Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Institutional Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2000 - S.O. No.180(E) - SEBI/LE/3347/2000 - SEBI

Securities and Exchange Board of India Notification Mumbai, the 29th February, 2000 S.O. 180(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992) the Board hereby makes the following regulations to further amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Institutional Investors) Regulations, 1995, namely : I. (1) These Regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Institutional Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2000. (2) They shall come into force on the day of their publication in the Official Gazette. II. (1) In Regulation 2- (i) After sub-clause (c), and before sub-clause (d), the following new clause (cc) shall be inserted, namely : (cc) domestic asset management company means an asset management company approved by the Board under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 and who has been granted certificate of registration under Securities and Exchange Board of India (Portfolio Managers) Regulations, 1993. (ii) After sub-clause (d), a following new sub-clause (dd), shall be inserted, namely :- (dd) domestic portfolio manger means a portfolio manager registered under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Portfolio Manager) Regulations, 1993. (iii) In sub-clause (f), a proviso shall be added, namely:- Provided that a domestic asset management company or domestic portfolio manager who manages funds raised or collected or brought from outside India for investment in India on behalf of a sub-account, shall be deemed to be a Foreign Institutional Investor. (iv) In clause (k), after the word includes and before the words those institutions , the following shall be inserted, namely : foreign corporates or foreign individuals and . (2) In regulation 6, (i) In the explanation to clause (d), for the word five , the word ten shall be substituted. (ii) the existing regulation 6, shall be renumbered as sub-regulation (1). (iii) a new sub-regulation (2) shall be added, namely : (2)(a) A domestic portfolio manger or domestic asset management company shall be eligible to be registered as a foreign institutional investor to manage the funds of sub-accounts. (b) the domestic portfolio manager or domestic asset management company shall make an application in terms of regulations 3, 4 and 5. (c) For the grant of certificate to a domestic asset management company or to a domestic portfolio manager the board shall consider the following : (i) whether the applicant is an approved asset management company or a registered portfolio manager and that the approval or registration is valid (ii) whether any disciplinary proceeding is pending before the Board against such applicant. (3) In regulation 7, a third proviso shall be added, namely :- Provided further that a domestic portfolio manager or domestic asset management company shall not be liable to pay fee. (4) In regulation 8, a proviso shall be added, namely :- Provided that in case of domestic portfolio manager or domestic asset management company the certificate and each renewal thereof shall be valid for a period not exceeding the validity of registration or approval granted under Securities and Exchange Board of India (Portfolio Managers) Regulations, 1993 or Securities and Exchange Board of India (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996, as the case may be. Provided further that the certificate of registration granted or approved under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Portfolio Managers) Regulations, 1993 or the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996, expires before the expiry of registration under these Regulations, or the certificate of such entity is suspended, the domestic portfolio manager or domestic asset management company shall cease to carry on any activity as foreign institutional investor and shall be subject to the directions of the Board with regard to the fund, securities or records that may be in its custody or control as a foreign institutional investor. (5) In regulation 13, in sub-regulation (1), (a) in clause (b), (i) after the words proprietary fund the following words shall be added, namely : or a foreign corporate or individual (ii) a proviso shall be added, namely : Provided that a non-resident Indian or an overseas corporate body registered with Reserve Bank of India shall not be eligible to invest as sub-account or as foreign institutional investor. (iii) after clause (e), a new clause (ee) shall be added, namely : (ee) In case the sub-account is a foreign corporate or individual, the foreign institutional investor, through whom the application for registration is made, shall furnish information and undertaking as specified in para 3 of Annexure B to Form A of the First Schedule. (6) In regulation 15,- (a) in sub-regulation (2), a third proviso shall be added, namely : Provided further that a foreign corporate or individual shall not be eligible to invest through the hundred per cent debt route. (b) in sub-regulation (6), a proviso shall be added, namely : Provided that in case of foreign corporates or individuals, all the investments made by all foreign corporates or individuals together as sub-accounts, shall not exceed 5% of the total issued capital of the company in which such investment is made. (7) In First Schedule, in Form A, in Annexure B, after part 2, a new part 3 shall be added, namely : 3. Additional information and undertakings to be provided by sub-accounts who are foreign corporates or individuals- (A) The following details may be provided in respect of sub-account :- (i) Date and place of birth/incorporation of the individual/corporate entity : (ii) Citizenship of the individual : (iii) Present address of the individual/registered address of corporate entity along with telephone no., fax no., e-mail address, etc.: (iv) Name and address of the taxation authorities with whom tax returns are being filed : (v) The Permanent Account No. or registration no. or ID No. with taxation authorities : (vi) Name of the global custodian, custodian in India and designated bank in India. (B) The foreign institutional investor shall submit the following undertaking : We undertake that- (i) the applicant is subjected to outside taxation authorities and is regularly filing the tax returns; (ii) the income of the applicant is from known and legitimate sources; (iii) the applicant is not a non-resident Indian or an overseas body corporate registered with the Reserve Bank of India. We hereby agree and declare that the information provided and the undertakings given above are complete and true. And we further agree that we will immediately notify the Securities and Exchange Board of India and the Reserve Bank of India of any change in the information provided. Authorised Signatory of FII : ......................... ...................... (Name of FII) (Signature) [F. No. SEBI/LE/3347/2000] D.R. MEHTA, Chairman Footnote:- 1. SEBI (Foreign Institutional Investors) Regulations, 1995 the principal regulation was published in the Gazette of India on November 14, 1995, vide No.SEBI/LE/918(E). 2. SEBI (Foreign Institutional Investors) Regulations, 1995 was subsequently amended - (a) on October 9, 1996 by the SEBI (Foreign Institutional Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 1996 vide S.O.No. 702(E). (b) on November 19, 1996 by the SEBI (Foreign Institutional Investors) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 1996 vide S.O.No. 799(E). (c) on February 12, 1997 by the SEBI (Foreign Institutional Investors) Amendment Regulations, 1997 vide S.O. No. 105 (E). (d) on July 10, 1997 by the SEBI (Foreign Institutional Investors) Amendment Regulations, 1997 vide S.O.No. 495 (E). (e) on December 5, 1997 by the SEBI (Foreign Institutional Investors) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 1997 vide S.O. No 823 (E). (f) on April 20, 1998 by the SEBI (Foreign Institutional Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 1998 vide S.O. No. 333(E). (g) on May 18, 1998 by the SEBI (Foreign Institutional Investors) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 1998 vide S.O.No. 417 (E). (h) on June 30, 1998 by the SEBI (Foreign Institutional Investors) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 1998 vide S.O.No. 545 (E). (i) on April 16, 1999 by the SEBI (Foreign Institutional Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 1999, vide S.O. No. 263 (E).