The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act,1976 (Bare Act)/ Universal Law Publishing

THE FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION (REGULATION) ACT, 1976
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
Sections

Short title, extent, application and commencement
, Definitions
Application of other laws not barred
CHAPTER II
REGULATION OF FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION AND
FOREIGN HOSPITALITY
4. Candidate for election, etc., not to accept foreign contribution .
5. Organisation of a political nature not to accept foreign contribution except with the prior permission of the Central Government
6. Certain associations and persons receiving foreign contribution to give intimation to the Central Government
7. Recipients of scholarships, etc., to give intimation to tlie
Central Government
8. Persons to whom section 4 shall not apply
9. Restrictions on acceptance of foreign hospitality
10. Power of Central Government to prohibit receipt of foreign contribution, etc., in certain cases
11. Application to be made in prescribed form for obtaining prior permission to accept foreign contribution or hospitality
CHAPTER III
MISCELLANEOUS
12. Power to proliibit payment of currency received in contravention
of the Act
13. Recipients of foreign contribution to maintam accounts, etc.
14. Inspection of accoimts or records
15. Seizure of accounts or records
13A. Audit of accoimts
16. Seizure of article or currency received in contravention of the Act
17. Seizure to be made in accordance with the Code of Criminal
Procedure, 1973
18. Confiscation of article or currency obtained in contravention of the Act
19. Adjudication of confiscation
20. Opportimity to be given before adjudication of confiscation
21. Appeal
22. Penalty for article or currency obtained in contravention of section 12
23. Punishment for the contravention of any provision of tlie Act .
24. Power to impose additional fine where article or currency is not
available for confiscation 25. Penalty for offences where no separate punishment has been provided 25A. Proliibition of acceptance of foreign contribution
26. Offences by companies 27. Bar to the prosecution of offences under the Act
28. Investigation into cases under the Act 29. Protection of action taken in good faith
30. Power to make rules .31. Power to exempt i 32. Act not to apply to Government transactions
THE FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION (REGULATION)
RULES, 1976
Rules

Short title and commencement
Definitions Application for obtairung prior permission to receive foreign contribution or foreign hospitality Application for registration Intimation regarding receipt of foreign contribution or scholar.slup or stipend or any payment of a like natiue of foreign hospitality Intimation of receipt of scholarship, stipend or any payment of a like nature, when not necessary AuUiority to whom an application or intimation to be sent Maimer of .service of prohibitory order or any other order or direction.
Maintenance of accoimts Limits up to which an officer, not below tlie rank of an Assistant Sessions Judge may make adjudication of confiscation FORM FC 1. Application for seeking prior permission of the Central Government for accepting foreign contribution by or on behalf of an organisation of political nature not being a political party I CRM FC lA. Form of application for seeking prior permission from the Central Government imder the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) for the acceptance of oreign contribution by an Association having a definite cultural economic, educational, religioiLs or social programme FORM FC 2.—Application for seekmg prior permission of the Central Government to accept foreign hospitality FORM FC 3.—(Aa-oimf offoreign contribution—see rule Ma)] form FC 4.-lntimafion to the Central Government of Receipt of *^'8" Contribution received by a candidate for Election FORM FC 5.-Intimation to the Central Government of receipt of scholarship, stipend or any payment of a like nature irom a foreign source FORM FC 6.--Foroign Contribution (Articles) Accoimts

FORM PC 7.—^Foreign Contribution (Securities) Account . . . 33
FORM FC 8.—Form of application for seeking registration which the Central Government under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 for the acceptance of foreign contribution by an Association having a definite cultural, economic, educational, religious or social progranune . . 34
FOREIGN CGNTRIBUTIGN (ACCEPTANCE GR RETENTIGN
GF GIFTS GR PRESENTATIONS) REGULATIONS, 1978
Regulations
1. Short title and commencement . . . 38
2. Definitions . . . 38 3. Regulation of acceptance or retention of foreign contribution by way of gift or presentation