Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), the court trying a person, who, in relation to any article or currency or security, whether Indian or foreign, does or omits to do any act which act or omission would render such article or currency or security liable to confiscation under this Act, may, in the event of the conviction of such person for the act or omission aforesaid, impose on such person a fine not exceeding five times the value of the article or currency or security or one thousand rupees, whichever is more, if such article or currency or security is not available for confiscation, and the fine so imposed shall be in addition to any other fine which may be imposed on such person under this Act.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent, application and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Prohibition to accept foreign contribution.Section 4 · Persons to whom section 3 shall not apply.Section 5 · Procedure to notify an organisation of a political nature.Section 6 · Restriction on acceptance of foreign hospitality.Section 7 · Prohibition to transfer foreign contribution to other person.Section 8 · Restriction to utilise foreign contribution for administrative purpose.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 23 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2020-04-06. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.