Enumerate the persons who are prohibited from accepting foreign contributions under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010.
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Enumerate the persons who are prohibited from accepting foreign contributions under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010.
Answer & Explanation:
Section 3 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 prohibits the following person from accepting foreign contribution: Candidate for election; Correspondent, columnist, cartoonist, editor, owner, printer or publisher of a registered newspaper; Public Servant, Judge, government servant or employee of any entity controlled or owned by the Government; Member of any Legislature; Political party or office bearers thereof; Organisations of a political nature as may be specified; Associations or companies engaged in the production or broadcast of audio news or audio-visual news or current affairs programmes through any electronic mode or form or any other mode of mass communication; Correspondent or columnist, cartoonist, editor, owner of the association or company referred to in (g) above.
Topics: Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010
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