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The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010

53 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. II — REGULATION OF FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION AND FOREIGN HOSPITALITY
  2. 1Explanation subs. by Act 33 of 2020, s. 2 (w.e.f. 29-9-2020)
  3. I — PRELIMINARY
  4. 2Definitions
  5. II — REGULATION OF FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION AND FOREIGN HOSPITALITY
  6. 3Prohibition to accept foreign contribution
  7. 4Persons to whom section 3 shall not apply
  8. 5Procedure to notify an organisation of a political nature
  9. 6Restriction on acceptance of foreign hospitality
  10. 8Restriction to utilise foreign contribution for administrative purpose
  11. 9Power of Central Government to prohibit receipt of foreign contribution, etc., in certain cases
  12. 10Power to prohibit payment of currency received in contravention of the Act
  13. III — REGISTRATION
  14. 11Registration of certain persons with Central Government
  15. 12Grant of certificate of registration
  16. 12APower of Central Government to require Aadhaar number, etc., as identification document
  17. 13Suspension of certificate
  18. 14Cancellation of certificate
  19. 14ASurrender of certificate
  20. 15Management of foreign contribution of person whose certificate has been cancelled[2] [or surrendered]
  21. 16Renewal of certificate
  22. IV — ACCOUNTS, INTIMATION, AUDIT AND DISPOSAL OF ASSETS, ETC.
  23. 18Intimation
  24. 19Maintenance of accounts
  25. 21Intimation by candidate for election
  26. 22Disposal of assets created out of foreign contribution
  27. V — INSPECTION, SEARCH AND SEIZURE
  28. 23Inspection of accounts or records
  29. 24Seizure of accounts or records
  30. 25Seizure of article or currency or security received in contravention of the Act
  31. 26Disposal of seized article or currency or security
  32. 27Seizure to be made in accordance with Act 2 of 1974
  33. VI — ADJUDICATION
  34. 28Confiscation of article or currency or security obtained in contravention of the Act
  35. 29Adjudication of confiscation
  36. 30Procedure for confiscation
  37. VII — APPEAL AND REVISION
  38. 31Appeal
  39. 32Revision of orders by Central Government
  40. VIII — OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
  41. 33Making of false statement, declaration or delivering false accounts
  42. 34Penalty for article or currency or security obtained in contravention of section 10
  43. 35Punishment for contravention of any provision of the Act
  44. 36Power to impose additional fine where article or currency or security is not available for confiscation
  45. 37Penalty for offences where no separate punishment has been provided
  46. 38Prohibition of acceptance of foreign contribution
  47. 39Offences by companies
  48. 40Bar on prosecution of offences under the Act
  49. 41Composition of certain offences
  50. IX — MISCELLANEOUS
  51. 42Power to call for information or document
  52. 43Investigation into cases under the Act
  53. 44Returns by prescribed authority to Central Government
  54. 45Protection of action taken in good faith
  55. 46Power of Central Government to give directions
  56. 47Delegation of powers
  57. 48Power to make rules
  58. 49Orders and rules to be laid before Parliament
  59. 50Power to exempt in certain cases
  60. 51Act not to apply to certain Government transactions
  61. 52Application of other laws not barred
  62. 53Power to remove difficulties
  63. 54Repeal and saving