Foreign contribution controls permit prohibitions, prior permission, and disclosure requirements where protected national and public interests face prejudice.

Section 9 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 authorises regulation of foreign contribution and foreign hospitality through prohibitions, prior-permission requirements, and prescribed receipt and utilisation disclosures. Such measures may apply to persons or classes otherwise outside specified statutory controls, including persons already subject to foreign-contribution requirements. They may be imposed only where acceptance is likely to prejudice sovereignty and integrity of India, public interest, electoral freedom or fairness, friendly relations with a foreign State, or social harmony.

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