| As you are aware that as per the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act,1976 certain organizations, associations or persons receiving foreign contribution for definite cultural, economic, educational, religious or social programmes are required to give intimation to the Central Government, as to the amount receipt of each foreign contribution received by it, the source and the manner in which such foreign contribution was received, the purpose for which and manner in which such foreign contribution was utilized by it, in the prescribed manner & within the prescribed time period of 4 months of the Closure of the year (Clause (a) of sub-rule (1) of Rule 4, of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 1976) .The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a Notification to amend the Clause (a) of sub-rule (1) of Rule 4, of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 1976 to extend the time to 9 months. The text of the above Notification is as follows:- |
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Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2008
NOTIFICATION NO. G.S.R. 83(E), DATED 8-2-2008 |
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In exercise of the powers conferred by section 30 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 (49 of 1976), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 1976, namely :—
- (1) These rules may be called the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2008.
- They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
- In the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 1976, in rule 4, in sub-rule (1), in clause (a), for the words “within four months”, the words “within nine months” shall be substituted.
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| The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 |
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| Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 1976 |