Compounding of contraventions enables voluntary settlement of admitted FEMA breaches upon prescribed procedure and payment. Compounding under FEMA, 1999 provides a voluntary administrative mechanism by which persons admitting quantifiable contraventions may apply to the Compounding Authority for settlement on payment of a specified sum. The Master Circular consolidates procedures, application formats and supporting annexures, delegates compounding powers among RBI officers and Regional Offices (with certain jurisdictional limits), and prescribes timelines, optional personal hearings, factors for determining the compounding quantum, post-order payment obligations and exclusions including referral of serious or money laundering related matters to enforcement agencies.
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Compounding of contraventions enables voluntary settlement of admitted FEMA breaches upon prescribed procedure and payment.
Compounding under FEMA, 1999 provides a voluntary administrative mechanism by which persons admitting quantifiable contraventions may apply to the Compounding Authority for settlement on payment of a specified sum. The Master Circular consolidates procedures, application formats and supporting annexures, delegates compounding powers among RBI officers and Regional Offices (with certain jurisdictional limits), and prescribes timelines, optional personal hearings, factors for determining the compounding quantum, post-order payment obligations and exclusions including referral of serious or money laundering related matters to enforcement agencies.
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