LawgistThe Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act
57Cognizance of certain offences
(1) No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under Chapter IX save on a complaint made by the Board or by any investigating agency directed by the Central Government.
(2) No court inferior to that of a Chief Metropolitan Magistrate or of a Chief Judicial Magistrate shall try any offence punishable under Chapter IX.
(3) Every offence punishable under sections 44, 45, 46 and 47 shall be cognizable.
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MISCELLANEOUS
- 51 Maintenance of data bank and information
- 52 Obligations of entities
- 53 Furnishing of returns, etc., to Central Government
- 54 Chairperson, members, etc., to be public servants
- 55 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 56 Civil courts not to have jurisdiction
- 57 Cognizance of certain offences
- 58 Delegation
- 59 Power to remove difficulties
- 60 Power of Central Government to make rules
- 61 Power of Board to make regulations
- 62 Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
- 63 Transitional arrangements
