Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2025 - SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2025/238 - SEBI

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 20th March, 2025 SECURITIES CONTRACTS (REGULATION) (STOCK EXCHANGES AND CLEARING CORPORATIONS) (SECOND AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2025 F. No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2025/238. In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4 , 8A and 31 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 , read with sections 11 and 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 , the Board hereby makes the following regulations to further amend the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) Regulations, 2018 , namely, 1. These regulations may be called the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2025. 2. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 3. In the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) Regulations, 2018 , in Chapter VI , after regulation 38A , the following regulation shall be inserted, namely, Verification of risk-return metrics 38B. Notwithstanding anything contained in these regulations, the activity of a Past Risk and Return Verification Agency Data Centre as referred to in sub-regulation (2) of Regulation 12A of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Credit Rating Agencies) Regulations, 1999, may be carried out by a recognised stock exchange, with the approval of the Board, on such terms and conditions as may be specified by the Board. BABITHA RAYUDU, Executive Director [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./1048/2024-25] Footnote: 1. The Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) Regulations, 2018 were published in the Gazette of India on 3rd October 2018 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2018/41. 2. The Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) Regulations, 2018 were subsequently amended on (a) 4th June, 2019, by the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Amendment) Regulations, 2019 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2019/21. (b) 17th April, 2020, by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Regulatory Sandbox) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2020/10. (c) 8th October, 2020, by the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2020/32. (d) 23rd March, 2021, by the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2021/12. (e) 13th August, 2021, by the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2021 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2021/44. (f) 12th August 2022, by the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2022/93. (g) 15th November, 2022, by the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2022 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2022/104. (h) 28th February, 2023, by the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2023/124. (i) 24th July, 2023, by the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2023/139. (j) 22nd August, 2023, by the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2023/148. (k) 26th April, 2024, by the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2024/171. (l) 10th May, 2024, by the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2024 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2024/174. (m) 29th July, 2024, by the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2024 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2024/196. (n) 26th August, 2024, by the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2024 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2024/202. (o) 06th February, 2025, by the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2025/227.