25Penalty for contravention of rule made under this Act.

(1) If any person contravenes any provision of any rule made under clause (v) of sub-section (2) of section 10 prohibiting or regulating the carriage in aircraft of arms, explosives or other dangerous goods, or when required under the rules made under that clause to give information in relation to any such goods gives information which is false and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, he, and if he is not the owner, the owner also (unless the owner proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge, consent or connivance) shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to two years, or with fine which may extend to one crore rupees, or with both.
(2) If any person contravenes any provision of any rule made under clause (zb) of sub-section (2) of section 10 prohibiting the slaughter and flaying of animals and of depositing rubbish, filth and other polluted and obnoxious matters within a radius of ten kilometres from the aerodrome reference point, he shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three years, or with fine which may extend to one crore rupees, or with both.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) an offence referred to in sub-section (2) shall be cognizable.
(4) In making any other rule under section 10, section 11, section 12, section 13, section 14 or section 17, the Central Government may, direct that a breach of it shall be punishable with imprisonment for a period which may extend to two years, or with fine which may extend to one crore rupees, or with both.