Section 12:
Prohibition on brokering.
No person who is a resident in India shall, for a consideration under
the terms of an actual or implied contract, knowingly facilitate the execution of any transaction which is
prohibited or regulated under this Act:
Provided that a mere carriage, without knowledge, of persons, goods or technology, or provision of
services, including by a public or private carrier of goods, courier, telecommunication, postal service
provider or financial service provider, shall not be an offence for the purposes of this section.