(1) The Reserve Bank may, by notification, make regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such regulations may provide for,

1[(a) the permissible classes of capital account transactions involving debt instruments determined under sub-section (7) of section 6, the limits of admissibility of foreign exchange for such transactions, and the prohibition, restriction or regulation of such capital account transactions under section 6;]

(b) the manner and the form in which the declaration is to be furnished under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 7;

(c) the period within which and the manner of repatriation of foreign exchange under section 8;

(d) the limit up to which any person may possess foreign currency or foreign coins under clause (a) of section 9;

(e) the class of persons and the limit up to which foreign currency account may be held or operated under clause (b) of section 9;

(f) the limit up to which foreign exchange acquired may be exempted under clause (d) of section 9;

(g) the limit up to which foreign exchange acquired may be retained under clause (e) of section 9;

2[(ga) export, import or holding of currency or currency notes;]

(h) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, specified.

3[(3) All regulations made by the Reserve Bank before the date on which the provisions of this section are notified under section 6 and section 47 of this Act on capital account transactions, the regulation making power in respect of which now vests with the Central Government, shall continue to be valid, until amended or rescinded by the Central Government.]

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Footnote :

1. Subs. by s. 144, ibid., for clause (a) (w.e.f. 15-10-2019).

2. Ins. by Act 20 of 2015, s. 144 (w.e.f. 15-10-2019).

3. Ins. by s. 144. ibid. (w.e.f. 15-10-2019).