Act Number: 13

Act Name: The Indian Antarctic Act, 2022

Year: 2022

Enactment Date: 2022-08-06

Long Title: An Act to provide for the national measures for protecting the Antarctic environment and dependent and associated ecosystems and to give effect to the Antarctic Treaty, the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources and to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Earth Sciences

Department:

Section 41: Penalty for contravention of certain provisions of Act by person.
    Any person who contravenes the provisions of,--
         (a) section 4 or section 5 or section 8 or section 12 or section 18 or section 19 or section 20 or section 21 or sub-section (4) of section 29 or section 36 or section 37, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine which shall not be less than ten lakh rupees but which may extend to fifty lakh rupees, or with both;
         (b) section 7 or section 9 or section 10, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years and with fine which shall not be less than ten lakh rupees but which may extend to fifty lakh rupees;
         (c) section 17, shall be punishable, with--
             (i) an imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than twenty years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and with fine which shall not be less than fifty crore rupees for any nuclear explosion in Antarctica; and
             (ii) an imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than fourteen years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and with fine which shall not be less than twenty-five crore rupees for disposal of any radioactive waste material in Antarctica.
         (d) section 11 or section 16 or section 33 or section 35, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine which shall not be less than fifteen lakh rupees but which may extend to seventy-five lakh rupees, or with both;
         (e) section 14 or section 32, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which shall not be less than five lakh rupees but which may extend to twenty lakh rupees, or with both.
    
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