LawgistThe Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act
18Penalty for using false or making forged documents, etc
Where any person signs or uses, or causes to be signed or used, any declaration, statement or document submitted to the competent authority knowing or having reason to believe that such declaration, statement or document is forged or tampered with or is false in any material particular, and relates to items notified under this Act or any other relevant Act, including those related to relevant activity, he shall be punishable with fine which shall not be less than five lakh rupees or five times the value of the materials, equipment, technology or services, whichever is more.
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All sections
- 1 Short title and commencement
- 2 Act in addition to other laws
- 3 Extent and application
- 4 Definitions
- 5 Power to identify, designate, categorise or regulate certain activities
- 6 Power to appoint Advisory Committees
- 7 Delegation of powers
- 8 Prohibition relating to weapons of mass destruction
- 9 Prohibition relating to non-State actor or terrorist
- 10 Prohibition as regards intimidating acts
- 11 Prohibition on export
- 12 Prohibition on brokering
- 13 Regulation of export, transfer, re-transfer, transit and transshipment
- 14 Offences and penalties
- 15 Punishment for aiding non-State actor or terrorist
- 16 Punishment for unauthorised export
- 17 Punishment for violation of other provisions of the Act
- 18 Penalty for using false or making forged documents, etc
- 19 Punishment for offences with respect to which no provision has been made
- 20 Offences by companies
- 21 Cognizance of offences
- 22 Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts
- 23 Effect of other laws
- 24 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 25 Special provisions as to Central Government
- 26 Power to make rules
- 27 Power to remove difficulties
