law: Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010
  16. Renewal of
  
  certificate.-
  1.  
  
    Every
  
  person who has been granted a certificate under section 12 shall have such
  
  certificate renewed within six months before the expiry of the period of the
  
  certificate.
  2.  The
  
  application for renewal of the certificate shall be made to the Central
  
  Government in such form and manner and accompanied by such fee as may be
  
  prescribed.
  3.  The
  
  Central Government shall renew the certificate, ordinarily within ninety days
  
  from the date of receipt of application for renewal of certificate subject to
  
  such terms and conditions as it may deem fit and grant a certificate of renewal
  
  for a period of five years:
  Provided that in case the Central Government
  
  does not renew the certificate within the said period of ninety days, it shall
  
  communicate the reasons therefor to the applicant:
  Provided further that the Central Government
  
  may refuse to renew the certificate in case where a person has violated any of
  
  the provisions of this Act or rules made thereunder.