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The Chemical Weapons Convention Act

39Punishment for failure to register

Whoever--

(a) before the commencement of this Act had been engaged in development, production, processing, acquisition, consumption, transfer, import, export or use of any Toxic Chemical or Precursor listed in any of the Schedules 1 to 3 in the Annex on Chemicals to the Convention or engaged in the production of any Discrete Organic Chemical including Discrete Organic Chemicals containing elements of phosphorous, sulphur or fluorine and continues to be, after such commencement, so engaged; or

(b) after the commencement of this Act produces, processes, acquires, consumes, transfers, imports, exports or uses any Toxic Chemical or Precursor listed in any of the Schedules 1 to 3 in the Annex on Chemicals to the Convention or produces any Discrete Organic Chemical including Discrete Organic Chemicals containing elements of phosphorous, sulphur or fluorine,

without complying with the provisions of sub-section (1) or, as the case may be, sub-section (2) of section 18 shall, unless his name is registered in accordance with the provisions of that section, 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 every day during which such default continues after conviction for the first default or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with both.

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