Restriction on acceptance of foreign hospitality
Section 6 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 deals with restriction on acceptance of foreign hospitality. No member of a Legislature or office-bearer of a political party or Judge or Government servant or employee of any corporation or any other body owned or controlled by the Government shall, while visiting any country or territory outside India, accept, except with the prior permission of the Central The Act came into force on 01 May 2011.
No member of a Legislature or office-bearer of a political party or Judge or Government servant or employee of any corporation or any other body owned or controlled by the Government shall, while visiting any country or territory outside India, accept, except with the prior permission of the Central Government, any foreign hospitality:
Provided that it shall not be necessary to obtain any such permission for an emergent medical aid needed on account of sudden illness contracted during a visit outside India, but, where such foreign hospitality has been received, the person receiving such hospitality shall give, within one month from the date of receipt of such hospitality an intimation to the Central Government as to the receipt of such hospitality, and the source from which, and the manner in which, such hospitality was received by him.
Section 6, The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (Act 42 of 2010).
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Judgments citing this section
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… After disposal of Writ Appeal, the petitioner organization addressed several letters seeking for issuance of a Registration Number to enable the organization to carry on its objectives after duly complying the legal provisions as contained in Section 6 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976. Neither the respondents or any authorities have declared at any point of time that the petitioner organization is indulging in activities which are detrimental to the interest of the country or committed any unlawful things, which are against the interest of the …
Made under this section, and citing it
4 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 6
What does Section 6 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act deal with?
Section 6 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act is headed "Restriction on acceptance of foreign hospitality". No member of a Legislature or office-bearer of a political party or Judge or Government servant or employee of any corporation or any other body owned or controlled by the Government shall, while visiting any country or territory outside India, accept, except with the prior permission of the Central
How do I find court cases under Section 6 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 6, section 6 Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, section 6 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act. People searching for it also type section 6 of 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 6 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, and has it changed?
5 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. 4 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently Comounding of Offence under FCRA, 2010 (2018), then Compounding of Offence under FCRA, 2010 (2018).
When did Section 6 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act come into force?
Section 6 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, cited as Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 6, 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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