Lawgist15Punishment for aiding non-State actor or terrorist
(1) Any person who, with intent to aid any non-State actor or terrorist, contravenes the provisions of section 9 of this Act, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.
(2) Any person who, with intent to aid any non-State actor or terrorist, attempts to contravene or abets, or does any act preparatory to contravention of sub-section (1), shall be deemed to have contravened that provision and the provision of sub-section (1) shall apply subject to the modification that the reference to imprisonment for life therein shall be construed as a reference to imprisonment for ten years.
(3) While determining the punishment under this section, the court shall take into consideration whether the accused had the knowledge about the transferee being a non-State actor or not.
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- 1 Short title and commencement
- 2 Act in addition to other laws
- 3 Extent and application
- 4 Definitions
- 5 Power to identify, designate, categorise or regulate certain activities
- 6 Power to appoint Advisory Committees
- 7 Delegation of powers
- 8 Prohibition relating to weapons of mass destruction
- 9 Prohibition relating to non-State actor or terrorist
- 10 Prohibition as regards intimidating acts
- 11 Prohibition on export
- 12 Prohibition on brokering
- 13 Regulation of export, transfer, re-transfer, transit and transshipment
- 14 Offences and penalties
- 15 Punishment for aiding non-State actor or terrorist
- 16 Punishment for unauthorised export
- 17 Punishment for violation of other provisions of the Act
- 18 Penalty for using false or making forged documents, etc
- 19 Punishment for offences with respect to which no provision has been made
- 20 Offences by companies
- 21 Cognizance of offences
- 22 Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts
- 23 Effect of other laws
- 24 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 25 Special provisions as to Central Government
- 26 Power to make rules
- 27 Power to remove difficulties
