25. Advisory committee.—For the purpose of advising the Central Government in relation to any
matter concerning the operation of this Act, the Central Government may establish an advisory committee
consisting of such number of persons as may be prescribed.
26. Power to delegate.—The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct
that any power exercisable by it under this Act may, in such circumstances and subject to such conditions,
if any, as may be specified, be exercised by such officer or authority, including any State Government or
officers or authorities thereof as may be specified in the direction.
1. Ins. by Act 62 of 1960, s. 20 (w.e.f. 28-12-1960).
2. Subs. by s. 21, ibid., for certain words (w.e.f. 28-12-1960).
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27. Power to exempt.—The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
exempt, subject to such conditions and in such circumstances and in such areas as may be specified in the
notification, any contract or class of contracts from the operation of all or any of the provisions of this
Act.
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[27A. Protection of action taken in good faith.—(1) No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie in
any court against the Central Government or any member, officer or servant of the Commission for
anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act, or any rule or bye-law made
thereunder.
(2) No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie in any court against the government body or any
member, office-bearer or servant of any recognised association or against any person appointed under
sub-section (1) of section 13 for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done with the
approval, or at the instance, of the Commission and in pursuance of this Act, or of any rule or bye-law
made thereunder.]
28. Power to make rules.—(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
make rules for the purpose of carrying into effect, the objects of this Act.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may
provide for—
(a) the terms and conditions of service of members of the Commission;
(b) the manner in which applications for recognition may be made under section 5 and the levy of
fees in respect thereof;
(c) the manner in which any inquiry for the purpose of recognising any association may be made
and the form in which recognition shall be granted;
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[(cc) the manner in which applications for certificates of registration may be made under
section 14A and the levy of fees in respect of such applications;]
(d) the particulars to be contained in the annual reports of recognised associations;
(e) the manner in which the bye-laws to be made, amended or revised under this Act shall, before
being so made, amended or revised be published for criticism;
(f) the constitution of the advisory committee established under section 25, the terms of office of
and the manner of filling vacancies among members of the committee; the interval within which
meetings of the advisory committee may be held and the procedure to be followed at such meetings;
and the matters which may be referred by the Central Government to the advisory committee for
advice;
(g) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed.
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[(3) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each
House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in
one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately
following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification
in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule thereafter have effect only in
such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or
annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.]
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[28A. Savings of recognised associations.—(1) All recognised associations under the Forward
Contracts Regulation Act, shall be deemed to be recognised stock exchanges under the Securities
Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956) (herein referred to as the Securities Contracts Act):
1. Ins. by act 62 of 1960, s. 22 (w.e.f. 28-12-1960).
2. Ins. by s. 23, ibid. (w.e.f. 28-12-1960).
3. Ins. by Act 4 of 1986, s. 2 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 15-5-1986).
4. Ins. by Act 20 of 2015, s. 131 (w.e.f. 28-9-2015).
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Provided that such deemed recognised stock exchanges shall not carry out any activity other than the
activities of assisting, regulating or controlling the business of buying, selling or dealing in commodity
derivatives till the said deemed recognised stock exchanges are specifically permitted by the Securities
and Exchange Board of India:
Provided further that a person buying or selling or otherwise dealing in commodity derivatives as a
commodity derivatives broker, or such other intermediary who may be associated with the commodity
derivatives market, immediately before the transfer and vesting of rights and assets to the Securities and
Exchange Board of India for which no registration certificate was necessary prior to such transfer, may
continue to do so for a period of three months from such transfer or, if he has made an application for
such registration within the said period of three months, till the disposal of such application.
(2) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (herein referred to as the Security Board) may
provide such deemed exchanges, adequate time to comply with the Securities Contracts Act and any
regulations, rules, guidelines or like instruments made under the said Act.
(3) The bye-laws, circulars, or any like instrument made by a recognised association under the
Forward Contracts Act shall continue to be applicable for a period of one year from the date on which that
Act is repealed, or till such time as notified by the Security Board, as if the Forward Contracts Act had not
been repealed, whichever is earlier.
(4) All rules, directions, guidelines, instructions, circulars, or any like instruments, made by the
Commission or the Central Government applicable to recognised associations under the Forward
Contracts Act shall continue to remain in force for a period of one year from the date on which that Act is
repealed, or till such time as notified by the Security Board, whichever is earlier, as if the Forward
Contracts Act had not been repealed.
(5) In addition to the powers under the Securities Contracts Regulation Act, the Security Board and
the Central Government shall exercise all powers of the Commission and the Central Government with
respect to recognised associations, respectively, on such deemed exchanges, for a period of one year as if
the Forward Contracts Act had not been repealed.]
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[29. Repeals and savings.—If immediately before the date on which this Act or any provision
contained therein is made applicable to any goods or classes of goods in any State, there is in force in that
State any law corresponding to this Act or, as the case may be, to any provision contained therein which
is applicable to those goods or classes of goods, that law shall stand repealed on the said date:
Provided that the repeal shall not affect—
(a) the previous operation of any law so repealed or anything duly done or suffered thereunder; or
(b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under any law so
repealed; or
(c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against
any law so repealed; or
(d) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege,
obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid;
and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced: and any
such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed as if this Act had not been passed:
Provided further that, subject to the preceding proviso, anything done or any action taken (including
any appointment made, notification or order issued, rule, regulation, form or bye-law framed, or
recognition granted) under any such law shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the
corresponding provision of this Act, and shall continue to be in force accordingly unless and until
superseded by anything done or any action taken under this Act.]
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[29A. Repeal and savings.—(1) The Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1952 (74 of 1952) is
hereby repealed.
(2) On and from the date of repeal of Forward Contracts Act—
1. Ins. by Act 46 of 1953, s. 3 (w.e.f. 23-12-1953).
2. Sections 29A or 29B shall stand by ins. (date to be notified) by Act 20 of 2015, s. 132
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(a) the rules and regulations framed by the Central Government and the Commission under the
Forward Contracts Act, shall stand repealed;
(b) all authorities and entities established by the Central Government under the Forward
Contracts Act, including the Commission and the Advisory Council established under section 25 of
that Act, shall stand dissolved;
(c) anything done or any action taken or purported to have been done or taken including any
inspection, order, penalty, proceeding or notice made, initiated or issued or any confirmation or
declaration made or any licence, permission, authorisation or exemption granted, modified or
revoked, or any document or instrument executed, or any direction given under the Act repealed in
sub-section (1), shall be continued or enforced by the Security Board, as if that Act had not been
repealed;
(d) all offences committed, and existing proceedings with respect to offences which may have
been committed under the Forward Contracts Act, shall continue to be governed by the provisions of
that Act, as if that Act had not been repealed;
(e) a fresh proceeding related to an offence under the Forward Contracts Act, may be initiated by
the Security Board under that Act within a period of three years from the date on which that Act is
repealed and be proceeded with as if that Act had not been repealed;
(f) no court shall take cognizance of any offence under the Forward Contracts Act from the date
on which that Act is repealed, except as provided in clauses (d) and (e);
(g) clauses (d), (e) and (f) shall not be held to or affect the general application of section 6 of the
General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897) with regard to the effect of repeal to matters not covered
under these sub-sections.]
29B. Transfer and vesting of undertaking of Commission.—(1) On the date on which the Forward
Contracts Act is repealed, the undertaking shall be transferred, and vest with the Securities and Exchange
Board of India.
(2) If there is any existing proceeding or cause of action against the Commission in relation to the
undertaking on the date on which the Forward Contracts Act is repealed, such proceeding or cause of
action may be continued and enforced by or against the Security Board.
(3) The concessions, privileges, benefits and exemptions including any benefits and exemptions with
regard to the payment of any tax, duty and cess granted to the Commission with respect to its undertaking
shall be transferred to the Security Board on the date on which the Forward Contracts Act is repealed.
(4) Every employee holding any office (excluding members of the Commission) under the
Commission immediately before the date on which the Forward Contracts Act is repealed, will hold office
in the Central Government or the Security Board, as the Central Government may notify in the Official
Gazette, for the same tenure and on the same terms and conditions of service as such employee would
have held such office if the Commission had not been dissolved:
Provided that where the Central Government notifies that an employee of the Commission shall
continue as an employee of the Central Government under the foregoing provision, the Central
Government may, at the request of the Security Board, depute such employee to the Security Board, for a
period not exceeding two years from the date on which the Forward Contracts Act is repealed.
(5) Within six months from the date on which the Forward Contracts Act is repealed, an employee of
the Commission opting not to be an employee of the Central Government or the Security Board, as the
case may be, shall communicate such decision to the Central Government or Security Board, as
applicable.
(6) Nothing contained in any other law in force shall entitle any employee to any compensation for
the loss of office due to the repeal of the Forward Contracts Act and the consequent dissolution of the
Commission, and no such claim shall be entertained by any court, tribunal or other authority.
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(7) The members of the Commission appointed by the Central Government under section 3 of the
Forward Contracts Act, shall cease to hold office from the date the Forward Contracts Act is repealed.
(8) The members of the Commission shall not be entitled to any compensation for the loss of office
due to the repeal of the Forward Contracts Act and the consequent dissolution of the Commission or for
the premature termination of any contract of management entered into by such member with the
Commission, and no such claim shall be entertained by any court, tribunal or other authority.
(9) The transfer and vesting of the undertaking shall not be liable to the payment of any stamp duty
under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (2 of 1899) or any applicable stamp duties under state laws.]