Refusal of renewal requires an applicant to cease acting as an insurance intermediary from the effective date specified in the communication to the IIIO. A refused IIIO must continue servicing existing contracts only until their expiry or for a maximum of six months, whichever is earlier, and must arrange for another registered IIIO in the same category to attend to those contracts. The Authority may seek details of those arrangements.

Registration refusal procedure requires communication of application deficiencies and allows the applicant thirty days to rectify them. If the deficiencies are not rectified to the Authority's satisfaction, registration may be refused only after the applicant receives an opportunity to make written submissions on the proposed grounds. Refusal of registration, including refusal to renew a certificate, must be communicated with reasons or grounds for rejection.

Renewal of an IIIO certificate requires submission of the prescribed application and renewal fee at least 90 days before expiry. Applications submitted less than 30 days before expiry but before registration expires attract an additional penalty fee. Renewal may be considered up to 60 days after registration ceases, subject to payment of the additional fee and condonation of delay on satisfactory reasons. An IIIO with an expired certificate pending renewal cannot undertake fresh insurance business and may only service existing policyholders until renewal.

Scope of operations for IIIOs distinguishes permitted insurance activities by registration category and location. Direct insurance brokers may operate from the IFSC, other Indian SEZs and outside India, subject to limits on soliciting business from the Domestic Tariff Area. Composite and reinsurance brokers may also operate in the Domestic Tariff Area. IIIOs may transact only authorised classes of business. Registered TPAs, surveyors and loss assessors have restricted policy-servicing functions, with a specified overseas-treatment exception. All IIIOs must comply with applicable laws and conduct financial transactions in freely convertible foreign currency other than Indian Rupee.

Insurance intermediary registration requires in-principle approval followed by compliance with capital infusion, branch-head training, professional indemnity insurance, and other required conditions. Following satisfaction of applicable compliance obligations, a registration certificate may be issued for the relevant category and remains valid for three years unless revoked or cancelled. Deficiencies must be communicated with time for rectification, and refusal requires reasons and an opportunity for written submissions.

Registration and renewal of registration for IIIOs require exclusive conduct of authorised insurance-intermediary business, compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, KYC and AML guidelines, written disclosure of materially false information or material changes, and adequate client grievance redressal. IIIOs must maintain prescribed policy-wise records and books of account, comply with the Code of Conduct, avoid multi-level marketing for insurance business, and may be subject to additional registration conditions.

Registration applications require the prescribed form, supporting documents and fees. Consideration addresses statutory disqualifications, operational infrastructure, prior refusal or withdrawal of certification or licensing applications, capital and net worth commitments, and appointment of a qualified Principal Officer or Branch Head and personnel. Fit and proper status of relevant management and controlling persons, financial capacity of promoters or investors, and policyholder interests are assessed. Additional eligibility, information, clarifications and documents may be required, and applicants must promptly disclose matters affecting consideration.

Registration as an insurance intermediary in an IFSC covers insurance distributors and insurance claim service providers. Domestic and overseas intermediaries seeking an unincorporated branch must hold active relevant registration, have experience in the relevant category, and obtain the required no-objection certificate. Overseas applicants must also satisfy FATF-compliant jurisdiction and Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement-linked regulatory environment conditions. Other eligible entities must meet prescribed minimum net worth or paid-up equity capital requirements, with permitted legal forms varying by intermediary category.

Eligible applicants include IRDAI-registered intermediaries, foreign intermediaries registered with home-country regulators, Indian companies, firms, co-operative societies and foreign body corporates. Insurance brokers comprise direct, reinsurance and composite brokers, each permitted to undertake defined solicitation, arrangement and risk-management functions. Corporate agents solicit and service insurance business, while third party administrators provide prescribed health services for insurers. The framework also defines insurance self-network platforms, authorised verifiers, qualified personnel, principal officers and the application of statutory meanings to undefined terms.

Insurance intermediary registration and operations in an International Financial Services Centre are subject to a prescribed process under the International Financial Services Centres Authority (Insurance Intermediary) Regulations, 2021. The process regulates the entry and operational activities of insurance intermediaries within that Centre under the regulatory purview of the International Financial Services Centres Authority Act, 2019.

Regulation 1 gives the International Financial Services Centres Authority (Insurance Intermediary) Regulations, 2021 their short title and stipulates that they enter into force upon publication in the Official Gazette. The regulations are made under enabling provisions of the International Financial Services Centres Authority Act, 2019 and the Insurance Act, 1938, for insurance intermediaries in International Financial Services Centres.

The Performance Review Committee reviews the Authority's functioning annually for legal compliance, transparency and governance practices, and risk management. Its compliance review assesses whether regulations conform to applicable law, reduce stakeholder compliance burden, are fair, non-discriminatory and accessible, and provide clear and predictable guidance. Risk review assesses monitoring measures, risk identification, categorisation, mitigation, and records of breaches. The Committee may access relevant records, require employee attendance, examine registered complaints, submit findings, and provide a consolidated annual report for action.

Composite show-cause notices under sections 73 and 74 may cover multiple financial years where demands arise from a common factual matrix. Consolidation is procedural only: each financial year retains its independently calculated statutory limitation, and a later year's timeline cannot extend an earlier year's deadline. The use of any period and such periods supports statements for additional periods on the same grounds. Clear year-wise tax breakups allow liabilities to be disaggregated for limitation, adjudication, statutory benefits, and defence, preserving natural justice.

Eligible FinTech entities may receive grants for product development, proof-of-concept activities, sandbox experimentation, sustainable-finance solutions, accelerator capacity-building and listing support. Applications undergo eligibility and regulatory due diligence, including KYC-AML, disclosure and corporate-governance compliance, followed by Evaluation Committee recommendations and grant-specific sanction conditions. Disbursement is linked to agreed milestones and ordinarily made on a reimbursement basis. Recipients must operate from the IFSC during relevant programmes, meet applicable incorporation and authorisation requirements after successful completion, and comply with end-use and implementation restrictions.

Wizzmoni Financial Services Ltd. and City Union Bank Ltd. have partnered to launch Wizz Voyager, a co-branded AI-powered multi-currency prepaid travel card for Indian residents undertaking international travel. The card supports 37 international currencies and provides real-time exchange-rate locking, spending controls, transaction tracking and mobile-app-based management. It is designed to facilitate foreign-exchange spending and management of multiple currencies through a single payment instrument.

Rule 164 establishes an electronic application process for persons eligible for waiver of interest, penalty, or both under Section 128A in relation to specified Section 73 notices, statements, and orders. FORM GST SPL-01 applies to notices or statements; FORM GST SPL-02 applies to orders. Payments against orders must be credited to the Electronic Liability Register, and payments made through FORM GST DRC-03 require FORM GST DRC-03A adjustment before FORM GST SPL-02.

Insurance intermediary compliance requirements broaden the categories of professionals who may issue prescribed certificates. An IIIO must submit a paid-up capital and net-worth certificate half-yearly. Insurance intermediaries must also furnish, with audited accounts, a compliance certificate confirming adherence to the regulations. Form B requires an applicant's certificate confirming compliance with applicable regulatory requirements. Certificates may be issued by statutory auditors, practising Chartered Accountants, Company Secretaries, Cost Accountants, or other appropriately qualified persons specified by the Authority.

Insurance business registration compliance certification is amended in Form B and Form C of the First Schedule. Applicants must submit a certificate from a practising Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary, Cost Accountant in India, or another appropriately qualified person specified by the Authority. The certificate must confirm compliance with the applicable Act, the Registration of Insurance Business Regulations, 2021, and notifications issued under section 2CA of the Act.

Input tax credit for goods delivered at the supplier's place of business under ex-works contracts is to be implemented in Goa in accordance with the corresponding central GST clarification. The clarification concerns the requirement of receipt of goods for claiming input tax credit under Section 16(2)(b) of the CGST framework. Uniform application is directed under the Goa GST Act by extending the central clarification mutatis mutandis.

Limitation is the central issue in proceedings concerning a CESTAT determination that the show cause notice and Order-in-Original were barred by time. The High Court has issued notice to the respondent and fixed the matter for further listing before the Joint Registrar and subsequently before the Court. No final determination on the limitation issue has been made at this stage.