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Securities Brokers (Licensing and Operations) Regulations 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan establishes licensing and operational requirements for securities brokers, including mandatory prior permission for incorporation and specific eligibility criteria such as sponsor shareholding thresholds and fit-and-proper person standards. The regulations define key terms like short sales and blank sales, prohibit unlicensed brokerage activities, and outline application procedures through securities exchanges. They also permit licensed securities brokers to undertake futures contracts based on securities and financial instruments while excluding commodity-based futures from their scope.
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PART II
Statutory Notifications (S. R. O)
Government of Pakistan
Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan NOTIFICATION Islamabad, the 24th June, 2016 S. R. O. 569 (I) /20161 . - * In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of
section 169 read with sections 68, 69, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 82, 84 and 151 of the Securities
Act, 2015 2
[(III of 2015) and sub-section (1) of section 114 read with sections 51, 52, 58, 63, 64, 66, 68 and 95 of the Futures Market Act, 2016 (XIV of 2016)], the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan hereby makes the following regulations, the same being previously published in the official Gazette vide S.R.O. 1087(I)/2015 dated November 5, 2015 and also placed on its website as required under sub-section (4) of section 169 of the said Act, namely:
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
- Short title and commencement. - (1) These regulations shall be called the
Securities Brokers (Licensing and Operations) Regulations, 2016.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of commencement of Part V of the Act.
[(3) Any person licenced by the Commission under these regulations to act as securities broker shall be permitted to undertake futures contracts based on securities and financial instruments in terms of sub-section (5) of section 52 of the Futures Market Act, 2016 (XIV 2016).; and (4) These regulations shall not apply to the futures brokers to offer for trade futures contracts based on commodities and financial instruments in terms of sub-section 4 of section 52 of the Futures Market Act, 2016 (XIV 2016). A separate set of regulations shall be applicable to the licencing and operations of futures brokers to undertake futures contracts based on commodities and financial instruments.] - Definitions. - (1) In these regulations, unless there is anything repugnant in the
subject or context, –
(a) “Act” means the Securities Act, 2015 (III of 2015); (b) “advertisement” means dissemination or conveyance of information, or an invitation or solicitation, in respect of the services that the securities broker is licensed to carry on, by any means or in any form, including by means of, —
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- Amends
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- Futures Market Act, 2016 (Act No. XIV of 2016)2016The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan Act, 1997 (Act No. XLII of 1997)1997
- Refers to
- The Companies Act, 2017 (Act No. XIX of 2017)2017Central Depositories Act, 1997 (Act No. XIX of 1997)1997
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This document amends: SRO 342 (I)/2020 – Amendments to the Securities Brokers (Licensing and Operations) Regulations, 2016
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