{"id":368343,"date":"2025-12-02T09:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T03:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=368343"},"modified":"2025-12-01T18:22:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T12:52:48","slug":"sebi-informal-guidance-scheme-2025-compliance-update-scctimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/02\/sebi-informal-guidance-scheme-2025-compliance-update-scctimes\/","title":{"rendered":"SEBI Introduces Informal Guidance Scheme: What Listed Companies and Intermediaries Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On 18-11-2025, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) notified the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">SEBI (Informal Guidance) Scheme, 2025<\/span>. The scheme aims to provide clarity to market participants on the interpretation and applicability of SEBI-administered laws and regulations, thereby promoting orderly regulation and development of the securities market.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Scheme will be effective from 1-12-2025.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Highlights of SEBI&#8217;s Informal Guidance Scheme:<\/h3>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\">\n<li>\n<p>This SEBI&#8217;s Informal Guidance Scheme is issued under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001534272\" target=\"_blank\">11<\/a>, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002768476\" target=\"_blank\">Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992<\/a><\/span> (&#8216;Act&#8217;).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Under this Scheme, the entities eligible to seek informal guidance include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p>SEBI-registered intermediaries.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Managers or trustees of pooled investment vehicles.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Listed companies and companies intending to list.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Acquirers under Takeover Regulations.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Recognized stock exchanges and clearing corporations.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Depositories registered with SEBI.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>This informal guidance can be sought in <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">two forms<\/span>:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">No-Action Letters:<\/span> Indicate whether SEBI would recommend enforcement action if a proposed transaction were carried out.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Interpretive Letters:<\/span> Provide SEBI&#8217;s interpretation of specific legal provisions in the context of a proposed transaction or factual situation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The application process to seek the guidance is as follows:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p>Applications will be submitted <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">electronically via email<\/span> to the nodal co-ordination cell of the Board at <span style=\"color: #215e99;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">iguidance@sebi.gov.in<\/span><\/span> in the prescribed format.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Clear mention required, whether seeking a No-Action or Interpretive Letter.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Payment of a <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">fee of &#8377;50,000<\/span> via NEFT\/RTGS\/IMPS or SEBI&#8217;s payment gateway.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Disclosure of all material facts, analyse circumstances, and cite applicable legal provisions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>SEBI can dispose of applications within <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">60 days<\/span>, excluding time taken by applicants to provide clarifications.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Department can seek clarifications via email. If no reply is received within <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">15 days<\/span>, the department can reject the application. The Board can allow one <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">15 day extension<\/span> on request with a condition to no further time will be granted.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>SEBI can refuse guidance in cases such as:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p>General or hypothetical queries.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Lack of direct interest by the applicant.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Issues already addressed in previous guidance.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Matters under investigation, enforcement, or sub-judice.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Policy concerns.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>To maintain confidentiality, Board will not be required to share any internal information\/records. Applicants will be entitled to only necessary response by Department.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Applicants are entitled to receive refund of application fee, deducting &#8377;10,000 processing fee, in case their applications are rejected.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Letters issued by departments will only serve as medium of communication and documents of decisions or determine any question of law or fact by Board. Letters issued under this scheme:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p>Will not be binding on SEBI.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Will not constitute an order under Section 15T of the Act and are not appealable.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The informal guidance under this scheme will be conditional upon applicants acting strictly in accordance with disclosed facts.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>SEBI is not liable for any loss due to delayed or non-response or change in interpretation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>In cases of letters are obtained by any fraud or misrepresentation, these letters will be rendered as non-est and will invite legal action.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>SEBI can also publish the letter and application on its website, subject to confidentiality provisions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The provisions of confidentiality are as under:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p>Applicants may request <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">confidential treatment for up to 90 days<\/span> from SEBI&#8217;s response.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Specific facts can be redacted for privacy or commercial secrecy before publication.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>If confidentiality is denied, applicants can withdraw their application within 30 days for a full refund.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>This SEBI&#8217;s Informal Guidance Scheme, once operative, replaces SEBI (Informal Guidance) Scheme, 2003<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">SEBI has notified the Informal Guidance Scheme, 2025, a framework designed to help market participants interpret SEBI laws and ensure compliance for the orderly regulation of the securities 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