Regulation 38 - Acting as participant in more than one depository - Securities and Exchange Board of India (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 2018

Acting as participant in more than one depository 38. (1) A participant who has been granted a certificate of registration may act as a participant of another depository without obtaining separate certificate of registration subject to approval by such other depository. (2) Such a participant who desires to act as a participant of another depository shall apply to such other depository for approval in the manner as specified by the Board. (3) On receipt of an application under sub-regulation (2), the depository shall, on being satisfied with the compliance of the provisions of these regulations and other relevant eligibility requirements specified by the Board, grant approval to act as its participant subject to payment of registration fees specified in Part A of Second Schedule in the manner specified in Part B thereof, by the participant within fifteen days of the receipt of intimation from the depository. (4) The depository shall inform the Board about the approval granted under sub-regulation (5) A participant who has been granted approval under sub-regulation (3) shall pay annual fees specified in Part A of Second Schedule in the manner specified in Part B thereof, separately for each depository. (6) To keep the registration in force, a participant who has been granted approval under sub-regulation (3) shall pay registration fees specified in Part A of Second Schedule in the manner specified in Part B thereof, for every five years from the sixth year of the date of grant of approval by the depository.