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Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substitution of Registered Post with Speed Post) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issued the 2025 Amendment Regulations to replace references to "registered post" with "speed post with registration" across four key regulatory frameworks. These changes apply to the Collective Investment Schemes Regulations, 1999; the Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices Regulations, 2003; the Intermediaries Regulations, 2008; and the Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements Regulations, 2018. The regulations came into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

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8119 GI/2025 (1) REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 xxxGIDHxxx xxxGIDExxx EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA Mumbai, 3rd December, 2025

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (SUBSTITUTION OF REGISTERED POST WITH SPEED POST) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2025

F. No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2025/281.— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 30 read with section 11 and section 19 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 (Collective Investment Schemes) Regulations, 1999, Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 2003, Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) Regulations, 2008 and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018, namely, –

No. 783] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2025/AGRAHAYANA 12, 1947 CG-MH-E-05122025-268272

2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]

  1. These regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substitution of Registered Post with Speed Post) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025.

  2. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

Amendments to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Collective Investment Schemes) Regulations, 1999

  1. In the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Collective Investment Schemes) Regulations, 1999, - I. In Chapter V, in regulation 31, in sub-regulation (3), the words and symbols “Registered A.D.” shall be substituted with “Speed Post with Registration with Acknowledgment Due”. II. In the Sixth Schedule, i. in paragraph 4, in clause (ii), the words “registered post” shall be substituted with “Speed Post with Registration”; ii. in paragraph 17, the words “Registered Post” shall be substituted with “Speed Post with Registration”; iii. in paragraph 30, in clause (v), the words “Registered Post with Acknowledgement Due” shall be substituted with “Speed Post with Registration with Acknowledgment Due”; and iv. in paragraph 34, in clause 34.2, the words “registered post” shall be substituted with “Speed Post with Registration”.

[PART III—Section 4] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY 3

Amendments to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 2003

  1. In the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 2003, - I. In Chapter III, in regulation 11A, in sub-regulation (1), i. in clause (b), the words “registered post” shall be substituted with “Speed Post with Registration”; and ii. in the proviso to clause (b), the words “registered post” shall be substituted with “Speed Post with Registration”.

Amendments to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) Regulations, 2008

  1. In the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) Regulations, 2008, - I. In Chapter VI, in regulation 34, in sub-regulation (1), in clause (b), the words “registered post acknowledgement due” shall be substituted with “Speed Post with Registration with Acknowledgment Due”.

Amendments to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018

  1. In the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018,- I. In Chapter III, in Part VII, in regulation 77, in sub-regulation (2), the words “registered post” shall be substituted with “Speed Post with Registration”. II. In Chapter VIII, i. in regulation 222, in sub-regulation (1), the words “registered post” shall be substituted with “Speed Post with Registration”; and ii. in regulation 223, in sub-regulation (1), in clause (e), the words “registered post” shall be substituted with “Speed Post with Registration”. III. In Schedule VI, i. in Part A, in clause (15), in sub-clause (B), in item (24), in sub-item (c), in point (ii), the words “registered post” shall be substituted with “Speed Post with Registration”; and

4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] ii. in Part B, in clause (1), in sub-clause (XVIII), in item (6), in sub-item (c), in point (iii), the words “registered post” shall be substituted with “Speed Post with Registration”.

AMIT PRADHAN , Executive Director [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./519/2025-26]

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 3rd December, 2025

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (SUBSTITUTION OF REGISTERED POST WITH SPEED POST) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2025

F. No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2025/281.— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 30 read with section 11 and section 19 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 (Collective Investment Schemes) Regulations, 1999, Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 2003, Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) Regulations, 2008 and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018, namely, –

  1. These regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substitution of Registered Post with Speed Post) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025.

  2. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

Amendments to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Collective Investment Schemes) Regulations, 1999

  1. In the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Collective Investment Schemes) Regulations, 1999, - I. In Chapter V, in regulation 31, in sub-regulation (3), the words and symbols “Registered A.D.” shall be substituted with “Speed Post with Registration with Acknowledgment Due”. II. In the Sixth Schedule, i. in paragraph 4, in clause (ii), the words “registered post” shall be substituted with “Speed Post with Registration”; ii. in paragraph 17, the words “Registered Post” shall be substituted with “Speed Post with Registration”; iii. in paragraph 30, in clause (v), the words “Registered Post with Acknowledgement Due” shall be substituted with “Speed Post with Registration with Acknowledgment Due”; and iv. in paragraph 34, in clause 34.2, the words “registered post” shall be substituted with “Speed Post with Registration”.

Amendments to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 2003

  1. In the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 2003, - I. In Chapter III, in regulation 11A, in sub-regulation (1), i. in clause (b), the words “registered post” shall be substituted with “Speed Post with Registration”; and

[PART III—Section 4] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY 5 ii. in the proviso to clause (b), the words “registered post” shall be substituted with “Speed Post with Registration”.

Amendments to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) Regulations, 2008

  1. In the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) Regulations, 2008, - I. In Chapter VI, in regulation 34, in sub-regulation (1), in clause (b), the words “registered post acknowledgement due” shall be substituted with “Speed Post with Registration with Acknowledgment Due”.

Amendments to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018

  1. In the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018,- I. In Chapter III, in Part VII, in regulation 77, in sub-regulation (2), the words “registered post” shall be substituted with “Speed Post with Registration”. II. In Chapter VIII, i. in regulation 222, in sub-regulation (1), the words “registered post” shall be substituted with “Speed Post with Registration”; and ii. in regulation 223, in sub-regulation (1), in clause (e), the words “registered post” shall be substituted with “Speed Post with Registration”. III. In Schedule VI, i. in Part A, in clause (15), in sub-clause (B), in item (24), in sub-item (c), in point (ii), the words “registered post” shall be substituted with “Speed Post with Registration”; and ii. in Part B, in clause (1), in sub-clause (XVIII), in item (6), in sub-item (c), in point (iii), the words “registered post” shall be substituted with “Speed Post with Registration”.

AMIT PRADHAN , Executive Director [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./519/2025-26]

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