Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010

Chapter: I
PRELIMINARY
Section 1	:	Short title, extent, application and commencement.
Section 2	:	Definitions
Chapter: II
REGULATION OF FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION AND FOREIGN HOSPITALITY
Section 3	:	Prohibition to accept foreign contribution
Section 4	:	Persons to whom Section 3 shall not apply
Section 5	:	Procedure to notify an organization of a political nature
Section 6	:	Restriction on acceptance of foreign hospitality
Section 7	:	Prohibition to transfer foreign contribution to other person
Section 8	:	Restriction to utilize foreign contribution for administrative purpose
Section 9	:	Power of Central Government to Prohibit Receipt of Foreign Contribution, etc., in Certain Cases
Section 10	:	Power to Prohibit Payment of Currency Received in Contravention of the Act
Chapter: III
REGISTRATION
Section 11	:	Registration of certain persons with Central Government
Section 12	:	Grant of Certificate of Registration
Section 12A	:	Power of Central Government to require Aadhaar number, etc., as Identification Document
Section 13	:	Suspension of Certificate.
Section 14	:	Cancellation of Certificate
Section 14A	:	Surrender of Certificate
Section 15	:	Management of Foreign Contribution of Person whose Certificate has been Cancelled
Section 16	:	Renewal of Certificate.
Chapter: IV
ACCOUNTS, INTIMATION, AUDIT AND DISPOSAL OF ASSETS, ETC.
Section 17	:	Foreign Contribution through Scheduled Bank
Section 18	:	Intimation
Section 19	:	Maintenance of Accounts
Section 20	:	Audit of Accounts
Section 21	:	Intimation by Candidate for Election.
Section 22	:	Disposal of assets Created out of Foreign Contribution
Chapter: V
INSPECTION, SEARCH AND SEIZURE
Section 23	:	Inspection of Accounts or Records
Section 24	:	Seizure of Accounts or Records
Section 25	:	Seizure of Article or Currency or Security Received in Contravention of the Act
Section 26	:	Disposal of Seized Article or Currency or Security
Section 27	:	Seizure to be made in Accordance with Act 2 of 1974
Chapter: VI
ADJUDICATION
Section 28	:	Confiscation of Article or Currency or Security Obtained in Contravention of the Act
Section 29	:	Adjudication of Confiscation
Section 30	:	Procedure for Confiscation
Chapter: VII
APPEAL AND REVISION
Section 31	:	Appeal
Section 32	:	Revision of orders by Central Government
Chapter: VIII
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
Section 33	:	Making of false Statement, Declaration or Delivering False Accounts
Section 34	:	Penalty for Article or Currency or Security Obtained in Contravention of Section 10
Section 35	:	Punishment for Contravention of any Provision of the Act
Section 36	:	Power to Impose Additional fine where Article or Currency or Security is not Available for Confiscation
Section 37	:	Penalty for Offences where no Separate Punishment has been Provided
Section 38	:	Prohibition of Acceptance of Foreign Contribution
Section 39	:	Offences by Companies
Section 40	:	Bar on Prosecution of Offences under the Act
Section 41	:	Composition of Certain Offences
Chapter: IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 42	:	Power to call of Information or Document
Section 43	:	Investigation into Cases under the Act
Section 44	:	Returns by Prescribed Authority to Central Government
Section 45	:	Protection of Action taken in good Faith
Section 46	:	Power of Central Government to give Directions
Section 47	:	Delegation of Powers
Section 48	:	Power to make Rules
Section 49	:	Orders and Rules to be laid Before Parliament
Section 50	:	Power to Exempt in Certain Cases
Section 51	:	Act not to Apply to Certain Government Transactions
Section 52	:	Application of other laws not Barred
Section 53	:	Power to Remove Difficulties
Section 54	:	Repeal and Saving