Chapter IV · General Obligations, Responsibilities and Transparency
Regulation 26
Power to call for information
Chapter IV · General Obligations, Responsibilities and Transparency
SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012
In plain English
In plain English
SEBI can call for any information from the AIF, its manager, sponsor, trustee or investors about the fund's activities, to assess systemic risk or to prevent fraud.
Where this sits
Regulation 26 is in Chapter IV — General Obligations, Responsibilities and Transparency 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
The text of this regulation does not refer to other numbered regulations.
Chapter
Check yourself
1 practice question on Regulation 26, each with an explanation for every option.
- True or false: SEBI can call for information from an AIF's investors, not only its manager.
The regulation
26. (1) The Board may at any time call for any information from an Alternative Investment Fund or its Manager or Sponsor or trustee or investor with respect to any matter relating to its activity as an Alternative Investment Fund or for the assessment of systemic risk or prevention of fraud.
(2) Where any information is called for under sub-regulation (1) it shall be furnished within the time specified by the Board.
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 26
- 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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