Foreign Exchange Management Act : Reserve Bank's powers to issue directions to authorized person.

Foreign Exchange Management Act,1999

Act No : 42

Section : Reserve Bank's powers to issue directions to authorized person.

11. Reverve Bank's powers to issue directions to authorized person.-(1) The Reserve Bank may, for the purpose of securing compliance with the provisions of this Act and of any rules, regulations, notifications or directions made thereunder, give to the a thorized persons any direction in regard to making of payment or the doing or desist from doing any act relating to foreign exchange or foreign security. (2) The Reserve Bank may, for the purpose of ensuring the compliance with the provisions of this Act or of any rule, regulation, notification, direction or order made thereunder, direct any authorized person to furnish such information, in such manner, a it deems fit. (3) Where any authorized person contravenes any direction given by the Reserve Bank under this Act or fails to file any return as directed by the Reserve Bank, the Reserve Bank may, after giving person a penalty which may extend to ten thousand rupees and in the case of continuing contravention with an additional penalty which may extend to two thousand rupees for every day during which such contravention continues. reasonable opportunity of being heard, impose on the author sed