Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 not to apply to all bodies constituted or established by or under a Central Act or a State Act requiring to have their accounts compulsorily audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India

SECTION 50 OF THE FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION (REGULATION) ACT, 2010 – POWER TO EXEMPT IN CERTAIN CASES – ACT NOT TO APPLY TO ALL BODIES CONSTITUTED OR ESTABLISHED BY OR UNDER A CENTRAL ACT OR A STATE ACT REQUIRING TO HAVE THEIR ACCOUNTS COMPULSORILY AUDITED BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL OF INDIA

ORDER S.O.1492(E), DATED 1-7-2011

WHEREAS the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary and expedient in the interests of the general public to exempt all bodies constituted or established by or under a Central Act or a State Act requiring to have their accounts compulsorily audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 50 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (42 of 2010), the Central Government hereby exempts all the said statutory bodies from the operation of all the provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (42 of 2010) with effect from the date of publication of this order in the Official Gazette.

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