The Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956

Section 0

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS "The object of this Bill is to provide for the regulation of stock exchanges and of transactions in securities dealt in on them with a view to preventing undesirable speculation in them. The Bill also seeks to regulate the buying and selling of securities outside the limits of stock exchanges, through the licensing of security dealers.

Source: India Code