law: Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976
  38. Prohibition of
  
  acceptance of foreign contribution. -
  Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in this Act, whoever, having been convicted of any offence
  
  under section 35 or section 37, in so far as such offence relates to the
  
  acceptance or utilisation of foreign contribution, is again convicted of such
  
  offence shall not accept any foreign contribution for a period of five years
  
  from the date of the subsequent conviction.