IFSCA, vide circular dated May 8, 2024, has outlined
additional requirements for carrying out permissible activities by
a finance company under the SL Framework. An applicant under the SL
Framework or a lessor, who has obtained a certificate of
registration under Regulation 3 of the IFSCA (Finance Company)
Regulations, 2021, must not undertake transactions which involves
transfer of the ownership and/ or leasehold right of a ship or
ocean vessel from a person resident in India to an entity set up in
the IFSC, for the purpose of providing services solely to person
resident in India. However, the applicant or lessor may acquire a
new ship or ocean vessel or enter into a new leasehold right
contract with person resident outside India so as to cater to
person resident in India.