Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010

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

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Section - 2 - Definitions

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Section - 3 - Prohibition to accept foreign contribution

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Section - 4 - Persons to whom section 3 shall not apply

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Section - 5 - Procedure to notify an organization of a political nature

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Section - 6 - Restriction on acceptance of foreign hospitality

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Section - 7 - Prohibition to transfer foreign contribution to other person

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Section - 8 - Restriction to utilize foreign contribution for administrative purpose

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Section - 9 - Power of Central Government to prohibit receipt of foreign contribution, etc., in certain cases

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Section - 10 - Power to prohibit payment of currency received in contravention of the Act

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Section - 11 - Registration of certain persons with Central Government

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Section - 12 - Grant of certificate of registration

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Section - 12A - Power of Central Government to require Aadhaar number, etc., as identification document

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Section - 13 - Suspension of certificate

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Section - 14 - Cancellation of certificate

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Section - 14A - Surrender of certificate

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Section - 15 - Management of foreign contribution of person whose certificate has been cancelled [or surrendered]

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Section - 16 - Renewal of certificate

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Section - 17 - Foreign contribution through scheduled bank

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Section - 18 - Intimation

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Section - 19 - Maintenance of accounts

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Section - 20 - Audit of accounts

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Section - 21 - Intimation by candidate for election

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Section - 22 - Disposal of assets created out of foreign contribution

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Section - 23 - Inspection of accounts or records

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Section - 24 - Seizure of accounts or records

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Section - 25 - Seizure of article or currency or security received in contravention of the Act

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Section - 26 - Disposal of seized article or currency or security

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Section - 27 - Seizure to be made in accordance with Act

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Section - 28 - Confiscation of article or currency or security obtained in contravention of the Act

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Section - 29 - Adjudication of confiscation

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Section - 30 - Procedure for confiscation

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Section - 31 - Appeal

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Section - 32 - Revision of orders by Central Government

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Section - 33 - Making of false statement, declaration or delivering false accounts

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Section - 34 - Penalty for article or currency or security obtained in contravention of section 10

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Section - 35 - Punishment for contravention of any provision of the Act

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Section - 36 - Power to impose additional fine where article or currency or security is not available for confiscation

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Section - 37 - Penalty for offences where no separate punishment has been provided

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Section - 38 - Prohibition of acceptance of foreign contribution

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Section - 39 - Offences by companies

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Section - 40 - Bar on prosecution of offences under the Act

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Section - 41 - Composition of certain offences

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Section - 42 - Power to call of information or document

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Section - 43 - Investigation into cases under the Act

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Section - 44 - Returns by prescribed authority to Central Government

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Section - 45 - Protection of action taken in good faith

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Section - 46 - Power of Central Government to give directions

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Section - 47 - Delegation of powers

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Section - 48 - Power to make rules

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Section - 49 - Orders and rules to be laid before Parliament

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Section - 50 - Power to exempt in certain cases

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Section - 51 - Act not to apply to certain Government transactions

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Section - 52 - Application of other laws not barred

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Section - 53 - Power to remove difficulties

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Section - 54 - Repeal and saving

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