Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976

Short title, extent, application and commencement

Definitions

Application of other laws not barred

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

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

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

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

Persons to whom section 4 shall not apply.- Nothing contained in section 4 shall apply to the acceptance, by any person specified in that section, of any foreign contribution, where such contribution

Restrictions on acceptance of foreign hospitality

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

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

Power to prohibit payment of currency received in contravention of the Act

Recipients of foreign contribution to maintain accounts, etc

Inspection of accounts or records

Seizure of accounts or records

Audit of accounts

Seizure of article or currency received in contravention of the Act

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

Confiscation of article or currency obtained in contravention of the Act

Adjudication of confiscation

Opportunity to be given before adjudication of confiscation

Appeal

Penalty for article or currency obtained in contravention of section 12

Punishment for the contravention of any provision of the Act

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

Penalty for offences where no separate punishment has been provided

Prohibition of acceptance of foreign contribution

Offences by companies

Bar to the prosecution of offences under the Act

Investigation into cases under the Act

Protection of action taken in good faith

Power to make rules

Power to exempt

Act not to apply to Government transactions