Section 1:
Short title, extent, application and commencement.
(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.
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).