Section 4 Persons to whom section 3 shall not apply
Nothing contained in section 3 shall apply to the acceptance, by any personDefined in section 2(m): person includes— (i) an individual; (ii) a Hindu undivided family; (iii) an association; (iv) a company registered under section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) specified in that section, of any foreign contributionDefined in section 2(h): foreign contribution means the donation, delivery or transfer made by any foreign source,— (i) of any article, not being an article given to a person as a gift for his personal use, if the market value, in India, of such article, on the date of such gift, is not more than such sum as may be specified from time to ... where such contribution is accepted by him, subject to the provisions of section 10,—
(a) by way of salary, wages or other remuneration due to him or to any group of persons working under him, from any foreign sourceDefined in section 2(j): foreign source includes,— (i) the Government of any foreign country or territory and any agency of such Government; (ii) any international agency, not being the United Nations or any of its specialised agencies, the World Bank, International Monetary Fund or such other agency as the Central Government may, by noti... or by way of payment in the ordinary course of business transacted in India by such foreign sourceDefined in section 2(j): foreign source includes,— (i) the Government of any foreign country or territory and any agency of such Government; (ii) any international agency, not being the United Nations or any of its specialised agencies, the World Bank, International Monetary Fund or such other agency as the Central Government may, by noti...; or
(b) by way of payment, in the course of international trade or commerce, or in the ordinary course of business transacted by him outside India; or
(c) as an agent of a foreign sourceDefined in section 2(j): foreign source includes,— (i) the Government of any foreign country or territory and any agency of such Government; (ii) any international agency, not being the United Nations or any of its specialised agencies, the World Bank, International Monetary Fund or such other agency as the Central Government may, by noti... in relation to any transaction made by such foreign sourceDefined in section 2(j): foreign source includes,— (i) the Government of any foreign country or territory and any agency of such Government; (ii) any international agency, not being the United Nations or any of its specialised agencies, the World Bank, International Monetary Fund or such other agency as the Central Government may, by noti... with the Central Government or State Government; or
(d) by way of a gift or presentation made to him as a member of any Indian delegation, provided that such gift or present was accepted in accordance with the rules made by the Central Government with regard to the acceptance or retention of such gift or presentation; or
(e) from his relative; or
(f) by way of remittance received, in the ordinary course of business through any official channel, post office, or any authorised person in foreign exchangeDefined in section 2(b): authorised person in foreign exchange means an authorised person referred to in clause (c) of section 2 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999) under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999); or
(g) by way of any scholarship, stipend or any payment of like nature:
Provided that in case any foreign contributionDefined in section 2(h): foreign contribution means the donation, delivery or transfer made by any foreign source,— (i) of any article, not being an article given to a person as a gift for his personal use, if the market value, in India, of such article, on the date of such gift, is not more than such sum as may be specified from time to ... received by any personDefined in section 2(m): person includes— (i) an individual; (ii) a Hindu undivided family; (iii) an association; (iv) a company registered under section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) specified under section 3, for any of the purposes other than those specified under this section, such contribution shall be deemed to have been accepted in contravention of the provisions of section 3.