Mr. New has won a big lottery and wants to remit US Dollar 20,000 out of his winnings to his son who is in Singapore.

CA Intermediate · Corporate and Other Laws · MTP · May 2025
Mr. New has won a big lottery and wants to remit US Dollar 20,000 out of his winnings to his son who is in Singapore.

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According to section 5 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, any person may sell or draw foreign exchange to or from an authorized person if such a sale or drawal is a current account transaction. Provided that Central Government may, in public interest and in consultation with the reserve bank, impose such reasonable restrictions for current account transactions as may be prescribed. As per the rules, drawal of foreign exchange for current account transactions are categorized under three headings- Transactions for which drawal of foreign exchange is prohibited,Transactions which need prior approval of appropriate government of India for drawal of foreign exchange, andTransactions which require RBI's prior approval for drawl of foreign exchange. Mr. New wanted to remit US Dollar 20,000 out of his lottery winnings to his son residing in Singapore. Such remittance is prohibited and the same is included in the Foreign Exchange Management (Current Account Transactions) Rules, 2000. Hence Mr. New cannot withdraw foreign exchange for this purpose.

Topics: The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999

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