This book is a compendium of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 along with relevant Rules, Circulars, Notifications, guidelines, and Case Laws. What sets this book apart, is the presentation of the annotated & amended statutory materials, for the ease of the reader. It also includes a specially curated ‘Guide to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010’ & Case Laws Digest. This book is divided into following 6 divisions:

• Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010
• Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules
• Notifications issued under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010
• Guidelines and Circulars
• Notified Agencies not to be covered by Definition of ‘Foreign Source’
• Case Laws Digest

• Amendments made by Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2020 at a glance
• Guide to Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010
  o Foreign Contribution
  o Exemptions from restriction on accepting Foreign Contribution
  o Restrictions on acceptance of foreign hospitality
  o Restrictions on social or cultural organisations
  o Registration for accepting Foreign Contribution
  o Other provisions of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act
  o Offences and penalties
  o Powers of Central Government
  o Procedures under FCRA
• Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010
  o Arrangement of Sections
  o Text of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 as amended by Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2020
  o Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2020
  o Appendix: Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976
• Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules
  o Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 2011 as amended by the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) (Amendment) Rules, 2020
  o Foreign Contribution (Acceptance or Retention of Gifts or Presentations) Rules, 2012
• Notifications issued under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010
• Guidelines and Circulars
  o Guidelines issued under section 36(1)(a) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Implementation of the provisions of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010
  o Guidelines for consideration of proposals for acceptance of foreign hospitality under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010
  o Exemption from provisions of section 14(3) of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010
  o Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to open and operate the “FCRA Account” as provided under section 17(1) of the amended Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act,2010 with SBI, New Delhi Main Branch in terms of FCRA (Amendment) Act, 2020
  o Advisory for Compliance by FCRA NGOs/Associations with the amended provisions in FCRA, 2010 and FCRR, 2011
  o FAQs on FCRA, 2010
• Notified agencies not to be covered by definition of ‘Foreign Sources’
• Case Laws Digest