SEBI, on October 3, 2018, issued the SEBI (Appointment of Administrator and Procedure for Refunding to the Investors) Regulations, 2018 (‘APRI Regulations’) to provide for appointment of administrators after attachment of properties of defaulters, by SEBI authorized recovery officers, who are exercising powers under the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 or the Depositories Act, 1956. The APRI Regulations set out eligibility norms for appointment of administrators (including that the administrator is required to be registered as an insolvency resolution professional with the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India and be empaneled by SEBI), the functions, responsibilities and powers of administrators and also deal with matters such as their terms of appointment (including remuneration), procedures for sale of properties and refund of monies.