LawgistThe Explosives Act
16Saving as to liability under other law
Nothing in this Act or the rules under this Act shall prevent any person from being prosecuted unde r any other law for any act or omission which constitutes an offence against this Act or those rules, or from being liable under that other law to any other or higher punishment or penalty than that provided by this Act or those rules:
Provided that a person shall not be punished twice for the same offence.
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All sections
- 1 Short titl
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Repealed
- 4 Definitions
- 5 Power to make rules as to licensing of the manufacture, possession, use, sale, transport and importation of explosives
- 5A Persons already in business in respect of certain explosives to carry on such business without licence for a certain period
- 6 Power for Central Government to prohibit the manufacture, possession or importation of specially dangerous explosives
- 6A Prohibition of manufacture, possession, sale or transport of explosives by young persons and certain other person
- 6B Grant of licence
- 6C Refusal of licences
- 6D Licensing authority competent to impose conditions in addition to prescribed condition
- 6E Variation, suspension and revocation of licences
- 6F Appeal
- 7 Power to make rules conferring powers of inspection, search, seizure, detention and removal
- 8 Notice of accidents
- 9 Inquiry into accidents
- 9A Inquiry into more serious accident
- 9B Punishment for certain offence
- 9C Offences by companies
- 10 Forfeiture of explosives
- 11 Distress of aircraft or vesse
- 12 Abetment and attempts
- 13 Power to arrest without warrant persons committing dangerous offences
- 14 Saving and power to exempt
- 15 Saving of Arms Act, 1959
- 16 Saving as to liability under other law
- 17 Extension of definition of “explosive” to other explosive substances
- 17A Power to delegat
- 18 Procedure for making, publication and confirmation of rules
