The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act

Maintenance of data bank and information

Obligations of entities

Furnishing of returns, etc., to Central Government

Chairperson, members, etc., to be public servants

Protection of action taken in good faith

Civil courts not to have jurisdiction

Cognizance of certain offences

Delegation

Power to remove difficulties

Power of Central Government to make rules

Power of Board to make regulations

Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament

Transitional arrangements


MISCELLANEOUS


(1) No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable
under Chapter IX save on a complaint made by the Board or by any investigating agency directed by the
Central Government.

(2) No court inferior to that of a Chief Metropolitan Magistrate or of a Chief Judicial Magistrate shall
try any offence punishable under Chapter IX.

(3) Every offence punishable under sections 44, 45, 46 and 47 shall be cognizable.

LAWGIST

# 57 Cognizance of certain offences