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Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010
Para-wise Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 hub with section pages, subordinate instruments, Finin2min interpretation, examples, Q&A and source-control status.
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Act provisions
Section 1
Short title, extent, application and commencementAct provisionsSection 2
DefinitionsAct provisionsSection 3
Prohibition to accept foreign contributionAct provisionsSection 4
Persons to whom section 3 shall not applyAct provisionsSection 5
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 6
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 7
Prohibition to transfer foreign contribution to other personAct provisionsSection 8
Restriction to utilise foreign contribution for administrative purposeAct provisionsSection 9
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 10
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 11
Registration of certain persons with Central GovernmentAct provisionsSection 12
Grant of certificate of registrationAct provisionsSection 13
Suspension of certificateAct provisionsSection 14
Cancellation of certificateAct provisionsSection 15
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 16
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 17
Foreign contribution through scheduled bankAct provisionsSection 17A
Change of designated bank accountAct provisionsSection 18
IntimationAct provisionsSection 19
Maintenance of accountsAct provisionsSection 20
Audit of accountsAct provisionsSection 21
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 22
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 23
Inspection of accounts or recordsAct provisionsSection 24
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 25
Seizure of accounts or recordsAct provisionsSection 26
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 27
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 28
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 29
Adjudication of confiscationAct provisionsSection 30
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 31
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 32
Revision of orders by Central GovernmentAct provisionsSection 33
Making of false statement, declaration or delivering false accountsAct provisionsSection 34
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 35
Punishment for accepting foreign contribution in contravention of ActAct provisionsSection 36
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 37
Penalty for offences where no separate punishment has been providedAct provisionsSection 38
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 39
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 40
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 41
Compounding of certain offencesAct provisionsSection 42
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 43
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 44
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 45
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 46
Power of Central Government to give directionsAct provisionsSection 47
Delegation of powersAct provisionsSection 48
Power to make rulesAct provisionsSection 49
Orders and rules to be laid before ParliamentAct provisionsSection 50
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 51
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 52
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 53
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 54
Source-controlled provisionAct provisions
Short title, extent, application and commencementAct provisionsSection 2
DefinitionsAct provisionsSection 3
Prohibition to accept foreign contributionAct provisionsSection 4
Persons to whom section 3 shall not applyAct provisionsSection 5
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 6
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 7
Prohibition to transfer foreign contribution to other personAct provisionsSection 8
Restriction to utilise foreign contribution for administrative purposeAct provisionsSection 9
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 10
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 11
Registration of certain persons with Central GovernmentAct provisionsSection 12
Grant of certificate of registrationAct provisionsSection 13
Suspension of certificateAct provisionsSection 14
Cancellation of certificateAct provisionsSection 15
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 16
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 17
Foreign contribution through scheduled bankAct provisionsSection 17A
Change of designated bank accountAct provisionsSection 18
IntimationAct provisionsSection 19
Maintenance of accountsAct provisionsSection 20
Audit of accountsAct provisionsSection 21
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 22
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 23
Inspection of accounts or recordsAct provisionsSection 24
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 25
Seizure of accounts or recordsAct provisionsSection 26
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 27
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 28
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 29
Adjudication of confiscationAct provisionsSection 30
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 31
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 32
Revision of orders by Central GovernmentAct provisionsSection 33
Making of false statement, declaration or delivering false accountsAct provisionsSection 34
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 35
Punishment for accepting foreign contribution in contravention of ActAct provisionsSection 36
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 37
Penalty for offences where no separate punishment has been providedAct provisionsSection 38
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 39
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 40
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 41
Compounding of certain offencesAct provisionsSection 42
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 43
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 44
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 45
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 46
Power of Central Government to give directionsAct provisionsSection 47
Delegation of powersAct provisionsSection 48
Power to make rulesAct provisionsSection 49
Orders and rules to be laid before ParliamentAct provisionsSection 50
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 51
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 52
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 53
Source-controlled provisionAct provisionsSection 54
Source-controlled provisionAct provisions
Rules, Regulations, notifications, circulars and directions
Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 2011Current amended Rules and portal process requiredFCRA statutory forms and portal workflow registerCurrent form version and portal instructions requiredState public trust Acts, Rules and charity-commissioner instrumentsState-by-State source pack requiredState societies registration amendments, rules and registrar circularsState-by-State source pack requiredIncome-tax charitable registration and exemption overlayCross-law overlay; current Income-tax Act/Rules/forms requiredCompanies Act section 8 and CSR implementing overlayCross-law overlay; current Act/Rules/forms required