In view of the situation arising due to COVID-19 pandemic, lockdown imposed by the Government and representations received from Stock Exchanges, SEBI had earlier provided relaxations in timelines for compliance with various regulatory requirements by the trading members / clearing members, vide circular nos. SEBI/HO/MIRSD/DOP/CIR/P/2020/61 dated April 16, 2020,SEBI/HO/MIRSD/DOP/CIR/P/2020/62 dated April 16, 2020, and SEBI/HO/MIRSD/DOP/CIR/P/2020/68 dated April 21, 2020.
In view of the prevailing situation and representations received from the Stock Exchanges, it has been decided to further extend the timelines for compliance with the regulatory requirements, by the trading members / clearing members / depository participants, mentioned in the aforesaid SEBI circulars, as under:
| SEBI Circular | S. Nos. for which timeline is extended | Extended timeline / Period of exclusion |
| SEBI/HO/MIRSD/DOP/CIR/P/2020/61 dated April 16, 2020. | I | Till June 30, 2020 for the month of April 2020. |
| II | Till June 30, 2020 for the quarter ended on March 31, 2020. | |
| X and XI | Till June 30, 2020. | |
| SEBI/HO/MIRSD/DOP/CIR/P/2020/62 dated April 16, 2020. | III | Period of exclusion shall be from March 23, 2020 till June 30, 2020. |
| SEBI/HO/MIRSD/DOP/CIR/P/2020/68 dated April 21, 2020. | I, II and III | Till June 30, 2020. |
| IV and V | Two months from the due date. |
All other conditions specified in the aforementioned circulars shall continue to remain applicable.
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