Section 7 - Registration of transfer of securities with depository. - Depositories Act, 1996

Registration of transfer of securities with depository. 7. (1) Every depository shall, on receipt of intimation from a participant, register the transfer of security in the name of the transferee. 1 [ (1A) Every depository on receipt of intimation from a participant register any transfer of security in favour of an asset reconstruction company as defined in clause (ba) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (54 of 2002) along with or consequent upon transfer or assignment of financial asset of any bank or financial institution under sub-section (1) of section 5 of that Act. (1B) Every depository, on receipt of intimation from a participant, register any issue of new shares in favour of any bank or financial institution or asset reconstruction company or any other assignee of such bank or financial institution or asset reconstruction company, as the case may be, by conversion of part of their debt into shares pursuant to reconstruction of debts of the company agreed between the company and the bank or financial institution or asset reconstruction company. Explanation. For the purpose of this section, the expressions asset reconstruction company , bank , and financial institution shall have the meanings assigned to them respectively under clauses (ba), (c) and (m) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (54 of 2002). ] (2) If a beneficial owner or a transferee of any security seeks to have custody of such security the depository shall inform the issuer accordingly. *************** NOTES:- 1. Inserted vide The Enforcement of Security Interest And Recovery Of Debts Laws And Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Act, 2016 dated 12-08-2016