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Subs. by s. 12, ibid., for “Chief Inspector of Explosives in India” (w.e.f. 2-3-1983). 9 person required by such person as aforesaid to furnish any information shall be deemed to be legally bound so to do within the meaning of section 176 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1890). (4) Any person holding an inquiry under this section may exercise such of the powers conferred on any officer by rules under section 7 as he may think it necessary or expedient to exercise for the purposes of the inquiry. (5) The person holding an inquiry under this section shall make a report to the Central Government stating the causes of the accident and its circumstances, and adding any observations which he or any of the assessors may think fit to make; and the Central Government shall cause every report so made to be published at such time and in such manner as it may think fit. (6) The Central Government may make rules for regulating the procedure at inquiries under this section] 1[9B. Punishment for certain offences.—(1) Whoever, in contravention of rules made under section 5 or of the conditions of a licence granted under the said rules— (a) manufactures, imports or exports any explosive shall he punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both; (b) possesses, uses, sells or transports any explosive shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to three thousand rupees or with both; and (c) in any other case, with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees. (2) Whoever in contravention of a notification issued under section 6 manufactures, possesses or imports any explosive shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees or with both; and in the case of importation by water, the owner and master of the vessel or in the ease of importation by air, the owner, and the master of the aircraft, in which the explosive is imported shall, in the absence of reasonable excuse, each be punishable with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees. (3) Whoever,— (a) manufactures, sells, transports, imports, exports or possesses any explosive in contravention of the provisions of clause (a) of section 6A; or (b) sells, delivers or despatches any explosive in contravention of the provisions of clause (b) of that section, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine or with both; or (c) in contravention of the provisions of section 8 fails to give notice of any accident shall be punishable,— (i) with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or (ii) if the accident is attended by loss of human life, with-imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine or with both.