- (vii) prohibit attempts by any person to screen from punishment any one, other than the husband or wife of such person, contravening any of the rules or any order made thereunder;
- (viii) empower or direct any authority to take such action as may be specified in the rules or as may seem necessary to such authority for the purpose of ensuring the public safety or interest or the defence of India and civil defence;
- (ix) provide for charging fees in respect of the grant or issue of a licence, permit, certificate or other document for the purposes of the rules.
Special powers to control civilian personnel employed in connection with the Armed Forces of the Union. 4. The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct by general or special order that any persons who not being members of the Armed Forces of the Union are attached to, or employed with, or following those Forces, shall be subject to naval, military or air force law, and thereupon such persons shall be subject to discipline and liable to punishment for offences under the Navy Act, 195762 of 1957., the Army Act, 195046 of 1950. and the Air Force Act, 195043 of 1950., as the case may be, as If they were included in such class of persons subject to any of those Acts as may be specified in the notification or in the absence thereof, by an officer empowered by the Central Government in this behalf.
Enhanced penalties. 5. (1) If any persons contravenes, with intent to wage war against India or to assist any country committing external aggression against India, any provision of the rules made under section 3 or any order issued under any such rule, he shall be punishable with death or imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years and. shall also be liable to fine.
(2) If any person,—
- (a) contravenes any such provision of, or any such rule or order made under the Aircraft Act, 193413 of 1934., as may be notified in this behalf by the Central Government, or
- (b) In any area notified in this behalf by a State Government, contravenes any such provision of, or any such rule made under, the Arms Act, 195954 of 1959., the Indian Explosives Act, 18844 of 1884., the Explosive Substances Act, 19086 of 1908., or the Inflammable Substances Act, 195230 of 1952., as may be notified in this behalf by the State Government,
