Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Venture Capital Investors) Regulations 2000

Chapter: I
PRELIMINARY
Regulation 1	:	Short title and commencement
Regulation 2	:	Definitions.
Chapter: II
REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTORS
Regulation 3	:	Application for grant of certificate as a foreign venture capital investor
Regulation 4	:	Eligibility Criteria.
Regulation 4A	:	Criteria for fit and proper person (Omitted)
Regulation 5	:	Furnishing of information and personal representation
Regulation 6	:	Application to conform to the requirements
Regulation 7	:	Certificate of registration
Regulation 8	:	Conditions of certificate
Regulation 9	:	Renewal of registration and surrender of certificate
Regulation 10	:	Effect of refusal to grant certificate (Omitted)
Chapter: III
INVESTMENT CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS
Regulation 11	:	Investment Criteria for a Foreign Venture Capital Investor.
Chapter: IV
GENERAL OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Regulation 12	:	Maintenance of books and records.
Regulation 13	:	Power to call for information.
Regulation 14	:	Appointment of custodian
Regulation 15	:	Appointment of designated bank.
Regulation 15A	:	Obligations and responsibilities of foreign venture capital investor
Regulation 15B	:	Obligations and responsibilities of designated depository participants
Chapter: V
INSPECTION AND INVESTIGATIONS
Regulation 16	:	Board's right to inspect or investigate.
Regulation 17	:	Obligation of Foreign Venture Capital Investor on investigation or inspection by Board.
Regulation 18	:	Submission of the Report.
Regulation 19	:	Board's right to issue any direction to Foreign Venture Capital Investor.
Regulation 20	:	Board's right to suspend or cancel certificate of registration.
Regulation 21	:	Suspension of certificate.
Regulation 22	:	Cancellation of certificate.
Regulation 23	:	Manner of making order of cancellation or suspension.
Chapter: VI
PROCEDURE FOR ACTION IN CASE OF DEFAULT
Regulation 24	:	Omitted
Regulation 25	:	Omitted
Regulation 26	:	Omitted
Regulation 27	:	Omitted
Regulation 28	:	Action against intermediary.
Regulation 29	:	Appeal to Securities Appellate Tribunal.
Chapter: VII
POWER TO RELAX STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF THE REGULATIONS
Regulation 30	:	Exemption from enforcement of the regulations in special cases
SCHEDULE
Schedule - I	:	Application Form for Grant of Certificate of Registration as Foreign Venture Capital Investor (FVCI)
Schedule - II	:	Payment of fees applicable to Foreign Venture Capital Investor
Schedule - III	:	Omitted