Chapter III · Investment Conditions and Restrictions
Regulation 19
Other Alternative Investment Fund
Chapter III · Investment Conditions and Restrictions
SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012
In plain English
In plain English
SEBI can lay down a separate framework for AIFs that fall outside the categories in these regulations.
Where this sits
Regulation 19 is in Chapter III — Investment Conditions and Restrictions of the SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012.
Provisos, explanations and conditions
This regulation has no provisos or explanations in its text. Check Connections for other provisions it refers to.
What changed
No change to this regulation by the 2026 amendments (No. 303 of 16 April 2026 and No. 313 of 10 July 2026).
Words in square brackets in the official text mark earlier amendments made before 2026. Their earlier wording is not shown because it has not been verified here.
Where it connects
The text of this regulation does not refer to other numbered regulations.
Chapter
Check yourself
1 practice question on Regulation 19, each with an explanation for every option.
- What does Regulation 19 allow SEBI to do?
The regulation
19. The Board may lay down framework for Alternative Investment Funds other than the Funds falling in the categories specified in these regulations. 1[CHAPTER III -A ANGEL FUNDS
Text from the consolidated Regulations. Square brackets and [***] mark earlier amendments and omissions, as in the official text. Check the official Gazette text before relying on it.
Last checked against source on 10 October 2026: consolidated Regulations to 19 November 2025, read with Amendment Regulations No. 303 (16 April 2026) and No. 313 (10 July 2026).
Source and verification
- Instrument
- SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012 — Regulation 19
- Text used
- Consolidated Regulations as amended up to 19 November 2025, read with the 2026 amendments (no change to this regulation)
- Last checked
- 10 October 2026
- Official source
- www.sebi.gov.in → Legal → Regulations. The Gazette text prevails.
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