:	Procedure and powers of Securities Appellate Tribunal
Section 22C	:	Right to legal representation
Section 22D	:	Limitation
Section 22E	:	Civil court not to have jurisdiction
Section 22F	:	Appeal to Supreme Court
PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE
Section 23	:	Penalties
Section 23A	:	Penalty for failure to furnish information, return, etc.
Section 23B	:	Penalty for failure by any person to enter into an agreement with clients
Section 23C	:	Penalty for failure to redress investors’ grievances
Section 23D	:	Penalty for failure to segregate securities or moneys of client or clients.
Section 23E	:	Penalty for failure to comply with provision of listing conditions or delisting conditions or grounds
Section 23F	:	Penalty for excess dematerialisation or delivery of unlisted securities.
Section 23G	:	Penalty for failure to furnish periodical returns, etc.
Section 23GA	:	Penalty for failure to conduct business in accordance with rules, etc.
Section 23H	:	Penalty for contravention where no separate penalty has been provided.
Section 23I	:	Power to adjudicate
Section 23J.	:	Factors to be taken into account while adjudging quantum of penalty
Section 23JA	:	Settlement of administrative and civil proceedings
Section 23JB	:	Recovery of amounts
Section 23JC	:	Continuance of proceedings
Section 23K	:	Crediting sums realised by way of penalties to Consolidated Fund of India.
Section 23L	:	Appeal to Securities Appellate Tribunal
Section 23M	:	Offences
Section 23N	:	Composition of certain offences
Section 23O	:	Power to grant immunity
Section 24	:	Contravention by companies
Section 25	:	Certain offences to be cognizable.
Section 26	:	Cognizance of offences by courts
Section 26A	:	Establishment of Special Courts
Section 26B	:	Offences triable by Special Courts
Section 26C	:	Appeal and Revision
Section 26D	:	Application of Code to proceedings before Special Court
Section 26E	:	Transitional provisions
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 27	:	Title to dividends
Section 27A	:	Right to receive income from collective investment scheme
Section 27B	:	Right to receive income from mutual fund
Section 28	:	Act not to apply in certain cases
Section 29	:	Protection of action taken in good faith.
Section 29A	:	Power to delegate
Section 29B	:	Powers of the Securities and Exchange Board of India not to apply to International Financial Services Centre
Section 30	:	Power to make rules
Section 30A	:	Special Provisions related to commodity derivatives
Section 30B	:	Special provisions related to pooled investment vehicle
Section 31	:	Power of Securities and Exchange Board of India to make regulations
Section 32	:	Validation of certain acts