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Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976

Sections

1Short title, extent, application and commencementView Details
10Power of Central Government to prohibit receipt of foreign contribution, etc., in certain casesView Details
11Application to be made in prescribed form for obtaining prior permission to accept foreign contribution or hospitalityView Details
12Power to prohibit payment of currency received in contravention of the ActView Details
13Recipients of foreign contribution to maintain accounts, etc.View Details
14Inspection of accounts or recordsView Details
15Seizure of accounts or recordsView Details
15Audit of accountsView Details
16Seizure of article or currency received in contravention of the ActView Details
17Seizure to be made in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973View Details
18Confiscation of article or currency obtained in contravention of the ActView Details
19Adjudication of confiscationView Details
2definitionsView Details
20Opportunity to be given before adjudication of confiscationView Details
21AppealView Details
22Penalty for article or currency obtained in contravention of section 12View Details
23Punishment for the contravention of any provision of the ActView Details
24Power to impose additional fine where article or currency is not available for confiscationView Details
25Penalty for offences where no separate punishment has been providedView Details
25Prohibition of acceptance of foreign contributionView Details
26Offences by companiesView Details
27Bar to the prosecution of offences under the ActView Details
28Investigation into cases under the ActView Details
29Protection of action taken in good faithView Details
3Application of other laws not barredView Details
30Power to make rulesView Details
31Power to exemptView Details
32Act not to apply to government transactionsView Details
4Candidate for election, etc., not to accept foreign contributionView Details
5Organization of a political nature not to accept foreign contribution except with the prior permission of the Central GovernmentView Details
6Certain associations and persons receiving foreign contribution to give intimation to the Central GovernmentView Details
7Recipients of scholarships, etc., to give intimation to the Central GovernmentView Details
8Persons to whom section 4 shall not applyView Details
9Restrictions on acceptance of foreign hospitalityView Details
FoFoot NotesView Details

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