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FCRA Rules Rule 8
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The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 2011

Rule 8 Action in respect of article, currency or security received in contravention of the Act

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I · Rules
(1) The Central Government may issue a prohibitory order for contravention of the ActDefined in rule 2(a): Act means the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010; 1[(aa) bank account means a bank account in a core banking compliant bank, which is integrated with the Public Financial Management System (PFMS)] in respect of any article, currency or securities.
(2) The prohibitory order issued under sub-rule (1) shall be served on the person concerned in the following manner:—
(a) by delivering or tendering it to that person or to his duly authorised agent; or
(b) by sending it to him by 'registered post with acknowledgement due' or 'speed post' to the address of his last known place of residence or the place where he carries on, or is known to have last carried on, business or the place where he personally works for gain or is known to have last worked for gain and, in case the person is an organisation or an association, to the last known address of the office of such organisation or association; or
(c) if it cannot be served in any of the manner aforesaid, by affixing it on the outer door or some other conspicuous part of the premises in which that person resides or carries on, or is known to have last carried on, business or personally works for gain, or is known to have last worked personally for gain and, in case the person is an organisation or an association, on the outer door or some other conspicuous part of the premises in which the office of that organisation or association is located, or is known to have been last located, and the written report whereof should be witnessed by at least two persons.