Regulation 11A - Manner of service of summons and notices issued by the Board. - Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 2003

2 [ Manner of service of summons and notices issued by the Board. 11A. (1) A summons or notice issued by the Board under these regulations shall be served on the person through any of the following modes, namely- (a) by delivering or tendering it to that person or his duly authorised agent; or (b) by sending it to the person by fax or electronic mail or electronic instant messaging services along with electronic mail or by courier or speed post or registered post: Provided that the courier or speed post or registered post shall be sent to the address of his place of residence or his last known place of residence or the place where he carried on, or last carried on, business or personally works, or last worked, for gain, with acknowledgment due: Provided further that a summons or notice sent by fax shall bear a note that the same is being sent by fax and in case the document contains annexure, the number of pages being sent shall also be mentioned: Provided further that a summons or notice sent through electronic mail or electronic instant messaging services along with electronic mail shall be digitally signed by the competent authority and bouncing of the electronic mail shall not constitute valid service. (2) In case of failure to serve a summons or notice through any one of the modes provided under sub-regulation (1), the summons or notice may be affixed on the outer door or some other conspicuous part of the premises in which the person resides or is known to have last resided, or carried on business or personally works, or last worked, for gain and a written report thereof shall be prepared in the presence of two witnesses. (3) In case of failure to affix the summons or notice on the outer door as provided under sub-regulation (2), the summons or notice shall be published in at least two newspapers, one of which shall be in an English daily newspaper having nationwide circulation and another shall be in a newspaper having wide circulation published in the language of the region where that person was last known to have resided or carried on business or personally worked for gain. ] ************* NOTES:- 1 Inserted by the SEBI (Manner of Service of Summons and Notices issued by the Board) (Amendment) Regulations, 2007 w.e.f. 23-04-2007. 2. Substituted vide Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2022/71 dated 25-01-2022 before it was read as 1 [Manner of service of summons and notices issued by the Board. 11A. A summons or notice issued by the Board under these regulations may be served in the manner provided in regulation 22 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Procedure for Holding Enquiry by Enquiry Officer and Imposing Penalty) Regulations, 2002.]