FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION REGULATION ACT, 1976

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S.1 Short title, extent, application and commencement

S.2 Definitions

S.3 Application of other laws not barred

S.4 Candidate for election, etc., not to accept foreign contribution

S.5 Organisation of a political nature not to accept foreign contribution except with the prior permission of the Central Government

S.6 Certain associations and persons receiving foreign contribution to give intimation to the Central Government

S.7 Recipients of scholarships, etc., to give intimation to the Central Government

S.8 Persons to whom section 4 shall not apply

S.9 Restrictions on acceptance of foreign hospitality

S.10 Power of Central Government to prohibit receipt of foreign contribution, etc., in certain cases

S.11 Application to be made in prescribed form for obtaining prior permission to accept foreign contribution or hospitality

S.12 Power to prohibit payment of currency received in contravention of the Act

S.13 Recipients of foreign contribution to maintain accounts, etc.

S.14 Inspection of accounts or records

S.15 Seizure of accounts or records

S.15(a) Audit of accounts

S.16 Seizure of article or currency received in contravention of the Act

S.17 Seizure to be made in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

S.18 Confiscation of article or currency obtained in contravention of the Act

S.19 Adjudication of confiscation

S.20 Opportunity to be given before adjudication of confiscation

S.21 Appeal

S.22 Penalty for article or currency obtained in contravention of section 12

S.23 Punishment for the contravention of any provision of the Act

S.24 Power to impose additional fine where article or currency is not available for confiscation

S.25 Penalty for offences where no separate punishment has been provided

S.25(a) Prohibition of acceptance of foreign contribution

S.26 Offences by companies

S.27 Bar to the prosecution of offences under the Act

S.28 Investigation into cases under the Act

S.29 Protection of action taken in good faith

S.30 Power to make rules

S.31 Power to exempt

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