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The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010

Act ID: 2010

The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010

"An Act to consolidate the law to regulate the acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality."

Table of Contents

54 Sections

Ch. 1

PRELIMINARY

S.1Short title, extent, application and commencement.S.2Definitions.

Ch. 2

REGULATION OF FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION AND FOREIGN HOSPITALITY

S.3Prohibition to accept foreign contribution.S.4Persons to whom section 3 shall not apply.S.5Procedure to notify an organisation of a political nature.S.6Restriction on acceptance of foreign hospitality.S.7Prohibition to transfer foreign contribution to other person.S.8Restriction to utilise foreign contribution for administrative purpose.S.9Power of Central Government to prohibit receipt of foreign contribution, etc., in certain cases.S.10Power to prohibit payment of currency received in contravention of the Act.

Ch. 3

REGISTRATION

S.11Registration of certain persons with Central Government.S.12Grant of certificate of registration.S.13Suspension of certificate.S.14Cancellation of certificate.S.15Management of foreign contribution of person whose certificate has been cancelled or surrendered.S.16Renewal of certificate.

Ch. 4

ACCOUNTS, INTIMATION, AUDIT AND DISPOSAL OF ASSETS, ETC

S.17Foreign contribution through scheduled bank.S.18Intimation.S.19Maintenance of accounts.S.20Audit of accounts.S.21Intimation by candidate for election.S.22Disposal of assets created out of foreign contribution.

Ch. 5

INSPECTION, SEARCH AND SEIZURE

S.23Inspection of accounts or records.S.24Seizure of accounts or records.S.25Seizure of article or currency or security received in contravention of the Act.S.26Disposal of seized article or currency or security.S.27Seizure to be made in accordance with Act 2 of 1974.

Ch. 6

ADJUDICATION

S.28Confiscation of article or currency or security obtained in contravention of the Act.S.29Adjudication of confiscation.S.30Procedure for confiscation.

Ch. 7

APPEAL AND REVISION

S.31Appeal.S.32Revision of orders by Central Government.

Ch. 8

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

S.33Making of false statement, declaration or delivering false accounts.S.34Penalty for article or currency or security obtained in contravention of section 10.S.35Punishment for contravention of any provision of the Act.S.36Power to impose additional fine where article or currency or security is not available for confiscation.S.37Penalty for offences where no separate punishment has been provided.S.38Prohibition of acceptance of foreign contribution.S.39Offences by companies.S.40Bar on prosecution of offences under the Act.S.41Composition of certain offences.

Ch. 9

MISCELLANEOUS

S.42Power to call for information or document.S.43Investigation into cases under the Act.S.44Returns by prescribed authority to Central Government.S.45Protection of action taken in good faith.S.46Power of Central Government to give directions.S.47Delegation of powers.S.48Power to make rules.S.49Orders and rules to be laid before Parliament.S.50Power to exempt in certain cases.S.51Act not to apply to certain Government transactions.S.52Application of other laws not barred.S.53Power to remove difficulties.S.54Repeal and saving.