Guidelines in pursuance of amendment to SEBI KYC Registration Agency Regulations · 20260714-17
BSE notice 20260714-17 · 14 Jul 2026
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Guidelines in pursuance of amendment to SEBI KYC (Know Your Client) Registration Agency (KRA) Regulations, 2011
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The Exchange restricts trading for clients whose KYC records remain unvalidated by KYC Registration Agencies. This restriction applies to both AADHAAR and non-AADHAAR based documents uploaded between June 1, 2026, and June 30, 2026. Affected clients cannot trade or square off open positions starting July 25, 2026, until they meet validation requirements. Open positions will expire naturally on the contract expiry date. The Exchange flags non-compliant Permanent Account Numbers as not permitted to trade. Once a client achieves compliance, the Exchange permits trading on the next business day following receipt of confirmation from the KRA. Trading members must access the provided file path to identify non-compliant clients.
What you must do
- Trading members must check the provided file path for the list of non-compliant clients.
- Clients must complete KYC validation requirements to resume trading.
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Document text
NOTICE
| Notice No. | 20260714-17 |
|---|---|
| Notice Date | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Category | Compliance |
| Segment | General |
| Department | DOSS |
| Subject | Guidelines in pursuance of amendment to SEBI KYC (Know Your Client) Registration Agency (KRA) Regulations, 2011 |
| Attachments | No Attachment |
To All Members,
Sub: Guidelines in pursuance of amendment to SEBI KYC (Know Your Client) Registration Agency (KRA) Regulations, 2011
This is with reference to SEBI Circular No. SEBI/HO/MIRSD/FATF/P/CIR/2023/0144 dated August 11, 2023, and pursuant to Exchange Circular issued on monthly basis in respect to Guidelines in pursuance of amendment to SEBI KYC (Know Your Client) Registration Agency (KRA) Regulations, 2011 with the latest notice no. 20260612-26 dated June 12, 2026 on “Simplification of KYC process and rationalisation of Risk Management Framework at KYC (Know Your Client) Registration Agencies (KRAs)” and “Guidelines in pursuance of amendment to SEBI KYC (Know Your client) Registration Agency (KRA) Regulations, 2011”.
It may be noted that as per SEBI Circular SEBI/HO/OIAE/OIAE_IAD- 1/P/CIR/2023/0000000163 dated October 03, 2023, on Centralized mechanism for reporting the demise of an investor through KRAs, all Regulated Entities registered with SEBI should block debit transactions in those accounts including suspension of all transactions in the trading account and inactivate/close the UCC in all the Stock Exchanges. Trading Members are informed that demise data is being shared by the KRA on daily basis.
It is hereby informed that the clients whose KYC are not found to be validated by KRAs, i.e. where the KYCs are “On Hold” for any reasons (both AADHAAR and Non-AADHAAR based OVD) uploaded to the KRA from June 01, 2026 to June 30, 2026 shall neither be Permitted to Trade on the Exchange, nor will they be allowed to square off their open positions, if any, w.e.f. July 25, 2026 until they comply with the validation requirements. Eventually, such open positions will naturally expire on the expiry date of the respective contract.
The Exchange shall flag the non-compliant PANs, provided by the KRAs, as Not Permitted to Trade w.e.f. July 25, 2026. All PANs that become KRA compliant subsequently, will be permitted to trade on T+1, based on the information received from KRA by the Exchange on T Day.
The list of such non-compliant clients as mentioned above have been provided at the below mentioned location:
| Path | Name of File |
|---|---|
| EQ\TRANSACTION\JUL-2026\14-07-2026 | Non_Validated_Clients_by_KRAs_Clgno_xxxx.TXT |
In case of any clarifications, members may contact us on details given as under:
| Contact Nos. | Email ID |
|---|---|
| 022- 2272 8435/5785 | ucc@bseindia.com |
Abhijit Pai Deputy Vice President Investigation
Poonam Pisat Assistant Vice President Investigation
Date: July 14, 2026
Source details
- Source
- BSE Ltd (Bombay Stock Exchange)
- Type
- notice
- Published by source
- 14 Jul 2026
- Document number
- 20260714-17
- Issuing division
- DOSS
- Effective date
- 25 Jul 2026
- Coverage area
- securities