Section 29 - Power to make rules - Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992

Power to make rules. 29. (1) The Central Government may, by notification, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :- (a) the term of office and other conditions of service of the Chairman and the members under sub-section (1) of section 5; (b) the additional functions that may be performed by the Board under section 11; (c) 1 [* * *] (d) the manner in which the accounts of the Board shall be maintained under section 15; 2 [(da) the manner of inquiry under sub-section (1) of section 15-I; (db) the salaries and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of the 3 [Presiding Officers, Members] and other officers and employees of the Securities Appellate Tribunal under section 15-O and sub-section (3) of section 15S; (dc) the procedure for the investigation of misbehaviour or incapacity of the 4 [Presiding Officers, or other Members] of the Securities Appellate Tribunal under sub-section (3) of section 15Q; (dd) the form in which an appeal may be filed before the Securities Appellate Tribunal under section 15T and the fees payable in respect of such appeal;] (e) the form and the manner in which returns and report to be made to the Central Government under section 18; (f) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed, or in respect of which provision is to be, or may be, made by rules. **************** 1 Clause (c) omitted by Securities laws (Amendment) Act 1995, w.e.f. 25-1-1995. Prior to its omission, clause (c) it read as under: (c) the conditions subject to which registration certificate is to be issued under sub-section (1) of section 12 . 2 Inserted by Securities Laws (Amendment) Act, 1995, w.e.f. 25-1-1995. 3 Substituted for Presiding Officers by the SEBI (Amendment) Act, 2002, w.e.f. 29-10-2002. 4 Substituted for Presiding Officers , by the SEBI (Amendment) Act, 2002, w.e.f. 29-10-2002.