foreign contribution (regulation) act, 2010

The foreign contribution (regulation) act, 2010

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Act ID:	201042
Act Number:	42
Enactment Date:	2010-09-26
Act Year:	2010
Short Title:	The foreign contribution (regulation) act, 2010
Long Title:	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.
Department:	Home Department
Enforcement Date:	01-05-2011
Type:	STATE
Location:	Rajasthan
Notification:	1st May, 2011, vide notification No. S.O. 909(E), dated 29th April, 2011, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).
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CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER II

REGULATION OF FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION AND FOREIGN HOSPITALITY

CHAPTER III

REGISTRATION

CHAPTER IV

ACCOUNTS, INTIMATION, AUDIT AND DISPOSAL OF ASSETS, ETC.

CHAPTER V

INSPECTION, SEARCH AND SEIZURE

CHAPTER VI

ADJUDICATION

CHAPTER VII

APPEAL AND REVISION

CHAPTER VIII

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

CHAPTER IX

MISCELLANEOUS


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