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The Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA)
of 1973 enacted in 1973
In the backdrop of acute shortage of foreign
exchange in the country
FERA had a controversial 27 year stint during
which many bosses of the Indian corporate
world found themselves at the mercy of the
Enforcement Directorate (E.D).
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The FEMA (1999) or in short FEMA has been
introduced as a replacement for earlier Foreign
Exchange Regulation Act (FERA)
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To consolidate & amend the law relating to foreign
exchange.
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Activities such as payments made to any person outside
India or receipts from them, along with the deals in
foreign exchange and foreign security is restricted. It is
FEMA that gives the Central Government the power to
impose the restrictions
Restrictions are imposed on residents of India who carry
out transactions in foreign exchange, foreign security or
who own or hold immovable property abroad
Without general or specific permission of the MA
restricts the transactions involving foreign exchange or
foreign security and payments from outside the country to
India – the transactions should be made only through an
authorized person.
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Deals in foreign exchange under the current account by an
authorized person can be restricted by the Central
Government, based on public interest generally.
Although selling or drawing of foreign exchange is done
through an authorized person, the RBI is empowered by
this Act to subject the capital account transactions to a
number of restrictions.
Residents of India will be permitted to carry out
transactions in foreign exchange, foreign security or to
own or hold immovable property abroad if the currency,
security or property was owned or acquired when he/she
was living outside India, or when it was inherited by
him/her from someone living outside India.
Exporters are needed to furnish their export details to RBI.
To ensure that the transactions are carried out properly,
RBI may ask the exporters to comply to its necessary
requirements.
The buying and selling of foreign currency and other debt
instruments by businesses, individuals and governments
happens in the foreign exchange market
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Liberal Form of FERA.
Extends of whole of India.
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Fera fema
Objective is to conserve FOREX and Objective is to facilitate external trade
to prevent its misuse and payments and maintenance of
FOREX market in India
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DIFFRENCES FERA FEMA
Definitions Current A/c not Current a/c, service all
defined defined
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The Reserve Bank of India and central
government would continue to be the
regulatory bodies.
Presumption of extra territorial jurisdiction as
envisaged in section (1) of FERA has been
retained.
The Directorate of Enforcement continues to
be the agency for enforcement of the
provisions of the law such as conducting search
and seizure.
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Current Account Transactions Rules, 2000
Permissible Capital Account Transactions
Regulations,2000
Transfer or Issue of any Foreign Security regulations,
2004
Foreign currency accounts by a person resident in India
Regulations,2000
Acquisition and transfer of immovable property in India
regulations,2000
Establishment in India of branch or office or other place
of business regulations, 2000
Manner of Receipt and Payment Regulations, 2000
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Export of Goods and Services regulations,
2000
Realization, repatriation and surrender of
Foreign Exchange regulations, 2000
Possession and Retention of Foreign Currency
Regulations, 2000
Foreign Exchange (compounding proceedings)
rules, 2000
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