Reg 46 website content and updates
The list of information a listed entity has to keep on its own website, and the two working days it has to reflect a change.
Standing duty, no filing date
- SEBI
- SEBI events and governance
- Not specified
- 2026-09-01
Keeping the Reg 46(2) content on the website is a standing duty with no deadline. What does carry a period is Reg 46(3)(b): any change in the content has to be updated on the website within two working days. The content list grew on 13 December 2024 with the memorandum and articles of association, brief profiles of directors, and employee benefit scheme documents.
The obligation is not new but the content list is longer than most website checklists. Three items were added with effect from 13 December 2024: the memorandum and articles of association, brief director profiles with other directorships and full-time positions, and employee benefit scheme documents.
Deadlines counted from an event
Maintain a functional website carrying the information listed in Reg 46(2). The list was expanded with effect from 13 December 2024 by new clause (aa), the memorandum and articles of association, new clause (ab), brief profiles of the directors including their other directorships and full-time positions, and clause (za), the documents of any employee benefit scheme, with a route for the board to approve redactions. A new proviso allows the entity to point to the exact webpage of the stock exchange where the information already sits, rather than reproducing it.
Update any change in the content of the website within two working days of the change, under Reg 46(3)(b). Unchanged by the 2024 to 2026 amendments.
The rule
Maintain a functional website carrying the information listed in Reg 46(2). The list was expanded with effect from 13 December 2024 by new clause (aa), the memorandum and articles of association, new clause (ab), brief profiles of the directors including their other directorships and full-time positions, and clause (za), the documents of any employee benefit scheme, with a route for the board to approve redactions. A new proviso allows the entity to point to the exact webpage of the stock exchange where the information already sits, rather than reproducing it.
Update any change in the content of the website within two working days of the change, under Reg 46(3)(b). Unchanged by the 2024 to 2026 amendments.
Who must comply
- Every entity with specified securities listed on a recognised stock exchange
- The full Reg 46(2) list, including the memorandum and articles of association, brief profiles of directors, policies, familiarisation programme details, and employee benefit scheme documents
- The proviso inserted with effect from 13 December 2024 lets the entity give the exact webpage of the stock exchange where required information is already available, instead of hosting a second copy.
- The board can approve redactions to the employee benefit scheme documents required by clause (za).
Statutory basis
Before you file
- Map every Reg 46(2) clause to a page on the entity's website.
- Add the memorandum and articles of association under clause (aa).
- Add brief profiles of the directors, with their other directorships and full-time positions, under clause (ab).
- Add the employee benefit scheme documents under clause (za), redacted if the board approves the redaction.
- Name the person responsible for updating the website within two working days of any change.
How to file
- Record the date any required content changes.
- Update the website within two working days of that change.
- Use the exchange webpage link where the proviso allows it.
- Keep a dated log of website changes for the compliance record.
- Report the website compliance position in the quarterly governance filing.
The listed entity's own website
If you miss it
No per-day exchange fine is asserted here, because this provision is not on the fine table we have verified. A breach of a corporate-governance condition is a breach of listing conditions, which section 23E of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act reaches at not less than ₹5 lakh and up to ₹25 crore. SEBI's other head is section 15HB of the SEBI Act, the residual penalty that applies where the Act provides no specific penalty for the contravention. Section 15A(b) is not the right head, because a missed meeting is not a failure to furnish information.
- The default shows in the quarterly governance report inside Integrated Filing (Governance), so it becomes visible to the exchange and to investors without any separate complaint
- SEBI has moved to a settlement route for many governance defaults, which still carries a settlement amount and an admission on the record
Recent changes affecting this
Relaxation from SEBI Master Circular for Minimum Public Shareholding Non-Compliance
Master Circular for compliance with the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 by listed entities
Master Circular for listing obligations and disclosure requirements for Non-convertible Securities, Securitized Debt Instruments and/ or Commercial Paper
Common questions
How quickly does the website have to be updated?
Two working days from the change, under Reg 46(3)(b). That period was not touched by the 2024 amendments.
What was added to the content list in December 2024?
The memorandum and articles of association, brief profiles of the directors including their other directorships and full-time positions, and the documents of any employee benefit scheme, which the board may approve in redacted form.
Do we have to host a second copy of what is on the exchange site?
No. A proviso added on 13 December 2024 lets the entity give the exact webpage of the stock exchange where the information already sits.