Regulation 31 - Disclosure and corporate governance norms - Securities and Exchange Board of India (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 2018

Disclosure and corporate governance norms 31. (1) The disclosure requirements and corporate governance norms as specified for listed companies shall mutatis mutandis apply to a depository. (2) The governing board of a depository shall confirm compliance of sub-regulation (1) in writing on half yearly basis to the Board. (3) Depository shall disclose resources committed towards strengthening regulatory functions and towards ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements applicable to the depository, backed by an activity based accounting in the report under section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 . (4) The fees and charges levied by a depository shall be placed for review before the Oversight Committee of such depository. 1 [ (5) Every depository shall internally conduct annual evaluation of its performance and the performance of its statutory committees in such a manner as may be specified by the Board. (6) Every depository shall also appoint an independent external agency to evaluate its performance and the performance of its statutory committees within such periodicity and in such a manner as may be specified by the Board. (7) Every depository shall disclose, on their website, the agenda and minutes of its governing board meetings pertaining to regulatory, compliance, risk management and investor grievance areas, after approval of such minutes. (8) If any director or key management personnel is or becomes aware of any act of wrongdoing at the depository and fails to report to its governing board or to the Board, such a person may be liable for action under these regulations, after providing him a reasonable opportunity of being heard. ] ************** NOTES:- 1. Inserted vide Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2023/125 dated 28-02-2023 (shall come into force on the one hundred and eightieth day from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette)