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FM tables Bill for unified securities laws
Business Standard
|December 19, 2025
BIGGEST RESET IN DECADES TAKING SHAPE
Securities market regulations are set for their biggest overhaul in decades as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday introduced the Securities Markets Code (SMC) Bill 2025, a unified regulation that will repeal three existing Acts, in the Lok Sabha.
The Bill seeks to consolidate and replace the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) Act, 1992, and the Depositories Act, 1996.
The SMC aims to build a principle-based legislative framework, reduce compliance burden, remove redundant concepts, and incorporate standard processes.
To improve regulatory certainty, the Bill codifies an arm’s-length separation between Sebi’s fact-finding functions — such as inspections and investigations — and enforcement actions, including the issuance of show-cause notices and adjudication. Timelines have also been prescribed for investigations and interim orders.
The Bill expands Sebi’s board to up to 15 members, including the chairperson, from the current nine.
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