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SEBI service - Governance and responsible persons

Board, trustee, compliance officer, principal officer, designated person and accountable-function mapping under SEBI Employees' Service Regulations, 2001.

SEBI serviceOfficial source date: 8 May 2019Governance and responsible persons

Finin2min Summary

Bare Law and Source Map

InstrumentSEBI Employees' Service Regulations, 2001
AudienceSEBI employees, HR administration, disciplinary authorities, vigilance teams and internal governance reviewers
Page focusboard, trustee, compliance officer, principal officer, designated person and accountable-function mapping
Provision familyresponsible officer, compliance officer, board/trustee duties, audit, code of conduct and fit-and-proper provisions
Official sourcehttps://www.sebi.gov.in/legal/regulations/oct-2018/securities-and-exchange-board-of-india-employees-service-regulations-2001-last-amended-on-may-08-2019-_40570.html

Section-wise / Para-wise Decode

Linked Rules, Circulars and Notifications

Before filing or issuing advice, check the SEBI regulations listing, the family source page, applicable master circulars, exchange or depository specifications and any SEBI order affecting the same fact pattern.

Workflow / Flow Chart

  1. Step 1Confirm applicability of SEBI Employees' Service Regulations, 2001 to the entity, role, security, investor/client and event date before using SEBI service - Governance and responsible persons.
  2. Step 2Open the official source dated 8 May 2019 and locate the exact clause family for responsible officer, compliance officer, board/trustee duties, audit, code of conduct and fit-and-proper provisions.
  3. Step 3Freeze the facts: parties, transaction, approval date, amount, security, investor/client class, filing channel and responsible officer.
  4. Step 4Build the SEBI service - Governance and responsible persons evidence file using appointment order, service book, leave record, conduct memo, inquiry file, disciplinary order, appeal and retirement papers; mark each item as available, pending or not applicable.
  5. Step 5Translate the legal requirement into one owner, one due date, one approval trail and one acknowledgement or retention record.
  6. Step 6Check linked circulars, master circulars, exchange/depository specifications and enforcement orders before closing the advice.
  7. Step 7Record deviations, board or trustee escalation, client/investor communication and remediation status in the working paper.

Practical Examples

  • disciplinary proceeding after misconduct allegation: use SEBI service - Governance and responsible persons to decide the legal trigger, evidence owner and corrective filing before the transaction proceeds.
  • probation confirmation record: map the facts to Governance and responsible persons and test whether the record supports every field in the compliance conclusion.
  • leave and service-benefit dispute: if the fact pattern changes after approval, rerun applicability, investor/client communication and reporting checks.

Highlighted Points

  • Do not treat SEBI service commercial wording as enough; the official regulation source controls the legal label.
  • Governance and responsible persons should end in a dated working paper, not only a verbal compliance clearance.
  • Portal acceptance, exchange acknowledgement or trustee sign-off does not cure a wrong legal classification.
  • Every SEBI service - Governance and responsible persons advice note should quote the provision family for responsible officer, compliance officer, board/trustee duties, audit, code of conduct and fit-and-proper provisions and keep the official SEBI source link beside it.
  • Where a circular or master circular changes implementation, preserve both the regulation text and the circular instruction.

Exam and Advisory Case Studies

Case study: A compliance officer is asked to approve a SEBI service action involving disciplinary proceeding after misconduct allegation. The short answer should not say only that SEBI Employees' Service Regulations, 2001 applies. It should classify the party and transaction, locate responsible officer, compliance officer, board/trustee duties, audit, code of conduct and fit-and-proper provisions, test the evidence pack against appointment order, service book, leave record, conduct memo, inquiry file, disciplinary order, appeal and retirement papers, identify the responsible officer and decide whether a filing, investor/client notice, trustee or board approval, or remediation note is needed.

Advisory build-out for SEBI service - Governance and responsible persons: prepare a one-page control sheet with columns for legal source, clause, fact proved, document reference, owner, due date, exception and closure evidence. Use the 8 May 2019 source link for the current text and keep the SEBI regulations listing in the file for later source-currentness checks.

Q&A

What is the first source to open?

Open the official SEBI source for SEBI Employees' Service Regulations, 2001 and then the current SEBI regulations listing before relying on any implementation note.

Is this page a substitute for the bare regulation?

No. It is a practitioner map. The official regulation, schedule, circular and filing system remain the controlling source.

What makes the working paper defensible?

For SEBI service - Governance and responsible persons, use a clause-to-evidence link covering appointment order, service book, leave record, conduct memo, inquiry file, disciplinary order, appeal and retirement papers, plus approval, filing and exception records.

When should enforcement risk be considered?

For SEBI service - Governance and responsible persons, consider enforcement risk as soon as the fact pattern shows wrong authority, incomplete service record, natural justice lapse, delayed appeal, inconsistent penalty or missing HR evidence, or when an inspection, investor complaint, SEBI letter or exchange query is received.

Working Checklist

Primary Official Sources

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