Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976
6. Certain associations and persons receiving
foreign contribution to give intimation to the Central Government
4[(1) No association other than an
organization referred to in sub-section (1) of section 5 having a definite
cultural, economic, educational, religious or social programme shall accept
foreign contribution unless such association,-
(a) registers itself
with the Central Government in accordance with the rules made under this Act;
and
(b) agrees to receive
such foreign contributions only through such one of the branches of a bank as it
may specify in its application for such registration, and every association so
registered shall give, within such time and in such manner as may be
prescribed, an intimation to the Central Government as to the amount of each
foreign contribution received by it, the source from which and the manner in
which such foreign contribution was received and the purposes for which, and
the manner in which, such foreign contribution was utilized by it:
PROVIDED that where such association obtains any
foreign contribution through any branch other than the branch of the bank
through which it has agreed to receive foreign contribution or fails to give
such intimation within the prescribed time or in the prescribed manner, or
gives any intimation which is false, the Central Government may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, direct that such association shall not,
after the date of issue of such notification, accept any foreign contribution
without the prior permission of the Central Government.
(1A) Every association referred to in
sub-section (1) may, if it is not registered with the Central Government under
that sub-section, accept any foreign contribution only after obtaining the
prior permission of the Central Government and shall also give, within such time
and in such manner as may be prescribed an intimation to the Central Government
as to the amount of foreign contribution received by it, the source from which
and the manner in which such foreign contribution was received and the purpose
for which and the manner in which such foreign contribution was utilized by it.
(2) Every candidate for election, who had
received any foreign contribution, at any time within one hundred and eighty
days immediately preceding the date on which he is duly nominated as such
candidate, shall give, within such time and in such manner as may be
prescribed, an intimation to the Central Government as to the amount of foreign
contribution received by him, the source from which and the manner in which
such foreign contribution was received and the purposes for which, and the
manner in which, such foreign contribution was utilized by him.