Section 49
Prosecution of offences.
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.
No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this
Act except with the previous sanction of the Central Government or the authority notified by the Central
Government, in the Official Gazette, to be competent to sanction prosecution of the offences under this
Act.