Section 5

Current account transactions.

The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999

  • Act 42 of 1999
  • Ministry of Finance
  • Department of Economic Affairs
About this Act

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to foreign exchange with the objective of facilitating external trade and payments and for promoting the orderly development and maintenance of foreign exchange market in India.

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    Any person may sell or draw foreign exchange to or from an authorised person if such sale or drawal is a current account transaction:
     Provided that the Central Government may, in public interest and in consultation with the Reserve Bank, impose such reasonable restrictions for current account transactions as may be prescribed.

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