THE FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION (REGULATION) ACT, 2010

ACT NO. 42 OF 2010 · Enacted [26th September, 2010.] · 54 sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1.Short title, extent, application and commencement.

Section 2.Definitions.

REGULATION OF FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION AND FOREIGN HOSPITALITY

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.

REGISTRATION

Section 11.Registration of certain persons with Central Government.

Section 12.Grant of certificate of registration.

Section 13.Suspension of certificate.

Section 14.Cancellation of certificate.

Section 15.Management of foreign contribution of person whose certificate has been cancelled.

Section 16.Renewal of certificate.

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

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.

INSPECTION, SEARCH AND SEIZURE

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.

ADJUDICATION

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.

APPEAL AND REVISION

Section 31.Appeal.

Section 32.Revision of orders by Central Government.

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

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.

MISCELLANEOUS

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.