sebi:WTM/ASB/MIRSD/DOP/29886/2023-24
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Facts / Headnote
Certificate of registration of PCS Commodities Pvt. Ltd. as a commodities derivatives broker suspended for a period of three (3) months from the date of this Order or till the disposal of FIR filed with EOW, whichever is later
Provisions invoked
- s. 19
- s. 12
- s. 29
- s. 12(3)
- s. 154
- s. 3(2)
- s. 29A
- s. 131B
Regulations
- Reg. 27
- Reg. 5
- Reg. 28(2)
- Reg. 9
- Reg. 9(b)
- Reg. 28(1)
- Reg. 5(e)
- Reg. 24(2)
Parties
- PCS Commodities Pvt. Ltd. (INZ000069130)
Holding
PCS Commodities Pvt. Ltd. failed to continuously satisfy the 'fit and proper person' criteria under Schedule II of the Intermediaries Regulations by facilitating 'paired contracts' on NSEL, and its certificate of registration as a commodities derivatives broker is suspended for three months or till disposal of FIR No. Spl LAC No. 110/18 dated September 28, 2018, whichever is later.
Full text
Order in respect of PCS Commodities Pvt. Ltd. in the matter of National Spot Exchange Limited Page 2 of 24 should be provided by NSEL to the Central Government or its designated agency.
Order in respect of PCS Commodities Pvt. Ltd. in the matter of National Spot Exchange Limited Page 3 of 24 5. Additionally, in respect of ‘paired contracts’, The FMC Order observed the following: a. Short Sale NSEL had not made it mandatory for the seller to deposit goods in its warehouse before taking a sell position. Hence, the condition of “no short sale by members of the NSEL shall be allowed” had not been met by NSEL and its trading/clearing members who had traded in ‘paired contracts’ during the relevant period. b. Contracts with the Settlement Period being more than 11 days Some of the contracts offered for trade on the NSEL had settlement periods exceeding 11 days and therefore, such contracts were “non-transferable specific delivery” contracts under the FCRA. As per the provisions of FCRA, the “ready delivery contracts” were required to be settled within 11 days of the trade being effected and hence, the contracts traded on NSEL, which provided settlement schedule for a period exceeding 11 days were not allowed and were in violation of the Exemption Notification.
Order in respect of PCS Commodities Pvt. Ltd. in the matter of National Spot Exchange Limited Page 4 of 24 7. Further, consequent to the merger of the FMC with SEBI, the FCRA was repealed. However, by way of a savings clause contained in Section 29 A of the FCRA, SEBI was empowered to initiate fresh proceedings with respect to offences under the FCRA within a period of three years from the date of repeal of the FCRA.
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