RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL OFFICE
MUMBAI-400 001
Notification No.FEMA.292/2013-RB
Dated : October 04, 2013
Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident
outside India)
(Sixteenth Amendment) Regulations, 2013
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of sub-section (3) of Section
6 and Section 47 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999), the
Reserve Bank of India hereby makes the following amendments in the Foreign
Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident outside
India) Regulations, 2000 (Notification No. FEMA 20/2000-RB dated 3rd May 2000),
namely:-
- Short Title & Commencement:-
(i) These Regulations may be called the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or
Issue of Security by A Person Resident Outside India) (Sixteenth Amendment)
Regulations, 2013.
(ii) They shall deemed to have come into force from June 3, 2013@
- Amendment of Regulation 2
In the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person
Resident outside India) Regulations, 2000, (Notification No. FEMA 20/2000-RB
dated 3rd May 2000), in Regulation 2, after the clause (iv), the following shall
be inserted, namely:-
“(iva) 'Group company' means two or more enterprises which, directly or
indirectly, are in a position to :
exercise twenty-six per cent, or more of voting rights in other enterprise; or
appoint more than fifty per cent, of members of board of directors in the other
enterprise."
(C. D. Srinivasan)
Chief General Manager
Foot Note:-
(i) @ It is clarified that no person will be adversely affected as a result of
the retrospective effect being given to these Regulations.
(ii) The Principal Regulations were published in the Official Gazette vide
G.S.R. No.406 (E) dated May 8, 2000 in Part II, Section 3, sub-Section (i) and
subsequently amended as under:-
G.S.R.No. 158(E) dated 02.03.2001
G.S.R.No. 175(E) dated 13.03.2001
G.S.R.No. 182(E) dated 14.03.2001
G.S.R.No. 4(E) dated 02.01.2002
G.S.R.No. 574(E) dated 19.08.2002
G.S.R.No. 223(E) dated 18.03.2003
G.S.R.No. 225(E) dated 18.03.2003
G.S.R.No. 558(E) dated 22.07.2003
G.S.R.No. 835(E) dated 23.10.2003
G.S.R.No. 899(E) dated 22.11.2003
G.S.R.No. 12(E) dated 07.01.2004
G.S.R.No. 278(E) dated 23.04.2004
G.S.R.No. 454(E) dated 16.07.2004
G.S.R.No. 625(E) dated 21.09.2004
G.S.R.No. 799(E) dated 08.12.2004
G.S.R.No. 201(E) dated 01.04.2005
G.S.R.No. 202(E) dated 01.04.2005
G.S.R.No. 504(E) dated 25.07.2005
G.S.R.No. 505(E) dated 25.07.2005
G.S.R.No. 513(E) dated 29.07.2005
G.S.R.No. 738(E) dated 22.12.2005
G.S.R.No. 29(E) dated 19.01.2006
G.S.R.No. 413(E) dated 11.07.2006
G.S.R.No. 712(E) dated 14.11.2007
G.S.R.No. 713(E) dated 14.11.2007
G.S.R.No. 737(E) dated 29.11.2007
G.S.R.No. 575(E) dated 05.08.2008
G.S.R.No. 896(E) dated 30.12.2008
G.S.R.No. 851(E) dated 01.12.2009
G.S.R.No. 341 (E) dated 21.04.2010
G.S.R.No.821 (E) dated 10.11.2012
G.S.R.No. 606(E) dated 03.08.2012
G.S.R.No. 795(E) dated 30.10.2012
G.S.R.No. 796(E) dated 30.10.2012
G.S.R. No. 797(E) dated 30.10.2012
G.S.R. No.945(E) dated 31.12.2012
G.S.R. No.946(E) dated 31.12.2012
G.S.R. No.38(E) dated 22.01.2013
G.S.R.No.515(E) dated 30.07.2013,
G.S.R.No.532(E) dated 05.08.2013,
G.S.R. No.341(E) dated 28.05.2013
G.S.R.No.344(E) dated 29.05.2013
G.S.R. No.195(E) dated 01.04.2013
G.S.R.No.393(E) dated 21.06.2013,
G.S.R.No.591(E) dated 04.09.2013
G.S.R.No.596(E) dated 06.09.2013
G.S.R.No.597(E) dated 06.09.2013