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.
Provided that a person shall not be punished twice for the same offence.
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Section 1 · Short titleSection 2 · Commencement.Section 3 · Repealed.Section 4 · Definitions.Section 5 · Power to make rules as to licensing of the manufacture, possession, use, sale, transport and import and Export of explosives.Section 5A · Persons already in business in respect of certain explosives to carry on such business without licence for a certain period.Section 6 · Power for Central Government to prohibit the manufacture, possession or importation of specially dangerous explosives.Section 6A · Prohibition of manufacture, possession, sale or transport of explosives by young persons and certain other personsIndia Code, Government of India. Text fetched 22 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.