19. Power to prohibit or control imports and exports of Scheduled products.—(1) The Central
Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make provision for prohibiting, restricting
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or otherwise controlling the import or export of the Scheduled products, either generally or in specified
classes of cases.
(2) All Scheduled products to which any order under sub-section (1) applies, shall be deemed to be
goods of which the export has been prohibited under section 11 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962),
and all the provisions of that Act shall have effect accordingly.
(3) If any person contravenes any order made under sub-section (1), he shall, without prejudice to any
confiscation or penalty to which he may be liable under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962
(52 of 1962), as applied by sub-section (2), be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may
extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
20. Directions by the Central Government.—The Authority shall carry out such directions as may
be issued to it from time to time by the Central Government for the efficient administration of this Act.
21. Returns and reports.—(1) The Authority shall furnish to the Central Government at such time
and in such form and manner as may be prescribed or as the Central Government may direct, such returns
and statements and such particulars in regard to any proposed or existing programme for the promotion
and development of the export of the Scheduled products, as the Central Government may, from time to
time, require.
(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Authority shall, as soon as possible,
after the end of each financial year, submit to the Central Government a report in such form and before
such date, as may be prescribed, giving a true and full account of its activities, policy and programmes
during the previous financial year.
(3) A copy of the report received under sub-section (2) shall be laid, as soon as may be, after it is
received, before each House of Parliament.