Regulation 99A - Exemption from enforcement of the regulations in special cases - Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015

1 [CHAPTER XI-A POWER TO RELAX STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF THE REGULATIONS Exemption from enforcement of the regulations in special cases. 99A. (1) The Board may, exempt any person or class of persons from the operation of all or any of the provisions of these regulations for a period as may be specified but not exceeding twelve months, for furthering innovation 2 [ **** ] relating to testing new products, processes, services, business models, etc. in live environment of regulatory sandbox in the securities markets. (2) Any exemption granted by the Board under sub-regulation (1) shall be subject to the applicant satisfying such conditions as may be specified by the Board including conditions to be complied with on a continuous basis. Explanation .-For the purposes of these regulations, regulatory sandbox means a live testing environment where new products, processes, services, business models, etc. may be deployed on a limited set of eligible customers for a specified period of time, for furthering innovation in the securities market, subject to such conditions as may be specified by the Board. ] ************ NOTES:- 1. Inserted vide Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2020/10 dated 17-04-2020 2. Omitted vide Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2021/30 dated 03-08-2021 before it was read as in technological aspects