Foreign contribution disqualification rules are widened and updated to align with new criminal code terminology. Section 3 of the principal Act is amended to widen and modernise the foreign contribution disqualification framework. The reference in clause (g) is changed from 'association or company' to 'person', while clause (h) is revised to apply to 'an association or company engaged in the activities' described in that provision. Explanation 1 is also updated by substituting the reference to section 21 of the Indian Penal Code with the corresponding definition in clause (28) of section 2 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.