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Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2015

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..... es (b) and (c), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- (b) The applicant shall upload the signed or digitally signed application along with scanned documents as specified by the Central Government from time to time ; (C) in clause (e), for the words on plain paper , the words electronically online in form FC-6 shall be substituted; (b) in sub-rule (2), - (A) clauses (a), (b) and (c) shall be omitted; (B)in clause (e), for the words on plain paper , the words electronically online in Form FC-6 shall be substituted; (c) in sub-rule(4), in clause(d), the following words shall be inserted at the end, namely :- or through online electronic payment gateway as specified by the Central Government ; (ii) in rule 12 , - (a) in sub-rule (2), for the letters and figure FC-5 , the letters and figure FC-3 shall be substituted; (b) sub-rule (3) shall be omitted; (c) in sub-rule (5), the following words shall be inserted in the end, namely:- or through online electronic payment gateway as specified by the Central Government ; (iii) for rule 13 , the following rule shall be substituted, namely:- 13. Declaration of receipt of for .....

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..... uired to enclose certificate from Chartered Accountant or income and expenditure statement or receipt and payment account or balance sheet with Form FC-4. ; (vi) after rule 17 , the following rule shall be inserted, namely:- 17A. Change of designated bank account, name, address, aims, objectives or Key members of the association.- A person who has been granted a certificate of registration or prior permission under section 11 of the Act shall intimate electronically online in Form FC-6, within fifteen days, of any change in the following, namely:- (i) name of the association or its address within the State for which registration/ prior permission has been granted under the Act; (ii) its nature, aims and objects and registration with local/relevant authorities,; (iii) bank and/or branch of the bank and/or designated foreign contribution account number; and (iv) key members of the association if at any point of time such change causes replacement of fifty percent or more of the original key members as reported in the application for grant of registration/ prior permission/ renewal of registration under the Act. ; (vii) in rule 18 , for the letters and fi .....

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..... ignature of the applicant (Name, in block letters) Part B (To be filled by applicant giving intimation about Foreign Contribution (Articles) Account/ Foreign Contribution (Securities) Account) 1. Details of the applicant: (i) Name in full: (ii) Contact Details: (a) Address (b) Official Telephone No.(with STD code): (c) Official e-mail address (iii) FCRA Registration/Prior Permission number and date, if any (iv) PAN (Permanent Account Number) of the Association: 2. Details of articles : Date Name of article (s) Description Name and address of the person from whom received Purpose Quantity Approximate value (Rs.) Mode of Utilisation/Disposal (if disposed to whom) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) 3. Details of securities Date Nature of security received Name and address of the person from whom received Nominal Value .....

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..... FC-2, within sixty days of such receipt of foreign hospitality.] 1. Name in full: 2. Date of Birth: 3. Name of father/husband: 4. Contact details: (a) Address: (b) Telephone and mobile number with STD Code: (c) e-mail address 5. Passport particulars (if already in possession): 6. Status: - (a) Member of Legislature (b) Office bearer of a political party (c) Judge of Supreme Court/High Court (d) Government servant (e) Employee of a Corporation or any other Body owned or controlled by Govt. 7. Details of hospitality proposed to be availed Names of cities/countries for which hospitality is to be accepted Duration of stay From/To Purpose of visit Nature of hospitality to be accepted Duration of hospitality to be accepted Approximate expenditure to be incurred on hospitality (Rs.) Remarks In Cash In kind (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) 8. Particulars of host(s): - .....

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..... tionary 2. Details of Registration: (a) Name of the Act like Societies Registration Act, 1860, Indian Trust Act, 1882, Companies Act, 1956 / Companies Act, 2013 , etc under which the association is registered: (b) Number, date and place of Registration: (self-certified copy of the registration certificate to be enclosed): (c) PAN (Permanent Account Number) of the Association: (d) FCRA Regn No. and date (in case of renewal) copy of certificate to be enclosed: 3. Nature of Association: (a) religious (b) cultural (c) economic (d) educational (e) social Note: If a religious Association, state whether (a) Hindu (b) Sikh (c) Muslim (d) Christian (e) Buddhist (f) Others. 4. Main aim(s) and object(s) of the Association (enclose self-certified copy of relevant pages of the Memorandum of Association and/or the Articles of Association, showing aims and objects of association): 5. (a) Details of the key functionaries of the Association: Name Name of father/spouse Nationality Aadhaar Number, if any Occupation Designation in the Association Re .....

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..... ovision of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 (49 of 1976)/ Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010 (42 of 2010 ), if so, the details thereof: 9. (a) Details of designated FC bank account for receipt of Foreign Contribution: Name of the Bank Branch Address (with PIN Code) IFSC Code Account No (1) (2) (3) (4) 9. (b) Details of all utilization bank accounts for utilization of Foreign Contribution (To be filled by applicant applying for renewal of registration): Name of the Bank Branch Address (with PIN Code) IFSC Code Account No (1) (2) (3) (4) 10. (i) (a) If granted prior permission in past to receive foreign contribution,number and date of sanction: (b) Date of submission of yearly accounts thereof: (ii) Whether: (a) the Association has received foreign contribution without prior permission in the past. If so, furnish full particulars (b) said .....

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..... nd correct; And I undertake: (b) that the receipt of foreign contribution and its utilization shall not be violative of any of the provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (42 of 2010) /rules, notifications/orders issued there under from time to time; Place: Date: Signature of the Chief Functionary [Name of the Chief Functionary in block letters] (Seal of the Organisation/Association) Note: Applicant seeking registration are also to enclose audited statement of accounts and activity report of the association for the last three years. FORM FC - 4 [See rule 17] The Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Foreigners Division (FCRA Wing) NDCC-II Building, Jai Singh Road New Delhi 110001 Subject: Account of Foreign Contribution for the year ending on the 31st March_________ 1. FCRA registration/ prior permission number and date: 2 . Details of receipt and utilisation of foreign contribution: (i) Foreign Contribution received in cash/ kind (value) (a) Brought forward foreign contribution at the beginning of the year (Rs.) .....

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..... , linguistic or regional groups, castes or communities (iv) Balance of unutilized foreign contribution, in cash/bank, at the end of the year (Rs): (v) Total number of foreigners working (salaried/ in honorary capacity): 3 (a) Details of designated FC bank account for receipt of Foreign Contribution (As on 31st March of the year ending): Name of the Bank Branch Address (with PIN code) IFSC Code Account No. (1) (2) (3) (4) (b) Details of all utilization bank accounts for utilization of Foreign Contribution (As on 31st March of the year ending): Name of the Bank Branch Address (with PIN code) IFSC Code Account No. (1) (2) (3) (4) Declaration I hereby declare that the above particulars furnished by me are true and correct. I also affirm that the receipt of foreign contribution and its utilization have not been violative of any of the provisions of the Foreign Contributio .....

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..... permission for transfer of foreign contribution to other un-registered persons. Sir, I _____________________________, on behalf of the Association ___________ apply for seeking permission of the Central Government under the proviso to Section 7 of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (42 of 2010) for transfer of foreign contribution to other un-registered persons, as per details given below: 1. FCRA registration/ prior permission Number and date of the applicant/ transferor association: 2. Details of the recipient /transferee association: (i) Name in full: (ii) Contact Details (a) Address: (b) Official Telephone No. of the Association (with STD code): (c) Official e-Mail address: (d) Telephone and mobile number of the Chief Functionary (with STD code): (iii) PAN (Permanent Account Number) of the Association: 3. Details of registration of recipient /transferee association: (a) Name of the Act like Societies Registration Act, 1860, Indian Trust Act, 1882, Companies Act, 1956 / Companies Act, 2013 , etc. under which the association is registered: (b) Registration number, date and place of registration: (self-certified copy of .....

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..... h registration/ prior permission granted under the above Act Yes/ No Change of designated bank/ branch/ bank account number for receipt and utilization of foreign contribution Yes/ No Opening of Utilisation Bank Account for the purpose of utilization of foreign contribution Yes/ No Change in more than 50% Key members of the association Yes/ No 1. FCRA Registration/ Prior Permission number and date of the association: 2. Official telephone number of the association: 3. E-mail address of the association: 4. Telephone/ mobile number of the Chief Functionary of the association: Part A (To be filled by applicant giving intimation regarding Change of name and/ or aims and objects of the association) (i) Amended/ changed name of the association as recorded with local/ relevant authority (ii) Amended/ changed aims and objects of the association as recorded with local/ relevant authority (self-certified copy of amendment approved by local/relevant authority to be enclosed) Part B (To be filled by applicant giving .....

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..... Whether a person of Indian origin PIO/OCI Card Number, if Any If resident in India, date from which residing in India (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) I hereby affirm that the information furnished above is true and correct and (a) Change of name and/ or aims and objects; address of the association has been duly recorded with the concerned registering authority (b) The resolution of the governing body has been passed before effecting the changes (c) The Bank authorities have been duly informed about change in the designated bank account / opening of Utilisation account (d) None of the key members has been appointed in violation of section 12(4 ) of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010 (strike out whichever is not applicable) Signature of the Chief Functionary [Name of the Chief Functionary in block letters] (Seal of the Association) . [F. No. II/21022/23(52)/2014-FC-III] G. K. DWIVEDI, Jt. Secy. Foot Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Ex .....

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