Section 6 of the Depositories Act, 1996 – Surrender of certificate of security

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Section 6: Surrender of certificate of security

  • (1) Any person who has entered into an agreement under section 5 shall surrender the certificate of security, for which he seeks to avail the services of a depository, to the issuer in such manner as may be specified by the regulations.
  • (2) The issuer, on receipt of certificate of security under sub-section (1), shall cancel the certificate of security and substitute in its records the name of the depository as a registered owner in respect of that security and inform the depository accordingly.
  • (3) A depository shall, on receipt of information under sub-section (2), enter the name of the person referred to in sub-section (1) in its records, as the beneficial owner.

Source: official text of The Depositories Act, 1996 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Depositories Act, 1996.

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