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The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010

Central

An Act to consolidate the law to regulate the acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality by certain individuals or associations or companies and to prohibit acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality for any activities detrimental to the national interest and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Act number
42 of 2010
Ministry
Ministry of Home Affairs
Department
Department of Internal Security
Enacted
26 Sep 2010

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56 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent, application and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Prohibition to accept foreign contribution.
  4. Section 4Persons to whom section 3 shall not apply.
  5. Section 5Procedure to notify an organisation of a political nature.
  6. Section 6Restriction on acceptance of foreign hospitality.
  7. Section 7Prohibition to transfer foreign contribution to other person.
  8. Section 8Restriction to utilise foreign contribution for administrative purpose.
  9. Section 9Power of Central Government to prohibit receipt of foreign contribution, etc., in certain cases.
  10. Section 10Power to prohibit payment of currency received in contravention of the Act.
  11. Section 11Registration of certain persons with Central Government.
  12. Section 12Grant of certificate of registration.
  13. Section 12APower of Central Government to require Aadhaar number, etc., as identification document.
  14. Section 13Suspension of certificate.
  15. Section 14Cancellation of certificate.
  16. Section 14ASurrender of certificate.
  17. Section 15Management of foreign contribution of person whose certificate has been cancelled or surrendered.
  18. Section 16Renewal of certificate.
  19. Section 17Foreign contribution through scheduled bank.
  20. Section 18Intimation.
  21. Section 19Maintenance of accounts.
  22. Section 20Audit of accounts.
  23. Section 21Intimation by candidate for election.
  24. Section 22Disposal of assets created out of foreign contribution.
  25. Section 23Inspection of accounts or records.
  26. Section 24Seizure of accounts or records.
  27. Section 25Seizure of article or currency or security received in contravention of the Act.
  28. Section 26Disposal of seized article or currency or security.
  29. Section 27Seizure to be made in accordance with Act 2 of 1974.
  30. Section 28Confiscation of article or currency or security obtained in contravention of the Act.
  31. Section 29Adjudication of confiscation.
  32. Section 30Procedure for confiscation.
  33. Section 31Appeal.
  34. Section 32Revision of orders by Central Government.
  35. Section 33Making of false statement, declaration or delivering false accounts.
  36. Section 34Penalty for article or currency or security obtained in contravention of section 10.
  37. Section 35Punishment for contravention of any provision of the Act.
  38. Section 36Power to impose additional fine where article or currency or security is not available for confiscation.
  39. Section 37Penalty for offences where no separate punishment has been provided.
  40. Section 38Prohibition of acceptance of foreign contribution.
  41. Section 39Offences by companies.
  42. Section 40Bar on prosecution of offences under the Act.
  43. Section 41Composition of certain offences.
  44. Section 42Power to call for information or document.
  45. Section 43Investigation into cases under the Act.
  46. Section 44Returns by prescribed authority to Central Government.
  47. Section 45Protection of action taken in good faith.
  48. Section 46Power of Central Government to give directions.
  49. Section 47Delegation of powers.
  50. Section 48Power to make rules.
  51. Section 49Orders and rules to be laid before Parliament.
  52. Section 50Power to exempt in certain cases.
  53. Section 51Act not to apply to certain Government transactions.
  54. Section 52Application of other laws not barred.
  55. Section 53Power to remove difficulties.
  56. Section 54Repeal and saving.