Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999

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The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 is an Indian law that regulates foreign exchange transactions and external trade payments, aiming to facilitate orderly development and maintenance of the country’s foreign exchange market.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of India ⓘ
Indian statute ⓘ
actNumber 42 of 1999 ⓘ
administeredBy Reserve Bank of India ⓘ
allows current account transactions to be generally free unless restricted ⓘ
alsoKnownAs FEMA 1999 ⓘ
appliesTo all branches, offices and agencies outside India owned or controlled by a person resident in India ⓘ
basisFor Foreign Exchange Management (Current Account Transactions) Rules, 2000 ⓘ
Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident Outside India) Regulations ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 1 June 2000 ⓘ
country India ⓘ
defines capital account transaction ⓘ
current account transaction ⓘ
person resident in India ⓘ
empowers Central Government to regulate certain classes of capital account transactions ⓘ
Reserve Bank of India to regulate capital account transactions ⓘ
enactedBy Parliament of India ⓘ
enforcedBy Directorate of Enforcement ⓘ
extendsTo all branches, offices and agencies outside India owned or controlled by persons resident in India ⓘ
whole of India ⓘ
jurisdiction territory of India ⓘ
legalNature civil law framework ⓘ
longTitle An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to foreign exchange with the objective of facilitating external trade and payments and for promoting the orderly development and maintenance of foreign exchange market in India ⓘ
objective facilitate external trade and payments ⓘ
promote orderly development and maintenance of foreign exchange market in India ⓘ
penaltiesMayInclude confiscation of currency, security or property involved ⓘ
penaltiesNature monetary penalties ⓘ
policyOrientation management and facilitation rather than strict control ⓘ
providesFor management of foreign exchange ⓘ
regulation of acquisition and transfer of immovable property outside India ⓘ
regulation of dealings in foreign exchange and foreign securities ⓘ
regulation of establishment of branch, office or other place of business outside India ⓘ
regulation of import and export of currency ⓘ
regulates capital account transactions ⓘ
current account transactions ⓘ
foreign exchange transactions ⓘ
payments related to external trade ⓘ
relevantFor external commercial borrowings ⓘ
foreign direct investment in India ⓘ
overseas direct investment by Indian residents ⓘ
remittances outside India ⓘ
repealedAct Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 ⓘ
replacedCriminalRegimeOf Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 ⓘ
sectionCountApprox 49 sections ⓘ
shortName FEMA ⓘ
subjectMatter external trade payments ⓘ
foreign exchange management ⓘ
yearEnacted 1999 ⓘ

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Reserve Bank of India → implementsAct → Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 ⓘ
Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 → relatedTo → Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 ⓘ
Indian Customs → legalFramework → Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (India) ⓘ
linked to: Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
Directorate of Enforcement (India) → legalMandate → Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 ⓘ
Non-Resident Indians → governedBy → Foreign Exchange Management Act ⓘ
linked to: Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
FEMA → fullName → Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 ⓘ
FEMA → shortTitle → Foreign Exchange Management Act ⓘ
linked to: Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 → repealedBy → Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 ⓘ
Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 → relatedTo → Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 ⓘ
FEMA 1999 → fullName → Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 ⓘ
Directorate of Enforcement → legalMandate → Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 ⓘ
Customs Act, 1962 (India) → relatedTo → Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (India) ⓘ
linked to: Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999