LawgistThe Chemical Weapons Convention Act
44Punishment for contravention in relation to disclosure of confidential information
Whoever, in contravention of any provision of this Act, divulges any confidential information obtained by the National Authority from any declaration or return furnished or any statement made, information supplied to, or obtained by, an enforcement officer during the course of any inspection carried out under the provisions of this Act to any other person, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to term of life and shall also be liable to fine which may extend to one lakh rupees.
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OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
- 39 Punishment for failure to register
- 40 Punishment for contravention in relation to development, production, etc., of Chemical Weapons or riot control agents, etc
- 41 Punishment for contravention in relation to Toxic Chemicals, etc., listed in Schedule 1
- 42 Punishment for contravention in relation to transfer of Toxic Chemical, etc., listed in Schedule 2
- 43 Punishment for contravention in relation to export or import of Toxic Chemicals, etc
- 44 Punishment for contravention in relation to disclosure of confidential information
- 45 Punishment for contravention in relation to denial of access
- 46 Punishment for contravention in relation to failure to furnish information, declaration or return
- 47 Offence punishable under section 46 to be cognizable
- 48 Offences by companies
- 49 Prosecution of offences
- 50 Appeals from the decision of National Authority
- 51 Provisions of Convention not to apply to certain mixtures
