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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/51807

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About this act

Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 (1976) is Central state legislation published on SooperKanoon in full. Use this page to read the bare act and jump to judgments that cite it.

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Act Text

Preamble1 - The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976
Chapter1 - Preliminary
Section1 - Short Title, Extent, Application and Commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Section3 - Application of Other Laws Not Barred
Chapter2 - Regulation of Foreign Contribution and Foreign Hospitality
Section4 - Candidate for Election, Etc., Not to Accept Foreign Contribution
Section5 - Organisation of a Political Nature Not to Accept Foreign Contribution Except with the Prior Permission of the Central Government
Section6 - Certain Associations and Persons Receiving Foreign Contribution to Give Intimation to the Central Government
Section7 - Recipients of Scholarships, Etc., to Give Intimation to the Central Government
Section8 - Persons to Whom Section 4 Shall Not Apply
Section9 - Restrictions on Acceptance of Foreign Hospitality
Section10 - Power of Central Government to Prohibit Receipt of Foreign Contribution, Etc., in Certain Cases
Section11 - Application to Be Made in Prescribed Form for Obtaining Prior Permission to Accept Foreign Contribution or Hospitality
Chapter3 - Miscellaneous
Section12 - Power to Prohibit Payment of Currency Received in Contravention of the Act
Section13 - Recipients of Foreign Contribution to Maintain Accounts, Etc.
Section14 - Inspection of Accounts or Records
Section15 - Seizure of Accounts or Records
Section15A - Audit of Accounts
Section16 - Seizure of Article or Currency Received in Contravention of the Act
Section17 - Seizure to Be Made in Accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section18 - Confiscation of Article or Currency Obtained in Contravention of the Act
Section19 - Adjudication of Confiscation
Section20 - Opportunity to Be Given Before Adjudication of Confiscation
Section21 - Appeal
Section22 - Penalty for Article or Currency Obtained in Contravention of Section 12
Section23 - Punishment for the Contravention of Any Provision of the Act
Section24 - Power to Impose Additional Fine Where Article or Currency is Not Available for Confiscation
Section25 - Penalty for Offences Where No Separate Punishment Has Been Provided
Section25A - Prohibition of Acceptance of Foreign Contribution
Section26 - Offences by Companies
Section27 - Bar to the Prosecution of Offences Under the Act
Section28 - Investigation into Cases Under the Act
Section29 - Protection of Action Taken in Good Faith
Section30 - Power to Make Rules
Section31 - Power to Exempt
Section32 - Act Not to Apply to Government Transactions

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What is the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976?

The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976, enacted in 1976, is Central state legislation available in full text on SooperKanoon. It is commonly used for legal research alongside judgments that interpret and apply its provisions.

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