Government of Pakistan
Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan

Islamabad, the 26th November, 2010

NOTIFICATION

S.R.O. 1270(I)/2020.- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 169 of the Securities Act, 2015 (III of 2015), the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan hereby makes the following amendments to the Central Depositories (Licensing and Operations) Regulations, 2016, the same having been previously published in the official Gazette vide S.R.O. No. 1202(I)/2020 dated November 06, 2020, and also placed on its website as required under sub-section (4) of section 169 thereof, namely, -

In the aforesaid Regulations, -

(1) In regulation 9, sub-regulation (1), clause (g) of proviso to Explanation, the word “three” shall be substituted in place of the word “two”.

(2) In regulation 9, sub-regulation (3), clause (c), the following proviso shall be deleted, namely, -

“Provided further that where the Commission is not satisfied about the suitability of person(s) proposed again by the central depository, the Commission shall appoint any such person as deemed appropriate as independent director of the central depository.”

[No. SMD/SE/2(20)/2020]