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Section 15: Power to compound contravention.

The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999Central Act · Act 42 of 1999

(1) Any contravention under section 13 may, on an application made by the person committing such contravention, be compounded within one hundred and eighty days from the date of receipt of application by the Director of Enforcement or such other officers of the Directorate of Enforcement and officers of the Reserve Bank as may be authorised in this behalf by the Central Government in such manner as may be prescribed.

(2) Where a contravention has been compounded under sub-section (1), no proceeding or further proceeding, as the case may be, shall be initiated or continued, as the case may be, against the committing such contravention under that section, in respect of the contravention so compounded.

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ActThe Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
Section15
Marginal notePower to compound contravention.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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