What this section provides
The Central Government may (a) prohibit a person or organisation not specified in section 3 from accepting foreign contribution; (b) require persons not specified in section 6 to obtain prior permission before accepting foreign hospitality; (c) require persons not specified in section 11 to intimate the foreign contribution they receive, its source, the manner of receipt and the purpose and manner of utilisation; (d) require persons specified in section 11(1) to obtain prior permission before accepting foreign contribution; and (e) require persons not specified in section 6 to intimate foreign hospitality received. It may act only if satisfied that acceptance is likely to prejudicially affect the sovereignty and integrity of India, public interest, the freedom or fairness of elections, friendly relations with a foreign State, or harmony between religious, racial, social, linguistic or regional groups, castes or communities.