Surveillance Department
 
Circular No.: MCX-SX/SRV/121/2009  

May 18, 2009

 

                                                             

Unique Client Code

 

In terms of provisions of the Rules, Bye-laws and Regulations of the Exchange, and in continuation to circular no.: MCX-SX/T&S/4/2008 dated October 4, 2008, the Members of the Exchange are notified as under:

 

SEBI vide circulars SMDRP/Policy/Cir-39/2001 dated July 18, 2001 and MRD/DoP/Cir-05/2007 dated April 27, 2007 has directed that it shall be mandatory for all the members to use Unique Client Codes (UCC) for all the clients and that the Permanent Account Number (PAN) will be the sole identification number for all the participants in the securities market.

 

In light of the aforesaid, it is mandatory for all the members to use Unique Client Code for all their clients. The members shall collect and maintain in their back office the Permanent Account Number (PAN) allotted by Income Tax Department for all their clients and members are also required to verify the documents submitted by clients with respect to the unique client code and retain copies of the documents. Members are advised to maintain necessary documents / information / agreements at their respective offices and inform the details of clients, including their PAN, to the Exchange through the UCC application software.

 

As and when new clients are registered, members have to upload the details of such clients so as to comply with the requirement of the Exchange. Further, in respect of any change in the client details already submitted through the Unique Client Code application, revised information has to be uploaded by the members immediately.

 

Members are advised to ensure that no trades are put on behalf of their clients, before allotting the Unique Client Codes (UCC) and uploading the client details to the Exchange.

 

In case a member is observed to execute trades on behalf of a client before successfully uploading the details and PAN of the client, non submission charges of Rs. 100/-per client code per day will be levied till the date the details are successfully uploaded. Non-submission charges will be charged on a monthly basis with effect from June 1, 2009 to the relevant trading members.

 

All the members are requested to take note of the same.

 

 

For any clarifications, contact Customer Service Desk at 022-67319010 or send an email at customerservice@mcx-sx.com.

 

For and on behalf of

MCX Stock Exchange Ltd.

 

 

Ruchi Shukla

Manager

 

 

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