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to operate. The Securities Law (Amendment) Ordinance was promulgated on 17 July 2013, then for a second time in September 2013. It lapsed on 15 January 2014. The bill couldn't be presented in the winter session of Parliament as the standing committee on finance had not finalized the report. It
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25 crore or three times the profit, whichever was higher. SEBI was given the authority to initiate recovery and sale of assets. SEBI has also been given the power to enhance a penalty or settle an ongoing legal proceeding. Guidelines for special courts were also included in the bill.
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The ordinance passed in March 2014 had 30 clauses, whereas the bill contained 57 clauses. The bill amended three pre-existing market related laws. It retained the powers given to SEBI in the ordinance, but also introduced safeguards against misuse.
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The new law gave SEBI the power to search and obtain information, including call records, about any suspected entity from within or outside the firm. However, before conducting such searches SEBI must obtain a warrant from a
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An Act further to amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 and the Depositories Act, 1996
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on 4 August 2014. She also introduced bills to amend Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 and
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Securities and Exchange Board of India (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012
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Depending on the nature of the crime, minimum penalties may range from
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10 lakh. The minimum penalty for securities related crimes was set at
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court. Any unregistered scheme with a capital of more than a
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Securities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2014

Parliament of India
Long title
Act No. 27 of 2014
India
Parliament of India
India
securities
Securities and Exchange Board of India
ponzi schemes
Saradha Group financial scandal
pyramid schemes
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
Minister of State
Nirmala Sitharaman
Lok Sabha
Depositories Act
Finance Minister
Arun Jaitley
Mumbai

crore
collective investment scheme

lakh


insider trading

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