Intimation by candidate for election
Section 21 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 deals with intimation by candidate for election. 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 G The Act came into force on 01 May 2011.
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 or prescribed authority or both 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 utilised by him.
Section 21, The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (Act 42 of 2010).
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Questions about Section 21
What does Section 21 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act deal with?
Section 21 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act is headed "Intimation by candidate for election". 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 G
How do I find court cases under Section 21 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) 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: Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 21, section 21 Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, section 21 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act. People searching for it also type under section 21 of the foreign contribution regulation act 2010. 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 21 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. 3 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rules 2019 (2019), then Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rules 2015 (2015).
When did Section 21 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act come into force?
Section 21 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, cited as Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 21, came into force on 01 May 2011, having been enacted on 26 Sep 2010. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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