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  1. Law
  2. /Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999

Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999

50 sections published.

  • 1Short title, extent, application and commencement
  • 2Definitions
  • 3Dealing in foreign exchange, etc
  • 4Holding of foreign exchange, etc
  • 5Current account transactions
  • 6Capital account transactions
  • 7Export of goods and services
  • 8Realisation and repatriation of foreign exchange
  • 9Exemption from realisation and repatriation in certain cases
  • 10Authorised person
  • 11Reserve Banks powers to issue directions to authorised person
  • 12Power of Reserve Bank to inspect authorised person
  • 13Penalties
  • 14Enforcement of the orders of Adjudicating Authority
  • 15Power to compound contravention
  • 16Appointment of Adjudicating Authority
  • 17Appeal to Special Director (Appeals)
  • 18Establishment of Appellate Tribunal
  • 19Appeal to Appellate Tribunal
  • 20Composition of Appellate Tribunal
  • 21Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson, Member and Special Director (Appeals)
  • 22Term of office
  • 23Terms and conditions of service
  • 24Vacancies
  • 25Resignation and removal
  • 26Member to act as Chairperson in certain circumstances
  • 27Staff of Appellate Tribunal and Special Director (Appeals)
  • 28Procedure and powers of Appellate Tribunal and Special Director (Appeals)
  • 29Distribution of business amongst Benches
  • 30Power of Chairperson to transfer cases
  • 31Decision to be by majority
  • 32Right of appellant to take assistance of legal practitioner or chartered accountant and of Government, to appoint presenting officers
  • 33Members, etc., to be public servants
  • 34Civil Court not to have jurisdiction
  • 35Appeal to High Court
  • 36Directorate of Enforcement
  • 37Power of search, seizure, etc
  • 38Empowering other officers
  • 39Presumption as to documents in certain cases
  • 40Suspension of operation of this Act
  • 41Power of Central Government to give directions
  • 42Contravention by companies
  • 43Death or insolvency in certain cases
  • 44Bar of legal proceedings
  • 44A[ Powers of Reserve Bank not to apply to International Financial Services Centre. [Inserted by International Financial Services Centres Authority Act, 2019 ( 50 of 2019 ).]
  • 45Removal of difficulties
  • 46Power to make rules
  • 47Power to make regulations
  • 48Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
  • 49Repeal and saving