Section 44
Punishment for contravention in relation to disclosure of confidential information.
The Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000
About this Act
An Act to give effect to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Whoever, in contravention of any provision of this Act, divulges any confidential information obtained by
the National Authority from any declaration or return furnished or any statement made, information
supplied to, or obtained by, an enforcement officer during the course of any inspection carried out under
the provisions of this Act to any other person, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which
shall not be less than one year but which may extend to term of life and shall also be liable to fine which
may extend to one lakh rupees.