| SECTIONS |
Foreign
Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976
Repealed |
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Preamble |
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CHAPTER I: PRELIMINARY |
| 1. |
Short title, extent, application and commencement |
| 2. |
Definitions |
| 3. |
Application of other laws not barred |
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CHAPTER II: REGULATION OF FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION
AND FOREIGN HOSPITALITY |
| 4. |
Candidate for election, etc., not to accept foreign contribution |
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Organisation of a political nature not to accept foreign contribution except with the prior permission of the Central Government |
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Certain associations and persons receiving foreign contribution to give intimation to the Central Government |
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Recipients of scholarships, etc., to give intimation to the Central Government |
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Persons to whom section 4 shall not apply |
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Restrictions on acceptance of foreign hospitality |
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Power of Central Government to prohibit receipt of foreign contribution, etc., in certain cases |
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Application to be made in prescribed form for obtaining prior permission to accept foreign contribution or hospitality |
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CHAPTER III: MISCELLANEOUS |
| 12. |
Power to prohibit payment of currency received in contravention of the Act |
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Recipients of foreign contribution to maintain accounts, etc |
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Inspection of accounts or records |
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Seizure of accounts or records |
| 15-A. |
Audit of accounts |
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Seizure of article or currency received in contravention of the Act |
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Seizure to be made in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 |
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Confiscation of article or currency obtained in contravention of the Act |
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Adjudication of confiscation |
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Opportunity to be given before adjudication of confiscation |
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Appeal |
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Penalty for article or currency obtained in contravention of section 12 |
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Punishment for the contravention of any provision of the Act |
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Power to impose additional fine where article or currency is not available for confiscation |
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Penalty for offences where no separate punishment has been provided |
| 25-A. |
Prohibition of acceptance of foreign contribution |
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Offences by companies |
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Bar to the prosecution of offences under the Act |
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Investigation into cases under the Act |
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Protection of action taken in good faith |
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Power to make rules |
| 31. |
Power to exempt |
| 32. |
Act not to apply to government transactions |
