Category Archives: FEMA

RBI Master Direction for Reporting under FEMA 1999

By | January 5, 2016

RBI/ FED/ 2015-16/13 FED Master Direction No. 18/ 2015-16 January 1, 2016 To, All Authorised Persons Madam/ Sir, Master Direction – Reporting under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) is administered through the authorised persons and is based on the declarations and averments made to them by persons while undertaking… Read More »

No bail if no grounds available for believing that applicant not guilty of offence under section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act

By | December 25, 2015

HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT Afroz Mohmad Hasanfatta v. Deputy Director MS. HARSHA DEVANI, J. CRIMINAL MISC. APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL) NO. 17000 OF 2014 OCTOBER  5, 2015 P.M. Thakkar, Sr. Advocate and R.J. Goswami, Advocate for the Applicant. Devang Vyas and Ms. Trusha K. Patel, Advocate for the Respondent. JUDGMENT 1. By this application under… Read More »

Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident outside India

By | November 6, 2015

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA (FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT) CENTRAL OFFICE NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 30th October, 2015 No. FEMA.354/2015-RB Foreign Exchange Management  (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident outside India) (Tenth Amendment) Regulations, 2015 G.S.R. 823(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of sub-section (3) of Section 6 and Section 47 of… Read More »

FAQ’s on Overseas Direct Investments

By | November 3, 2015

(Updated upto October 13, 2015) Q.1. What is the significance of overseas direct investments for the country and for the investor? A. Joint Ventures/Wholly Owned Subsidiaries abroad promote economic co-operation between India and the host countries. They result in transfer of technology and skills, sharing the results of Research & Development, access to the global… Read More »

REVIEW OF EXISTING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT POLICY ON PARTLY PAID SHARES AND WARRANTS

By | October 15, 2015

REVIEW OF EXISTING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT POLICY ON PARTLY PAID SHARES AND WARRANTS – AMENDMENT IN PARA 2.1.5 AND INSERTION OF PARA 3.3.3 OF CONSOLIDATED FDI POLICY CIRCULAR OF 2015 PRESS NOTE NO. 9 (2015 SERIES), DATED 15-9-2015 1. The Government has reviewed the provisions of the extant FDI policy on the captioned subject and… Read More »

ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR PROOF OF ADDRESS FOR PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING

By | October 10, 2015

AMENDMENT TO PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING (MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS) RULES, 2005 – ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR LIMITED PURPOSE OF PROOF OF ADDRESS CIRCULAR DBR.AML.BC.NO.104/14.01.001/2014-15, DATED 11-6-2015 Please refer to Rule 14(i) and proviso to Rule 2(d) at Sr.No.4 of Annex to our circular DBOD.AML.BC.No.26/14.01.001/2014-15 dated July 17, 2014, on the applicability of ‘simplified measures’ to verify… Read More »