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Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Amendment Rules, 2017
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....bsp; (1) These rules may be called the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Amendment Rules, 2017. (2) They shall come into force from the 28th February, 2017. 2. In the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016, (hereinafter referred to as the Principal rules) in rule 2, in sub-rule (1), for sub-rule (d), the following shall be substituted, namely: (d) "Company" means a company defined in sub-section (20) of section 2 of the Act and includes 'corresponding new bank' as defined in sub-section (d) of section 2 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act....
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.... required to be transferred to the Fund even though some dividend warrants may not have been encashed: Provided further that in cases where the period of seven years provided under sub-section (5) of section 124 has been completed or being completed during the period from 7th September, 2016 to 31st May, 2017, the due date of transfer of such shares shall be deemed to be 31st May, 2017. (2) For the purposes of effecting transfer of such shares, the Board shall authorise the Company Secretary or any other person to sign the necessary documents. (3) The company shall follow the following procedure while transferring the shares, namely:- (a) The company shall inform, at the latest available address, the shareholde....
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....he Board shall make an application, on behalf of the concerned shareholders, to the company, for issue of duplicate share certificates; (ii) on receipt of the application under clause (a), a duplicate certificate for each such shareholder shall be issued and it shall be stated on the face of it and be recorded in the register maintained for the purpose, that the duplicate certificate is "Issued in lieu of share certificate No..... for purpose of transfer to IEPF" and the word "duplicate" shall be stamped or punched in bold letters on the first page of the share certificate; (iii) particulars of every share certificate issued as above shall be entered forthwith in a register of renewed and duplicate share certificates maint....
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.... when he approaches the Authority or in accordance with sub-rule (10) and (11). 10) If the company is getting delisted, the Authority shall surrender shares on behalf of the shareholders in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Delisting of Equity Shares) Regulations, 2009 and the proceeds realised shall be credited to the Fund and a separate ledger account shall be maintained for such proceeds. (11) In case the company whose shares or securities are held by the Authority is being wound up, the Authority may surrender the securities to receive the amount entitled on behalf of the security holder and credit the amount to the Fund and a separate ledger account shall be maintained for such proceeds. (12) Any furt....
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.... (a) to the amount claimed, the Authority and then Drawing and Disbursement Officer of the Authority shall present a bill to the Pay and Accounts Office for e- payment as per the guidelines, (b) to the shares claimed, the Authority shall issue a refund sanction order with the approval of the Competent Authority and shall credit the shares to the DEMAT account of the claimant to the extent of the claimant's entitlement. (5) The Authority shall, in its records, cause a note to be made of all the payments made under sub-rule (4). (6) An application received for refund of any claim under this rule duly verified by the concerned company shall be disposed off by the Authority within sixty days from the date of receipt of the v....