Act 42 of 2010

The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010

An Act to consolidate the law to regulate the acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality by certain individuals or associations or companies and to prohibit acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality for any activities detrimental to the national interest and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of Internal Security
  • Enacted 2010-09-26
  • 56 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title, extent, application and commencement. Read
2 Definitions. Read
3 Prohibition to accept foreign contribution. Read
4 Persons to whom section 3 shall not apply. Read
5 Procedure to notify an organisation of a political nature. Read
6 Restriction on acceptance of foreign hospitality. Read
7 Prohibition to transfer foreign contribution to other person. Read
8 Restriction to utilise foreign contribution for administrative purpose. Read
9 Power of Central Government to prohibit receipt of foreign contribution, etc., in certain cases. Read
10 Power to prohibit payment of currency received in contravention of the Act. Read
11 Registration of certain persons with Central Government. Read
12 Grant of certificate of registration. Read
12A Power of Central Government to require Aadhaar number, etc., as identification document.Read
13 Suspension of certificate. Read
14 Cancellation of certificate. Read
14A Surrender of certificate.Read
15 Management of foreign contribution of person whose certificate has been cancelled or surrendered.Read
16 Renewal of certificate. Read
17 Foreign contribution through scheduled bank. Read
18 Intimation. Read
19 Maintenance of accounts. Read
20 Audit of accounts. Read
21 Intimation by candidate for election. Read
22 Disposal of assets created out of foreign contribution. Read
23 Inspection of accounts or records. Read
24 Seizure of accounts or records. Read
25 Seizure of article or currency or security received in contravention of the Act. Read
26 Disposal of seized article or currency or security. Read
27 Seizure to be made in accordance with Act 2 of 1974. Read
28 Confiscation of article or currency or security obtained in contravention of the Act. Read
29 Adjudication of confiscation. Read
30 Procedure for confiscation. Read
31 Appeal. Read
32 Revision of orders by Central Government. Read
33 Making of false statement, declaration or delivering false accounts. Read
34 Penalty for article or currency or security obtained in contravention of section 10. Read
35 Punishment for contravention of any provision of the Act. Read
36 Power to impose additional fine where article or currency or security is not available for confiscation. Read
37 Penalty for offences where no separate punishment has been provided. Read
38 Prohibition of acceptance of foreign contribution. Read
39 Offences by companies. Read
40 Bar on prosecution of offences under the Act. Read
41 Composition of certain offences. Read
42 Power to call for information or document. Read
43 Investigation into cases under the Act. Read
44 Returns by prescribed authority to Central Government. Read
45 Protection of action taken in good faith. Read
46 Power of Central Government to give directions. Read
47 Delegation of powers. Read
48 Power to make rules. Read
49 Orders and rules to be laid before Parliament. Read
50 Power to exempt in certain cases. Read
51 Act not to apply to certain Government transactions. Read
52 Application of other laws not barred. Read
53 Power to remove difficulties. Read
54 Repeal and saving. Read
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