Short title, extent, application and commencement
Section 1 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 deals with short title, extent, application and commencement. This Act may be called the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. The Act came into force on 01 Jun 2000.
(1) This Act may be called the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall also apply to all branches, offices and agencies outside India owned or controlled by a person resident in India and also to any contravention thereunder committed outside India by any person to whom this Act applies.
(4) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint:
Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.
Section 1, The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (Act 42 of 1999).
Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 1
What does Section 1 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act deal with?
Section 1 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act is headed "Short title, extent, application and commencement". This Act may be called the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999.
How do I find court cases under Section 1 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Fema 1, section 1 Fema, section 1 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 1 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, and has it changed?
One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently the Foreign Exchange Management (International Financial Services Centre) Regulations, 2015. (2015).
When did Section 1 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act come into force?
Section 1 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, cited as Fema 1, came into force on 01 Jun 2000, having been enacted on 29 Dec 1999. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 2. Definitions1265 words
- 14. Enforcement of the orders of Adjudicating Authority837 words
- 13. Penalties496 words
- 10. Authorised person489 words
- 49. Repeal and saving475 words
- 19. Appeal to Appellate Tribunal465 words
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