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CHENNAI3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore, India – 641018.Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
• An Act to consolidate the law to regulate the acceptance of foreign contribution/hospitality by certain individuals, associations or companies and thus to protect national interest. This Act is to be read together with Foreign Contribution Regulation Rules, 2011.
CHENNAI3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore, India – 641018.Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
• Foreign contribution means donation/delivery/transfer made by any foreign source,– Of any article not being an article of gift to a person for his
personal use, the value of which is within the value specified by Central Govt. from time to time.
– Of any currency Foreign or Indian, or any security/foreign security as defined by FEMA or any governing law in force.
– Foreign hospitality means offer made in cash or kind for providing a person with cost of travel, boarding, lodging, including but not limited to medical treatment in a Foreign country.
CHENNAI3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore, India – 641018.Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
RESTRICTIONS AND EXCEPTIONS UNDER THE ACT: Sec.6,7, ,9.
• Prohibition to transfer Foreign Contribution to other person.• Receipt of FC from relatives in excess of Rs.1 Lakh must be informed to
Central Govt.• Exemption in certain cases of emergency medical treatments.• Prohibitions by Central Government in the national interest.• Restrictions on Government servants, Judges, members of legislature etc.
from accepting Foreign Hospitality except in cases of sudden illness.• Prior permission of central government needed by organizations of a
political nature.• No person who is registered or granted prior permission under this Act
and receives any foreign contribution can transfer such foreign contribution to another person unless that person is also registerred, granted prior permission under this Act.
CHENNAI3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore, India – 641018.Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
RESTRICTION ON UTILIZATION OF FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION: Sec.8
• Foreign Contribution :– shall be utilized only for the purpose for which its been received.– FC shall not be used for buying/selling shares, property, chits, loans.– Shall not be used for administrative expenses, an amt. exceeding
50%– Shall maintain a separate register of investments for audit.What is not covered by ‘administrative expenses’:– Salaries of training personnel.– Expenses on collection of field data.– Salaries of doctors of Hospital, teachers of school, if the same is a
welfare organization.
CHENNAI3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore, India – 641018.Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
REGISTRATION UNDER FCRA,2011: Sec.11 to 14 ,AND OTHER PROCEDURES
• Conditions for: – registration sec.11.– Eligibility for registration.– Procedure of registration.– Documents to be filed.– Grant of registration.– Suspension of registration.– Cancellation of registration.Receipt and Accounts of foreign Contribution: Sec. 17 to
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CHENNAI3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore, India – 641018.Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF FCRA,2011: Sec:33 to Sec.35
• Making false statement, declaration or maintaining false accounts:– Any person who knowingly under Sec.9(c), Sec.18 gives false intimation,
or;– Seeks prior permission or registration by means of fraud, false
representation or concealment of material fact, – Shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment up to 6 months or with fine
or both.• Sec. 34-Penalty for FC obtained in contravention of prohibition under sec. 10.• Sec.35-Whoever accepts any person, political party or organization in
accepting , any foreign contribution or currency or security from a foreign source in contravention of any provision off this Act shall be punished with imprisonment of a term which may extend up to 5 years and fine or both.
• Fines under Sec.36.• Sec.37-Punishment for contravention of any provision of the act.• Seizure of any FC received in contravention of the act,(sec.25).• Other guidelines to describe political parties/groups under FCRA,2010.
CHENNAI3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE#1533, Trichy Road,
Coimbatore, India – 641018.Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921