Section 12A. Prohibition of manipulative and deceptive devices, insider trading and substantial acquisition of securities or control

12A. Prohibition of manipulative and deceptive devices, insider trading and substantial acquisition of securities or control. —No person shall directly or indirectly— (a) use or employ, in connection with the issue, purchase or sale of any securities listed or proposed to be listed on a recognised stock exchange, any manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance in contravention of the provisions of this Act or the rules or the regulations made thereunder; (b) employ any device, scheme or artifice to defraud in connection with issue or dealing in securities which are listed or proposed to be listed on a recognised stock exchange; (c) engage in any act, practice, course of business which operates or would operate as fraud or deceit upon any person, in connection with the issue, dealing in securities which are listed or proposed to be listed on a recognised stock exchange, in contravention of the provisions of this Act or the rules or the regulations made thereunder; (d) engage in insider trading; (e) deal in securities while in possession of material or non-public information or communicate such material or non-public information to any other person, in a manner which is in contravention of the provisions of this Act or the rules or the regulations made thereunder; 1. Subs. by Act 22 of 1996, s. 30 and the Sch., for "depository, custodian" (w.e.f. 20-9-1995). 2. Ins. by Act 13 of 2021, s. 159 (w.e.f. 1-4-2021). 3. Ins. by Act 26 of 2010, s. 5 (w.e.f. 9-4-2010). 4. Ins. by Act 59 of 2002, s. 7 (w.e.f. 29-10-2002). (f) acquire control of any company or securities more than the percentage of equity share capital of a company whose securities are listed or proposed to be listed on a recognised stock exchange in contravention of the regulations made under this Act.] CHAPTER VI FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT 13. Grants by the Central Government. —The Central Government may, after due appropriation made by Parliament by law in this behalf, make to the Board grants of such sums of money as that Government may think fit for being utilised for the purposes of this Act. 14. Fund. —(1) There shall be constituted a Fund to be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India General Fund and there shall be credited thereto— (a) all grants, fees and charges received by the Board under this Act;[1] * 2* * * * * (b) all sums received by the Board from such other sources as may be decided upon by the Central Government.