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SEBI regulation must be read with its enabling Act, SCRA listing/trading framework, Depositories Act record ownership and the applicable penalty/inquiry Rule.

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TypeInstrumentStatusLatest controlSource gateOfficial route
ActSecurities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992OperativeSEBI/India Code; SEBI copy states amended through Finance Act 2021SOURCE_GATE_REQUIRED_FOR_POST_2021_AMENDMENTSOfficial source
ActSecurities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956OperativeSEBI Act list; current event-date check requiredSOURCE_GATE_REQUIREDOfficial source
ActDepositories Act, 1996OperativeIndia Code and SEBI Act listSOURCE_GATE_REQUIRED_FOR_POST_2020_AMENDMENTSOfficial source
RuleSecurities Contracts (Regulation) Rules, 1957OperativeLast amended 2026-03-13CURRENT_LIST_CONFIRMEDOfficial source
RuleSEBI (Procedure for Holding Inquiry and Imposing Penalties) Rules, 1995OperativeSEBI list shows last amended 2021-12-31DIRECT_CONSOLIDATED_TEXT_TO_ARCHIVEOfficial source
RuleSCRA (Procedure for Holding Inquiry and Imposing Penalties) Rules, 2005OperativeSEBI list shows last amended 2021-12-31DIRECT_CONSOLIDATED_TEXT_TO_ARCHIVEOfficial source
RuleDepositories (Procedure for Holding Inquiry and Imposing Penalties) Rules, 2005OperativeSEBI list shows last amended 2021-12-31DIRECT_CONSOLIDATED_TEXT_TO_ARCHIVEOfficial source
RuleSEBI (Annual Report) Rules, 2021OperativeIssued 2021-03-23DIRECT_TEXT_TO_ARCHIVEOfficial source
Cross-law rule: a Companies Act approval, stock-exchange filing or depository entry does not cure a separate SEBI, SCRA or Depositories Act requirement.