Foreign contribution regulation: extends application timeframes and replaces forms for permission, registration and reporting.
The amendment extends specified procedural time limits to four months in rule 4(a) and sub rule (2) of rule 8, and substitutes updated Forms FC-1A, FC-3 and FC-B: FC-1A for prior permission applications requiring association particulars, donor and bank details, project proposals and audited accounts; FC-B for registration applications with organizational, governance, activity and undertaking requirements; and FC-3 for returns and audited certification of foreign contribution receipts and utilization.