Short title & commencement — THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA ACT, 1992

Short title & commencement (1) These regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India {KYC (Know Your Client) Registration Agency} Regulations, 2011. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. Definitions (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined herein shall bear the meanings assigned to them below - (a) ‘‘Act’’ means the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992); (b) "Board" means the Securities and Exchange Board of India established under section 3 of the Act; (c) "Certificate" means a certificate of registration granted by the Board under these regulations; THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY PART – III – SECTION 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 02, 2011 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 02nd December, 2011 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA {KYC (Know Your Client) REGISTRATION AGENCY} REGULATIONS, 2011 No. LAD-NRO/GN/2011-12/29/36772─In exercise of the powers conferred by section 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992) the Securities and Exchange Board of India hereby makes the following regulations, namely: - CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY (d) "Client" means a person seeking to do/has done his KYC through intermediary with KRA; 1 [(da) "Change in control" in case of a body corporate – (A) if its shares are listed on any recognised stock exchange, shall be construed with reference to the definition of control in terms of regulations framed under clause (h) of sub-section (2) of section 11 of the Act; (B) if its shares are not listed on any recognised stock exchange, shall be construed with reference to the definition of control as provided in sub-section (27) of Section 2 of t