Regulation 9 - Suspension, cancellation or surrender of certificate - Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2019

Suspension, cancellation or surrender of certificate. 9. (1) Subject to the compliance with the provisions of the Act, these regulations and the circulars issued thereunder, the registration granted by the designated depository participant on behalf of the Board under these regulations shall be permanent unless suspended or cancelled by the Board or surrendered by the foreign portfolio investor. (2) The suspension and cancellation of the certificate of registration granted by the Board under these regulations, shall be dealt with in the manner as provided in Chapter V of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) Regulations, 2008 . (3) When the foreign portfolio investor fails to pay the required fees for continuance of registration within the specified due date and such foreign portfolio investor does not have any cash or security or derivative position in India, such foreign portfolio investor shall be deemed to have applied for surrender of its registration and the designated depository participant of such foreign portfolio investor shall process the surrender after obtaining the approval from the Board. 1 [ Explanation: For the purpose of this sub-regulation, a foreign portfolio investor who has paid the registration fee and the late fee in accordance with sub-regulation (6) of regulation 7 shall be considered to have paid the required fees within the specified due date. ] (4) Any foreign portfolio investor desirous of surrendering the certificate of registration may request for such surrender to the designated depository participant who shall accept the surrender of the certificate of registration after obtaining approval from the Board. (5) While accepting the surrender of registration, the designated depository participant may impose such conditions as may be specified by the Board. *************** NOTES:- 1. Inserted vide Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2024/183 dated 31-05-2024