Chapter III-D · Migrated Venture Capital Funds
Regulation 19W
Applicability
Chapter III-D · Migrated Venture Capital Funds
SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012
In plain English
In plain English
Chapter III-D applies only to migrated venture capital funds and their schemes. The rest of the AIF Regulations apply, except the provisions this regulation lists.
Where this sits
Regulation 19W is in Chapter III-D — Migrated Venture Capital Funds 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).
Where it connects
Provisions this regulation refers to
Chapter
Check yourself
1 practice question on Regulation 19W, each with an explanation for every option.
- True or false: Chapter III-D applies only to migrated venture capital funds and their schemes.
The regulation
19W. (1) The provisions of this Chapter shall apply only to migrated venture capital funds and schemes launched by such migrated venture capital funds.
(2) All other provisions of these regulations, except the following provisions and the guidelines and circulars issued under these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires or is repugnant to the provisions of this Chapter, shall apply to the migrated venture capital fund, its trustee, trustee company, directors of the trustee company, directors of the migrated venture capital fund, as the case may be, sponsor, if any, Manager, if any, and investors:
(i) clause (p), (w), of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 2;
(ii) sub-regulation (5) of regulation 3;
(iii) regulation 4;
(iv) sub-regulation (2),
(4) and (5) of regulation 6;
(v) sub-regulation (2) of regulation 7;
(vi) regulations 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16;
(vii) sub-regulation (11), (11A),
(15) (17),
(18) and (19) of regulation 20;
(viii) sub-regulations (2), (3),
(4) and (5) of regulation 23; and
(ix) sub-regulation (2) of regulation 27.
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 19W
- 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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