Rule 53A - Exemption - Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006

2 [ 53A. Exemption. - Nothing contained in rule 53 shall apply to a Unit setup in an International Financial Service Centre providing financial service and regulated by the International Financial Services Centres Authority. Explanation . - For the purpose of this rule, financial service shall have the meaning as assigned to it in clause (e) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the International Financial Services Centres Authority Act, 2019 and International Financial Service Centre shall have the meaning as assigned to it in clause (g) of sub-section (1) section 3 of that Act. ] ************* NOTES:- 1. Inserted vide NOTIFICATION NO. G.S.R. 12(E) dated 31-12-2019 2. Substituted vide Notification No. G.S.R. 334(E) dated 27-04-2023 before it was read as, 1 [ 53A. Exemption.- Nothing contained in rule 53 shall apply,- a. to a Unit in an International Financial Service Centre set up as Alternate Investment Fund or Mutual Fund to the extent of any inflow of investible funds from investors, any investments made from such investible funds and returns on them inclusive of principal return and any return paid to investors from such investments including the original investment: Provided that the net foreign exchange of a Unit in an International Financial Service Centre set up as Alternate Investment Fund or Mutual Fund shall be determined in combination with the net foreign exchange of the Fund Manager entity to the extent the investible funds of the Alternate Investment Fund or Mutual Fund is being managed by such Fund Manager entity. Explanation: For the purposes of this clause,- (a) Alternate Investment Fund shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012; (b) Mutual Fund shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996; b. to a Unit in an International Financial Service Centre set up as an International Financial Service Centre Insurance Office to the extent of the portion of premium income over and above the amount retained for management expenses within the maximum rate stipulated for expenses of management by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority under the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India {Registration and Operations of International Financial Service Centre Insurance Offices (IIO)} Guidelines, 2017, Investment made from the said portion of premium income and returns on them, inclusive of principal return and any amount paid towards insurance or reinsurance claims. ]