SECTIONS\ | Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 |
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| Preamble |
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| CHAPTER I : PRELIMINARY |
1. | Short title, extent, application and commencement |
2. | Definitions |
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| CHAPTER II : REGULATION OF FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION AND FOREIGN HOSPITALITY |
3. | Prohibition to accept foreign contribution |
4. | Persons to whom section 3 shall not apply |
5. | Procedure to notify an organisation of a political nature |
6. | Restriction on acceptance of foreign hospitality |
7. | Prohibition to transfer foreign contribution to other person |
8. | Restriction to utilise foreign contribution for administrative purpose |
9. | Power of Central Government to prohibit receipt of foreign contribution, etc., in certain cases |
10. | Power to prohibit payment of currency received in contravention of the Act |
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| CHAPTER III : REGISTRATION |
11. | Registration of certain persons with Central Government |
12. | Grant of certificate of registration |
13. | Suspension of certificate |
14. | Cancellation of certificate |
15. | Management of foreign contribution of person whose certificate has been cancelled |
16. | Renewal of certificate |
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| CHAPTER IV : ACCOUNTS, INTIMATION, AUDIT AND DISPOSAL OF ASSETS, ETC. |
17. | Foreign contribution through scheduled bank |
18. | Intimation |
19. | Maintenance of accounts |
20. | Audit of accounts |
21. | Intimation by candidate for election |
22. | Disposal of assets created out of foreign contribution |
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| CHAPTER V : INSPECTION, SEARCH AND SEIZURE |
23. | Inspection of accounts or records |
24. | Seizure of accounts or records |
25. | Seizure of article or currency or security received in contravention of the Act |
26. | Disposal of seized article or currency or security |
27. | Seizure to be made in accordance with Act 2 of 1974 |
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| CHAPTER VI : ADJUDICATION |
28. | Confiscation of article or currency or security obtained in contravention of the Act |
29. | Adjudication of confiscation |
30. | Procedure for confiscation |
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| CHAPTER VII : APPEAL AND REVISION |
31. | Appeal |
32. | Revision of orders by Central Government |
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| CHAPTER VIII : OFFENCES AND PENALTIES |
33. | Making of false statement, declaration or delivering false accounts |
34. | Penalty for article or currency or security obtained in contravention of section 10 |
35. | Punishment for contravention of any provision of the Act |
36. | Power to impose additional fine where article or currency or security is not available for confiscation |
37. | Penalty for offences where no separate punishment has been provided |
38. | Prohibition of acceptance of foreign contribution |
39. | Offences by companies |
40. | Bar on prosecution of offences under the Act |
41. | Composition of certain offences |
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| CHAPTER IX : MISCELLANEOUS |
42. | Power to call for information or document |
43. | Investigation into cases under the Act |
44. | Returns by prescribed authority to Central Government |
45. | Protection of action taken in good faith |
46. | Power of Central Government to give directions |
47. | Delegation of powers |
48. | Power to make rules |
49. | Orders and rules to be laid before Parliament |
50. | Power to exempt in certain cases |
51. | Act not to apply to certain Government transactions |
52. | Application of other laws not barred |
53. | Power to remove difficulties |
54. | Repeal and saving |