{"id":369437,"date":"2025-12-10T13:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T07:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=369437"},"modified":"2025-12-10T13:23:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T07:53:10","slug":"finance-ministry-designated-sebi-as-authorised-agency-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/10\/finance-ministry-designated-sebi-as-authorised-agency-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Empowers SEBI as &#8216;Authorised Agency&#8217; for Digital Securities Ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On 8-12-2025, the Finance Ministry announced that <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Securities and Exchange Board of India<\/span> (&#8216;SEBI&#8217;) has been formally designated as an <span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\">authorised agency<\/span> under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002796572\" target=\"_blank\">Information Technology Act, 2000<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Key takeaways:<\/h3>\n<p>SEBI has been empowered as the authorised agency under the following provisions:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002796572\" target=\"_blank\">Information Technology Act, 2000<\/a>:<\/span> Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001540681\" target=\"_blank\">79(3)(b)<\/a> empowers the Government to authorise agencies for oversight of intermediaries, which establishes SEBI as authorised agency.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000760328\" target=\"_blank\">Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021<\/a>:<\/span> These Rules establish compliance requirements for intermediaries and digital media platforms, ensuring accountability in the online space.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><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> Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001534272\" target=\"_blank\">11(1)<\/a> grants SEBI powers to regulate the securities market and protect investors.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The new authorisation strengthens SEBI&#8217;s mandate by extending its oversight to digital intermediaries such as trading apps, websites, and social media channels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">By extending SEBI&#8217;s authority into the digital space, the government aims to <span class=\"Strong\">curb misinformation<\/span>, <span class=\"Strong\">enhance transparency<\/span>, 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