Authentication of foreign documents: consular notarial seal and signature deemed sufficient for FEMA authentication requirements. Documents received from outside India bearing the seal and signature of a person authorised under Section 3 of the Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oaths and Fees) Act, 1948 to perform notarial acts are deemed duly authenticated for the purposes of Section 39 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, thereby satisfying the Act's authentication requirement for foreign-origin documents used in foreign exchange matters.