Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010
54. Repeal and
saving. -
1.
The
Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 (hereafter referred to as the
repealed Act) is hereby repealed.
2. Notwithstanding
such repeal,--
a.
anything
done or any action taken or purported to have been done or taken under the repealed
Act shall, in so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act,
be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this
Act;
b.
any
organisation of a political nature, not being a political party, to whom the prior
permission was granted under section 5 of the repealed Act, shall continue to
be the organisation of a political nature, not being a political party, under
clause (f) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of this Act, till such permission is
withdrawn by the Central Government;
c.
permission
to accept foreign hospitality granted under section 9 of the repealed Act shall
be deemed to be the permission granted under section 6 of this Act until such
permission is withdrawn by the Central Government;
d.
any
association prohibited from accepting any foreign contribution under clause (a)
of section 10 of the repealed Act, in so far as it is not inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act, shall be deemed to be an association prohibited from
accepting any foreign contribution under section 9 of this Act;
e.
permission
obtained under clause (b) of section 10 of the repealed Act shall, in so far as
it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be deemed to be the
permission until such permission is withdrawn by the Central Government;
f.
any
order issued under section 12 of the repealed Act shall be deemed to be an
order issued under section 10 of this Act;
g.
any
order issued under section 31 of the repealed Act exempting any association or
any individual shall be deemed to be an order under section 50 of this Act till
such order is varied or revoked.
1.
2.
3. Save
as provided in sub-section (2), mention of particular matters in that sub-
section shall not be held to prejudice or affect the general application of
section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897, with regard to the effect of
repeal.