Section 5 — Procedure to notify an organisation of a political nature

Reviewed by CA Nikhil Gupta · Last reviewed 18 September 2026

Chapter IIRegulation of foreign contribution and foreign hospitality

What this section provides

Provides the statutory procedure by which the Central Government may specify an organisation as being of a political nature, though not a political party. Rule 3 supplies the guideline factors and procedural framework. The consequence is significant because section 3 restrictions may then apply to acceptance of foreign contribution.

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Primary official sources

← Section 4 — Persons to whom section 3 shall not apply Section 6 — Restriction on acceptance of foreign hospitality →

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