Write short notes on the following: Confidentiality of request under SEBI (Informal Guidance) Scheme, 2003.

CS Executive · Capital Markets & Securities Laws · PYQS · December 2016
Write short notes on the following: Confidentiality of request under SEBI (Informal Guidance) Scheme, 2003.

Answer & Explanation:

Under SEBI (Informal Guidance) Scheme 2003, any person submitting a letter or written communication under this scheme may request that it receive confidential treatment for a specified period of time not exceeding 90 days from the date of the Department's response. The request shall include a statement of the basis for confidential treatment. If the Department determines to grant the request, the letter or written communication will not be available to the public until the expiration of the specified period. If it appears to the Department that the request for confidential treatment should be denied, the requestor will be so advised and such person may withdraw the letter or written communication within 30 days of receipt of the advise, in which case the fee, if any, paid by him would be refunded to him. In case where a request has been withdrawn under clause (c), no response will be given and the letter or written communication will remain in the SEBI files but will not be made available to the public. If the letter or written communication is not withdrawn, it shall be available to the public together with any written staff response.

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