Section 1
Short title, extent, application and commencement.
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010
About this Act
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.
(1) This Act may be called the Foreign
Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010.
(2) It extends to the whole of India, and it shall also apply to—
(a) citizens of India outside India; and
(b) associate branches or subsidiaries, outside India, of companies or bodies corporate, registered or incorporated in India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint:
Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.
(2) It extends to the whole of India, and it shall also apply to—
(a) citizens of India outside India; and
(b) associate branches or subsidiaries, outside India, of companies or bodies corporate, registered or incorporated in India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint:
Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.
Notes
1. 1st May, 2011, vide notification No. S.O. 909(E), dated 29th April, 2011, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).