law: Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976
  6. Certain associations and persons receiving
  
  foreign contribution to give intimation to the Central Government
  4[(1) No association other than an
  
  organization referred to in sub-section (1) of section 5 having a definite
  
  cultural, economic, educational, religious or social programme shall accept
  
  foreign contribution unless such association,-
  (a) registers itself
  
  with the Central Government in accordance with the rules made under this Act;
  
  and
  (b) agrees to receive
  
  such foreign contributions only through such one of the branches of a bank as it
  
  may specify in its application for such registration, and every association so
  
  registered shall give, within such time and in such manner as may be
  
  prescribed, an intimation to the Central Government as to the amount of each
  
  foreign contribution received by it, the source from which and the manner in
  
  which such foreign contribution was received and the purposes for which, and
  
  the manner in which, such foreign contribution was utilized by it:
  PROVIDED that where such association obtains any
  
  foreign contribution through any branch other than the branch of the bank
  
  through which it has agreed to receive foreign contribution or fails to give
  
  such intimation within the prescribed time or in the prescribed manner, or
  
  gives any intimation which is false, the Central Government may, by
  
  notification in the Official Gazette, direct that such association shall not,
  
  after the date of issue of such notification, accept any foreign contribution
  
  without the prior permission of the Central Government.
  (1A) Every association referred to in
  
  sub-section (1) may, if it is not registered with the Central Government under
  
  that sub-section, accept any foreign contribution only after obtaining the
  
  prior permission of the Central Government and shall also give, within such time
  
  and in such manner as may be prescribed an intimation to the Central Government
  
  as to the amount of foreign contribution received by it, the source from which
  
  and the manner in which such foreign contribution was received and the purpose
  
  for which and the manner in which such foreign contribution was utilized by it.
  (2) Every candidate for election, who had
  
  received any foreign contribution, at any time within one hundred and eighty
  
  days immediately preceding the date on which he is duly nominated as such
  
  candidate, shall give, within such time and in such manner as may be
  
  prescribed, an intimation to the Central Government as to the amount of foreign
  
  contribution received by him, the source from which and the manner in which
  
  such foreign contribution was received and the purposes for which, and the
  
  manner in which, such foreign contribution was utilized by him.