What this section provides
Section 3’s prohibition does not apply, subject to section 10, to foreign contribution accepted: as salary, wages or other remuneration from a foreign source, or as payment in the ordinary course of business transacted in India by that source; in the course of international trade or business transacted outside India; as an agent of a foreign source in transactions with the Central or a State Government; as a gift or presentation to a member of an Indian delegation, accepted in accordance with the Government’s rules; from a relative; as a remittance received in the ordinary course of business through an official channel, post office or authorised person in foreign exchange under FEMA; or as a scholarship, stipend or similar payment. A contribution received for any other purpose is deemed accepted in contravention of section 3.