NTF. NO. FEMA 171/2007-RB, DT. 10/12/2007
- Document type
- Circular
- Dated
- Category
- Notifications Under FEMA
FEM (Foreign Currency Accounts by a Person Resident in India) Regulations, 2000
FEM (Foreign Currency Accounts by a Person Resident in India) Regulations, 2000
1. Short Title and Commencement:
(i) These Regulations may be called the Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts by a Person Resident in India) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2007.
(ii) This shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 6th day of October 2007. @
2. Amendment of the Regulations:
In the Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts by a Person Resident in India) Regulations, 2000 in Regulation 9, clause (1) for the proviso, the following new proviso shall be substituted namely :
Provided that the EEFC account referred to in Regulation 4, shall be opened, held or maintained in the form of an account in terms of such directions as may be issued by the Reserve Bank from time to time.
(Salim Gangadharan)
Chief General Manager
(I) It is clarified that no person will be adversely affected as a result of retrospective effect being given to these Regulations.
(ii) The Principal Regulations were published in the Official Gazette of India vide G.S.R.No 393(E) dated May 5, 2000 in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) and subsequently amended vide -
G.S.R.No.675(E) dated August 25, 2000;
G.S.R.No.89(E) dated February 12,2001;
G.S.R.No.103(E) dated February 19, 2001;
G.S.R.No.200(E) dated March 21, 2001;
G.S.R.No.5(E) dated January 2,2002;
G.S.R.No.261(E) dated April 9, 2002;
G.S.R.No.465(E) dated July 2, 2002;
G.S.R.No.474(E) dated July 8, 2002;
G.S.R.No.755(E) dated November 8, 2002;
G.S.R.No.756(E) dated November 8, 2002;
G.S.R.No.224(E) dated March 18, 2003;
G.S.R.No.398(E) dated May 14, 2003;
G.S.R.No.452(E) dated June 3, 2003;
G.S.R.No.453(E) dated June 4, 2003;
G.S.R.No.11(E) dated January 7, 2004;
G.S.R.No.13(E) dated January 7, 2004
G.S.R.No.209(E) dated March 23, 2004 and
G.S.R.No. 455(E) dated June 30, 2007