Reserve Bank of India
Foreign Exchange Department
Central Office
Mumbai- 400 001

Notification No. FEMA. 153/2007-RB

Dated  May 31, 2007

Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person
Resident Outside India) (Amendment) Regulations, 2007

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of sub-section (3) of Section 6 and Section 47 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999),   the Reserve Bank of India hereby makes the following amendments in the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident Outside India) Regulations, 2000 (Notification No. FEMA 20/2000-RB dated 3rd May 2000) namely:-

1. Short Title & Commencement:-

(i) These Regulations may be called the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident Outside India) (Amendment) Regulations, 2007.

(ii) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Amendment to the Regulations:-

In the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident Outside India) Regulations 2000, (Notification No. FEMA 20/2000-RB dated 3rd May, 2000) in Schedule 5, after paragraph 2, the following new paragraph shall be inserted, namely:-

"2A. A person resident outside India, being central bank of any country under the law for the time being in force in that country, may purchase and sell dated Government securities / treasury bills subject to the conditions as may be stipulated by Reserve Bank from time to time".

(Salim Gangadharan)
Chief General Manager

(i) Foot Note: The Principal Regulations were published in the Official Gazette vide G.S.R.No. 406 (E) dated May 8, 2000 in Part II, Section 3, sub-section (i) and subsequently amended as under:

G.S.R.No. 158(E) dated 02.03.2001
G.S.R.No. 175(E) dated 13.03.2001
G.S.R.No. 182(E) dated 14.03.2001
G.S.R.No.     4(E) dated 02.01.2002
G.S.R.No. 574(E) dated 19.08.2002
G.S.R.No. 223(E) dated 18.03.2003
G.S.R.No. 225(E) dated 18.03.2003
G.S.R.No. 558(E) dated 22.07.2003
G.S.R.No. 835(E) dated 23.10.2003
G.S.R.No. 899(E) dated 22.11.2003
G.S.R.No.   12(E) dated 07.01.2004
G.S.R.No. 278(E) dated 23.04.2004
G.S.R.No. 454(E) dated 16.07.2004
G.S.R.No. 625(E) dated 21.09.2004
G.S.R.No. 799(E) dated 08.12.2004
G.S.R.No. 201(E) dated 01.04.2005
G.S.R.No. 202(E) dated 01.04.2005
G.S.R.No.  504(E) dated 25.07.2005
G.S.R.No.  505(E) dated 25.07.2005
G.S.R.No.  513(E) dated 29.07.2005
G.S.R.No.  738(E) dated 22.12.2005
G.S.R.No.    29(E) dated 19.01.2006
G.S.R.No.   413(E) dated 11.07.2006

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