Alternative Investment Funds (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2021

 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 30 read with sub-section (1) of Section 11, clause (ba) and clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 11 and sub-section (1) and (1B) of Section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992), the Board hereby makes the following regulations to further amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012 namely:–

1. These regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Alternative Investment Funds) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2021.

2. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette:

Provided that the amendments to regulation 12 shall come into force on the ninety first day from the date of publication of these regulations in the Official Gazette.

3. In the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012,-

Following Definitions have been inserted / amended:

  1. “debt fund” means an Alternative Investment Fund which invests primarily in debt securities of listed or unlisted investee companies or in securitized debt instruments as per the stated objectives of the Fund;”
  2. “investable funds” means corpus of the scheme of Alternative Investment Fund net of expenditure for administration and management of the fund estimated for the tenure of the fund.

Explanation: For the purpose of this clause, the expression “tenure” means the duration of scheme from the day of its launch till last day of the term as specified in the fund documents;”

  1. “unit” means beneficial interest of the investors in the Alternative Investment Fund or a scheme of the Alternative Investment Fund and may be fully or partly paid up.

Explanation: For the purpose of this clause, partly paid up units shall represent the portion of committed capital invested by the investor in Alternative Investment Fund or scheme of the Alternative Investment Fund;”

  1. “Accreditation agency” means a subsidiary of a recognized stock exchange or a subsidiary of a depository or any other entity as may be specified by the Board from time to time.

Explanation: For the purpose of this clause, the Board may recognize an Accreditation agency subject to such conditions as may be specified;

  1. “accredited  investor”  means  any  person  who  is  granted  a certificate of accreditation by an accreditation agency who,
    1. in case of an individual, Hindu Undivided Family, family trust or sole proprietorship has: 
      1. annual income of at least two crore rupees; or
      2. net worth of at least seven crore fifty lakh rupees, out of  which  not  less  than  three  crores  seventy-five  lakh rupees is in the form of financial assets; or
      3. annual  income  of  at  least  one  crore  rupees  and minimum net worth of five crore rupees, out of which not less than two crore fifty lakh rupees is in the form of financial assets.
    2. in case of a body corporate, has net worth of at least fifty crore rupees;
    3. in case of a trust other than family trust, has net worth of at least fifty crore rupees;
    4. in case of a partnership firm set up under the Indian Partnership Act, 1932, each partner independently meets the eligibility criteria for accreditation

Provided  that the Central  Government  and  the  State  Governments, developmental agencies  set  up  under  the  aegis  of the Central Government  or the State  Governments, funds  set  up  by the Central Government or the State Governments, qualified institutional buyers as defined under the Securities and Exchange Board of India(Issue of   Capital   and   Disclosure   Requirements)   Regulations,   2018, Category  I foreign portfolio investors, sovereign wealth funds  and multilateral agencies and any other entity as may be specified by the Board from time to time, shall deemed to be an accredited investor and may not be required to obtain a certificate of accreditation;”

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