Lawgist14EOffences and penalties
1[14E. Offences and penalties.--(1) In case of a contravention relating to specified goods, services or technologies, the penalty shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 (21 of 2005).
(2) Where any person contravenes or attempts to contravene or abets, any of the provision(s) of this Chapter in relation to import or export of any specified goods or services or technology, he shall, without prejudice to any penalty which may be imposed on him, be punishable with imprisonment for a term stipulated in the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 (21 of 2005).
(3) No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Chapter without the previous sanction of the Central Government or any officer authorised in this behalf by the Central Government by general or special order.]
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1. Ins. by s. 15, ibid. (w.e.f.27-8-2010).
- 1 Short title and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Powers to make provisions relating to imports and exports
- 4 Continuance of existing orders
- 5 Foreign Trade Policy
- 6 Appointment of Director General and his functions
- 7 Importer-exporter Code Number
- 8 Suspension and cancellation of Importer-exporter Code Number
- 9 Issue, suspension and cancellation of licence
- 9A Power of Central Government to impose quantitative restrictions
- 10 Power relating to search and seizure
- 11 Contravention of provisions of this Act, rules, orders and foreign trade policy
- 11A Crediting sums realised by way of penalties in Consolidated Fund of India
- 11B Empowering Settlement Commission for regularisation of export obligation default
- 12 Penalty or confiscation not to interfere with other punishment
- 13 Adjudicating Authority
- 14 Giving of opportunity to the owner of the goods (including the goods connected with services or technology), etc
- 14A Controls on export of specified goods, services and technology
- 14B Transfer controls
- 14C Catch-all controls
- 14D Suspension or cancellation of a licence
- 14E Offences and penalties
- 15 Appeal
- 16 Review
- 17 Powers of Adjudicating and other Authorities
- 18 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 18A Application of other laws not barred
- 19 Power to make rules
- 20 Repeal and savings
