law: The Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 
  Chapter VI Offences
  
  and Penalties
  39. Punishment for
  
  failure to register.-Whoever-
  a.     
  
    before
  
  the commencement of this Act had been engaged in development, production,
  
  processing, acquisition, consumption, transfer, import, export or use of any
  
  Toxic Chemical or Precursor listed in any of the Schedules 1 to 3 in the Annex
  
  on Chemicals to the Convention or engaged in the production of any Discrete
  
  Organic Chemical including Discrete Organic Chemicals containing elements of
  
  phosphorous, sulphur or fluorine and continues to be, after such commencement,
  
  so engaged; or
  b.    
  
    after
  
  the commencement of this Act produces, processes, acquires, consumes,
  
  transfers, imports, exports or uses any Toxic Chemical or Precursor listed in
  
  any of the Schedules 1 to 3 in the Annex on Chemicals to the Convention or
  
  produces any Discrete Organic Chemical including Discrete Organic Chemicals
  
  containing elements of phosphorous, sulphur or fluorine, without complying with
  
  the provisions of sub-section (1) or, as the case may be, sub-section (2) of
  
  section 18 shall, unless his name is registered in accordance with the provisions
  
  of that section, be punishable with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees,
  
  and in the case of continuing default, with a further fine which may extend to
  
  one lakh rupees every day during which such default continues after conviction
  
  for the first default or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three
  
  years, or with both.