Act Number: 34

Act Name: The Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000

Year: 2000

Enactment Date: 2000-08-26

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

Department: Department of Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals

Section 46: Punishment for contravention in relation to failure to furnish information, declaration or return.
    Any person who being required by or under this Act to furnish any--
         (a) information;
         (b) declaration; or
         (c) return,
fails to furnish such information, declaration or return shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees, and in the case of continuing default, with a further fine which may extend to one lakh rupees for every day during which such default continues after conviction for the first such default, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with both.
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