3. Dealing in foreign exchange, etc.—Save as otherwise provided in this Act, rules or regulations
made thereunder, or with the general or special permission of the Reserve Bank, no person shall—
(a) deal in or transfer any foreign exchange or foreign security to any person not being an
authorised person;
(b) make any payment to or for the credit of any person resident outside India in any manner;
(c) receive otherwise through an authorised person, any payment by order or on behalf of any
person resident outside India in any manner.
Explanation.—For the purpose of this clause, where any person in, or resident in, India receives
any payment by order or on behalf of any person resident outside India through any other person
(including an authorised person) without a corresponding inward remittance from any place outside
India, then, such person shall be deemed to have received such payment otherwise than through an
authorised person;
(d) enter into any financial transaction in India as consideration for or in association with
acquisition or creation or transfer of a right to acquire, any asset outside India by any person.
Explanation.—For the purpose of this clause, “financial transaction” means making any payment
to, or for the credit of any person, or receiving any payment for, by order or on behalf of any person,
or drawing, issuing or negotiating any bill of exchange or promissory note, or transferring any
security or acknowledging any debt.
4. Holding of foreign exchange, etc.—Save as otherwise provided in this Act, no person resident in
India shall acquire, hold, own, possess or transfer any foreign exchange, foreign security or any
immovable property situated outside India.
5. Current account transactions.—Any person may sell or draw foreign exchange to or from an
authorised person if such sale or drawal is a current account transaction:
Provided that the Central Government may, in public interest and in consultation with the Reserve
Bank, impose such reasonable restrictions for current account transactions as may be prescribed.
6. Capital account transactions.—(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), any person may
sell or draw foreign exchange to or from an authorised person for a capital account transaction.
(2) The Reserve Bank may, in consultation with the Central Government, specify—
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[(a) any class or classes of capital account transactions, involving debt instruments, which are
permissible;]
(b) the limit up to which foreign exchange shall be admissible for such transactions:
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[(c) any conditions which may be placed on such transactions;]
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[Provided that the Reserve Bank or the Central Government shall not impose any restrictions on
the drawal of foreign exchange for payment due on account of amortisation of loans or for
depreciation of direct investments in the ordinary course of business.]
1. Subs. by Act 20 of 2015, s. 139, for Clause (a) (w.e.f. 15-10-2019).
2. Ins. by s. 139, ibid. (w.e.f. 15-10-2019).
3. The Proviso subs. by s. 139, ibid. (w.e.f. 15-10-2019).
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[(2A) The Central Government may, in consultation with the Reserve Bank, prescribe—
(a) any class or classes of capital account transactions, not involving debt instruments, which are
permissible;
(b) the limit up to which foreign exchange shall be admissible for such transactions; and
(c) any conditions which may be placed on such transactions.]
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(4) A person resident in India may hold, own, transfer or invest in foreign currency, foreign security
or any immovable property situated outside India if such currency, security or property was acquired, held
or owned by such person when he was resident outside India or inherited from a person who was resident
outside India.
(5) A person resident outside India may hold, own, transfer or invest in Indian currency, security or
any immovable property situated in India if such currency, security or property was acquired, held or
owned by such person when he was resident in India or inherited from a person who was resident in
India.
(6) Without prejudice to the provisions of this section, the Reserve Bank may, by regulation, prohibit,
restrict, or regulate establishment in India of a branch, office or other place of business by a person
resident outside India, for carrying on any activity relating to such branch, office or other place of
business.
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[(7) For the purposes of this section, the term “debt instruments” shall mean, such instruments as
may be determined by the Central Government in consultation with the Reserve Bank.]
7. Export of goods and services.—(1) Every exporter of goods shall—
(a) furnish to the Reserve Bank or to such other authority a declaration in such form and in such
manner as may be specified, containing true and correct material particulars, including the amount
representing the full export value or, if the full export value of the goods is not ascertainable at the
time of export, the value which the exporter, having regard to the prevailing market conditions,
expects to receive on the sale of the goods in a market outside India;
(b) furnish to the Reserve Bank such other information as may be required by the Reserve Bank
for the purpose of ensuring the realisation of the export proceeds by such exporter.
(2) The Reserve Bank may, for the purpose of ensuring that the full export value of the goods or such
reduced value of the goods as the Reserve Bank determines, having regard to the prevailing market
conditions, is received without any delay, direct any exporter to comply with such requirements as it
deems fit.
(3) Every exporter of services shall furnish to the Reserve Bank or to such other authorities a
declaration in such form and in such manner as may be specified, containing the true and correct material
particulars in relation to payment for such services.
8. Realisation and repatriation of foreign exchange.—Save as otherwise provided in this Act,
where any amount of foreign exchange is due or has accrued to any person resident in India, such person
shall take all reasonable steps to realise and repatriate to India such foreign exchange within such period
and in such manner as may be specified by the Reserve Bank.
9. Exemption from realisation and repatriation in certain cases.—The provisions of sections 4
and 8 shall not apply to the following, namely:—
(a) possession of foreign currency or foreign coins by any person up to such limit as the Reserve
Bank may specify;
1. Ins. by Act 20 of 2015, s. 139 (w.e.f. 15-10-2019).
2. Sub-section (3) omitted by s. 139, ibid. (w.e.f. 15-10-2019).
3. Ins. by s. 139, ibid. (w.e.f. 15-10-2019).
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(b) foreign currency account held or operated by such person or class of persons and the limit up
to which the Reserve Bank may specify;
(c) foreign exchange acquired or received before the 8th day of July, 1947 or any income arising
or accruing thereon which is held outside India by any person in pursuance of a general or special
permission granted by the Reserve Bank;
(d) foreign exchange held by a person resident in India up to such limit as the Reserve Bank may
specify, if such foreign exchange was acquired by way of gift or inheritance from a person referred to
in clause (c), including any income arising therefrom;
(e) foreign exchange acquired from employment, business, trade, vocation, services, honorarium,
gifts, inheritance or any other legitimate means up to such limit as the Reserve Bank may specify; and
(f) such other receipts in foreign exchange as the Reserve Bank may specify.