Foreign investment in Indian partnership and proprietorship regulated under FEMA, prescribing conditions and procedural compliance.
Non-resident investment in Indian partnership firms and proprietary concerns is governed by the Foreign Exchange Management framework, requiring adherence to prescribed conditions, permissions and procedural requirements, defining the scope of permissible investment and the regulatory mechanism for approvals and restrictions under applicable exchange control provisions.

Foreign exchange regulation: RBI issued 2000 regulations creating a framework for export-related foreign exchange compliance and procedures.
The Reserve Bank of India, under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, issued the Foreign Exchange Management (Export of Goods and Services) Regulations, 2000 by Notification No. FEMA 23/2000-RB dated 3 May 2000, creating a regulatory framework for export-related foreign exchange matters and empowering the RBI to prescribe conditions, procedures, compliance obligations and enforcement measures for exports of goods and services from India.

Establishment of foreign branches in India: Reserve Bank power to regulate and prescribe conditions for non-resident business presence.
Regulation creates a statutory framework under the Foreign Exchange Management Act empowering the Reserve Bank to regulate, prohibit or restrict establishment in India of branches, offices or other places of business by non-resident persons, prescribe conditions and approvals for such establishments, and treat non-compliance as carrying legal consequences.

Acquisition and transfer of immovable property: foreign exchange regulation governing foreign nationals' permissions and transaction conditions under FEMA rules.
Regulation of the acquisition and transfer of immovable property in India by persons covered by the foreign exchange framework, specifying that such transactions are governed by the Foreign Exchange Management Act and are subject to permissions, procedural controls, eligibility constraints, required approvals and documentation, and compliance with exchange control provisions.

Regulation of non-resident transfers of securities under FEMA, imposing controls and conditions on such transfers and issuances.
Regulation establishes controls on the transfer or issue of securities by persons resident outside India, enabling prohibition, restriction or regulation of such transactions and subjecting them to prescribed conditions and procedural requirements under the Foreign Exchange Management Act; issued by the Reserve Bank via notification published in the Official Gazette and later superseded by a subsequent consolidated notification.

Transfer or issue of foreign securities: regulatory framework under FEMA sets conditions and controls for resident transactions.
Regulation of transfers and issues of foreign securities by Indian residents is implemented under the Foreign Exchange Management Act through regulations that prescribe conditions, permissions, reporting obligations and exchange control procedural requirements. The notification invokes statutory powers to empower the monetary authority to define permissible resident dealings in foreign securities and to issue directions, approvals and compliance obligations for cross-border acquisition, disposition or issuance of such securities.

Foreign exchange purchase permitted: persons may buy postal and money orders from post offices under applicable law.
Permission is granted to any person to buy from any Post Office foreign exchange in the form of postal orders or money orders, in accordance with applicable law and Post Office rules.

Cross-border rupee transactions: exemption for specified resident persons and branches with Nepal and Bhutan permitted.
The Reserve Bank directs that the prohibitions in section 3 clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act shall not apply to transactions entered into in Indian rupees by or with: (i) a person who is a citizen of India, Nepal or Bhutan resident in Nepal or Bhutan; (ii) a branch situated in Nepal or Bhutan of a company or corporation incorporated under the laws of India, Nepal or Bhutan; and (iii) a branch in Nepal or Bhutan of a business carried on as a partnership firm or otherwise by a citizen of India, Nepal or Bhutan.

Receipt and payment in rupees to non-residents permitted subject to sale of foreign exchange and account and remittance scheme conditions.
Permits receipt in rupees from persons resident outside India and requires foreign currency instruments or notes received abroad to be offered for sale to an authorised dealer or money changer within seven days. Authorises residents to make rupee payments to non-residents for visitor expenses and specified purchases, allows companies to pay non whole-time directors resident abroad for fees and travel subject to corporate and legal requirements, and permits gifts and rupee loans to NRIs/PIOs to be credited to NRO accounts and governed by the Liberalised Remittance Scheme and Regulation 8B respectively.

Currency classification: debit and ATM cards treated as currency under FEMA, bringing such payment instruments into foreign exchange regulation.
Notification classifies debit cards, ATM cards and any other instrument by whatever name called that can be used to create a financial liability as currency under clause (h) of Section 2 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, thereby subjecting such payment instruments to the Act's foreign exchange regulatory framework; the notification was later superseded by a subsequent RBI notification.

Foreign exchange receipt and payment rules establish procedural requirements and authorized channels for handling foreign exchange transfers.
Regulation sets a statutory framework for the manner of receipt and payment in foreign exchange under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, made under Section 47 and promulgated by the Reserve Bank of India to prescribe procedural modalities, authorized channels, conditions of receipt and payment, and related regulatory obligations for persons and entities dealing in foreign exchange.

Remittance of assets: regulations govern outbound transfers of assets from India under central exchange control rules.
The Reserve Bank, under powers conferred by the foreign exchange statute, issued the Foreign Exchange Management (Remittance of Assets) Regulations, 2000 to regulate remittances outside India of assets located in India by any person, resident or non resident, establishing the legal framework, scope, and administrative controls for such outbound transfers and noting later supersession by a subsequent notification.

Regulation of foreign-issued insurance policies: residents' holdings authorised and regulated under exchange-control framework of the foreign exchange statute.
Regulation establishes rules governing the holding by a person resident in India of general and life insurance policies issued by insurers outside India, implementing an exchange control framework authorised by the foreign exchange statute and enacted by notification on 3 May 2000 to regulate cross border insurance holdings and attendant compliance obligations.

Possession and retention of foreign currency: RBI regulations set conditions and compliance obligations for holding and retaining currency.
Regulation of possession and retention of foreign currency is established under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, authorising the monetary authority to prescribe conditions for holding foreign currency including lawful possession, retention periods, and limits; the notification publishes the regulations as the administrative instrument implementing statutory exchange control powers and creating compliance obligations for persons holding foreign currency.

Foreign currency accounts: regulations set framework for opening, holding and limits for residents' foreign currency balances.
Regulations prescribe the framework for opening, holding and maintaining foreign currency accounts by persons resident in India, authorising the central monetary authority under the Foreign Exchange Management Act to specify permissible account types, operational conditions and ceilings on amounts that residents may hold in such accounts.

Realisation and repatriation of foreign exchange regulated by RBI rules on manner, period and surrender obligations.
The Reserve Bank of India, under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, issues regulations specifying the manner, procedural conditions and time periods for realisation of foreign exchange, repatriation of realised foreign exchange into India, and the surrender obligations of persons holding such foreign exchange to prescribed authorities.

Foreign exchange guarantees regulations promulgated to govern guarantees under the foreign exchange statutory framework.
Promulgates the Foreign Exchange Management (Guarantees) Regulations, 2000 under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, specifying that the monetary regulator, using its statutory powers, has made regulations to govern guarantees in foreign exchange transactions and providing the notification reference, Gazette publication details, administrative origin, and a later supersession reference.

Acquisition and transfer of immovable property outside India regulated under FEMA, with RBI prescribing conditions, procedures and notification requirements.
Regulation of acquisition and transfer of immovable property outside India is vested in the Reserve Bank of India under the Foreign Exchange Management Act; the RBI has promulgated the Foreign Exchange Management (Acquisition and transfer of immovable property outside India) Regulations, 2000 to govern cross border real estate transactions, setting out conditions, procedures and compliance obligations and issued as a formal notification published in the Official Gazette.

Export and import of currency regulated by authority under FEMA, establishing a framework for cross-border movement of currency.
The Reserve Bank of India, under powers conferred by the Foreign Exchange Management Act, promulgated the Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Currency) Regulations, 2000 to establish the legal basis and regulatory framework governing the export and import of currency and currency notes into and out of India, with the Notification published in the Official Gazette by the Exchange Control Department.

Cross-border deposit regulations establish RBI framework for deposits between residents and non-residents under FEMA, later superseded.
The Reserve Bank of India issued the Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) Regulations, 2000 under powers conferred by provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 to regulate deposits between persons resident in India and persons resident outside India; the notification constitutes the RBI's regulatory framework for exchange control on cross border deposits and was later superseded by a subsequent notification.