Section 8

Realisation and repatriation of foreign exchange.

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.

All sections
    Save as otherwise provided in this Act, where any amount of foreign exchange is due or has accrued to any person resident in India, such person shall take all reasonable steps to realise and repatriate to India such foreign exchange within such period and in such manner as may be specified by the Reserve Bank.

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