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Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 Chapter 2

Title: Regulation of Foreign Contribution and Foreign Hospitality

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....or both. (3 ) No person receiving any currency, whether Indian or foreign, from a foreign source on behalf of any association, referred to in sub-section (1) of section 6 , shall deliver such currency-- (i) to any association or organisation other than the association for which it was received, or (ii) to any other person, if he knows or has reasonable cause to believe that such other person intends, or is likely, to deliver such currency to an association other than the association for which such currency was received. ____________________ 1. Substituted by Act 1 of 1985, sec. 3, for "Government servant" w.r.e.f. 20-10-1984. Section 5 - Organisation of a political nature not to accept foreign contribution except with the prior permission of the Central Government (1) No organisation of a political nature, not being a political party, shall, accept any foreign contribution except with the prior permission of the Central Government. Explanation.-For the purposes of this section, "organisation of a political nature, not being a political party" means such organisation as the Central Government may, having regard to the activities of the organisation or the ideology.....

Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 Section 9

Title: Restrictions on Acceptance of Foreign Hospitality

State: Central

Year: 1976

No me mber of a Legislature, office-bearer of a political party, 1[Judge, Government servant] or employee of any corporation shall, while visiting any country or territory outside India, accept, except with the prior permission of the Central Government, any foreign hospitality: Provided that it shall not be necessary to obtain any such permission for an emergent me dical aid needed on account of sudden illness contracted during a visit outside India, but, where such foreign hospitality has been received, the person receiving such hospitality shall give, within one month from the date of receipt of such hospitality an intimation to the Central Government as to the receipt of such hospitality and the source from which, and the manner in which, such hospitality was received by hi m. _____________________________________________ 1. Sub stituted by Act 1 of 1985, sec. 5, for "Government servant" w.r.e.f. 20-10-1984.

The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 No. 42 of 2010[26th September, 2010.] Complete Act

Title: The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 No. 42 of 2010[26th September, 2010.]

State: Central

Year: 2010

.....it in this behalf;(ii) of any currency, whether Indian or foreign;(iii) of any security as defined in clause (h) of section 2 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 and includes any foreign security as defined in clause (o) of section 2 of` the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999.Explanation 1.- A donation, delivery or transfer of any article, currency or foreign security referred to in this clause by any person who has received it from any foreign source, either directly or through one or more persons, shall also be deemed to be foreign contribution within the meaning of this clause.Explanation 2.- The interest accrued on the foreign contribution deposited in any bank referred to in sub-section (1) of section 17 or any other income derived from the foreign contribution or interest thereon shall also be deemed to be foreign contribution within the meaning of this clause.Explanation 3.- Any amount received, by any person from any foreign source in India, by way of fee (including fees charged by an educational institution in India from foreign student) or towards cost in lieu of goods or services rendered by such person in the ordinary course of his business, trade or.....

Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 Section 10

Title: Power of Central Government to Prohibit Receipt of Foreign Contribution, Etc., in Certain Cases

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....association, not specified in section 4 , or any person, from accepting any foreign contribution; (b) 1[without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1 ) of section 6 , require any association specified in that sub-section], to obtain prior permission of the Central Government before accepting any foreign contribution; (c) require any person or class of persons or any association, not being an association specified in section 6 , to furnish intimation within such time and in such manner as may be prescribed as to the amount of any foreign contribution received by such person or class of persons or association, as the case may be, and the source from which and the manner in which such contribution was received and the purpose for which and the manner in which such foreign contribution was utilised; (d) require any person or class of persons, not specified in section 9 , to obtain prior permission of the Central Government before accepting any foreign hospitality; (e) require any person or class of persons, not specified in section 9 , to furnish intimation, within such time and in such manner as may be prescribed, as to the receipt of any foreign hospitality, the.....

Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 Complete Act

Title: Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....to accept foreign contribution or hospitality Chapter 3 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 -.....

Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 Section 11

Title: Application to Be Made in Prescribed Form for Obtaining Prior Permission to Accept Foreign Contribution or Hospitality

State: Central

Year: 1976

(1) Every individual, association, organisation or other person, who is required by or under this Act to obtain the prior permission of the Central Government to accept any foreign contribution or foreign hospitality, shall, before the acceptance of any such contribution or hospitality, make an application for such permission to the Central Government if such form and in such manner as may be prescribed. (2) If an application referred to in sub-section (1) is not disposed of within ninety days from the date of receipt of such application, the permission prayed for in such application shall, on the expiry of the said period of ninety days, be deemed to have been granted by the Central Government: Provided that, where in relation to an application, the Central Government has informed the applicant the special difficulties by reason of which his application cannot be disposed of within the said period of ninety days, such application shall not, until the expiry of a further period of thirty days, be deemed to have been granted by the Central Government.

Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 Preamble 1

Title: The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976

State: Central

Year: 1976

THE FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION (REGULATION) ACT, 1976 [Act, No. 49 of 1976] [31st March, 1976] PREAMBLE An Act to regulate the acceptance and utilization of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality by certain persons or associations, with a view to ensuring that parliamentary institutions, political associations and academic and other voluntary organisations as well as individuals working in the important areas of national life may function in a manner consistent with the values of a sovereign democratic republic, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. be it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:--

Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....the person so prohibited in the prescribed manner, and thereupon the provisions of sub-sections (2), (3), (4) and (5) of section 7 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967)-, shall, so far as may be, apply to, or in relations to, such article or currency and references in the said sub-sections to moneys, securities or credits shall be construed as references to such article or currency. SECTION 13: RECIPIENTS OF FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION TO MAINTAIN ACCOUNTS, ETC Every association, referred to in section 6-, shall maintain, in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed,- (a) an account of any foreign contribution received by it, and (b) a record as to the manner in which such contribution has been utilised by it. SECTION 14: INSPECTION OF ACCOUNTS OR RECORDS If the Central Government has, for any reason, to be recorded in writing, any ground to suspect that any provision of this Act has been, or is being, contravened by- (a) any political party, or (b) any person, or (c) any organisation, or (d) any association, it may, by general or special order, authorise such gazetted officer, holding a9 [Group A post], as it may think fit (hereinafter referred to.....

Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2010

.....it in this behalf; (ii) of any currency, whether Indian or foreign; (iii) of any security as defined in clause (h) of Sec. 2 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956) and includes any foreign security as defined in clause (o) of Sec. 2 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999). Explanation 1.-A donation, delivery or transfer of any article, currency or foreign security referred to in this clause by any person who has received it from any foreign source, either directly or through one or more persons, shall also be deemed to be foreign contribution within the meaning of this clause. Explanation 2.-The interest accrued on the foreign contribution deposited in any bank referred to in sub-sec. (1) of Sec. 17 or any other income derived from the foreign contribution or interest thereon shall also be deemed to be foreign contribution within the meaning of this clause. Explanation 3.- Any amount received, by any person from any foreign source in India, by way of fee (including fees charged by an educational institution in India from foreign student) or towards cost in lieu of goods or services rendered by such person in the ordinary course of his.....

Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 Chapter 3

Title: Miscellaneous

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....1973 (2 of 1974), the court trying a person, who, in relation to any article or currency, whether Indian or foreign, does or omits to do any act which act or omission would render such article or currency liable to confiscation under this Act, may, in the event of the conviction of such person for the act or omission aforesaid, impose on such person a fine not exceeding five times the value of the article or currency or one thousand rupees, whichever is more, if such article or currency is not available for confiscation, and the fine so imposed shall be in addition to any other fine which may be imposed on such person under this Act. Section 25 - Penalty for offences where no separate punishment has been provided Whoever fails to comply with any provision of this Act for which no separate penalty has been provided in this Act shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine not exceeding one thousand rupees, or with both. Section 25A - Prohibition of acceptance of foreign contribution 1[25A. Prohibition of acceptance of foreign contribution.- Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, whoever, having been convicted.....