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Critical Analysis Of The Powers Of The Enforcement Directorate In India




Simran Bajaj & Mahek Karanjawala, Amity Law School, Amity University, Noida

ABSTRACT

The Directorate of Enforcement is a multi-disciplinary organization, authorised to investigate offences relating to money laundering and the violation of foreign exchange laws. The Directorate of Enforcement is responsible for the implementation of several acts, namely- The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PLMA), The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) and The Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 (FEOA).

This paper aims to gain an in-depth understanding of the roles and functions of the Enforcement Directorate as well as critically analyse the powers of the Enforcement Directorate in India.

Keywords: Directorate of Enforcement, The Prevention Of Money Laundering Act, The Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, The Foreign Exchange Management Act.

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Indian Journal of Law and Legal Research

Abbreviation: IJLLR

ISSN: 2582-8878

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