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The Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000

Central

An Act to give effect to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Act number
34 of 2000
Ministry
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Department
Department of Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals
Enacted
26 Aug 2000

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56 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent, application and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Application of the Convention.
  4. Section 4Power of Central Government to deny the request for inspection.
  5. Section 5Power of Central Government to declare Cessation of the Act.
  6. Section 6Establishment of National Authority.
  7. Section 7Powers and functions of National Authority.
  8. Section 8National Authority to submit initial, annual and other periodical declaration to Organization.
  9. Section 9Appointment of enforcement officers.
  10. Section 10Power of National Authority to issue directions.
  11. Section 11Power of Central Government to constitute Committee.
  12. Section 12Power of National Authority to call for information, etc.
  13. Section 13Prohibition to develop, produce, acquire, etc., Chemical Weapons.
  14. Section 14Knowledge about Old or Abandoned Chemical Weapons to be informed to National Authority.
  15. Section 15Prohibition to develop, produce, acquire, etc., Toxic Chemical or Precursor.
  16. Section 16Restriction on transfer of Toxic Chemical or Precursor listed in Schedule 2.
  17. Section 17Export or import to be made in accordance with Export and Import Policy.
  18. Section 18Registration of person engaged in production, etc., of any Toxic Chemical or Precursor.
  19. Section 19Power of Inspector to inspect any person or place.
  20. Section 20Enforcement officer to enter into any place for examining and testing facility or to conduct search.
  21. Section 21Certain acts to constitute an offence.
  22. Section 22Power to issue warrant and authorisation.
  23. Section 23Power of entry, search, seizure and arrest without warrant or authorisation.
  24. Section 24Power of seizure and arrest in public places.
  25. Section 25Procedure where seizure of goods liable to confiscation not possible.
  26. Section 26Power to stop and search conveyance.
  27. Section 27Conditions under which search of persons be conducted.
  28. Section 28Provisions of Act 2 of 1974 to apply to arrests, searches and seizures.
  29. Section 29Disposal of persons arrested and goods seized.
  30. Section 30Power to invest officers of the National Authority, etc., with powers of an officer in charge of a police station.
  31. Section 31Police to take charge of goods seized and delivered.
  32. Section 32Report of arrest and seizure.
  33. Section 33Liability of Toxic Chemical, Precursor and conveyance to confiscation.
  34. Section 34Confiscation of Goods used for concealing Toxic Chemicals or Precursors.
  35. Section 35Confiscation of sale proceeds of goods.
  36. Section 36Procedure in making confiscation.
  37. Section 37Power to call for information, etc.
  38. Section 38Information as to commission of offences.
  39. Section 39Punishment for failure to register.
  40. Section 40Punishment for contravention in relation to development, production, etc., of Chemical Weapons or riot control agents, etc.
  41. Section 41Punishment for contravention in relation to Toxic Chemicals, etc., listed in Schedule 1.
  42. Section 42Punishment for contravention in relation to transfer of Toxic Chemical, etc., listed in Schedule 2.
  43. Section 43Punishment for contravention in relation to export or import of Toxic Chemicals, etc.
  44. Section 44Punishment for contravention in relation to disclosure of confidential information.
  45. Section 45Punishment for contravention in relation to denial of access.
  46. Section 46Punishment for contravention in relation to failure to furnish information, declaration or return.
  47. Section 47Offence punishable under section 46 to be cognizable.
  48. Section 48Offences by companies.
  49. Section 49Prosecution of offences.
  50. Section 50Appeals from the decision of National Authority.
  51. Section 51Provisions of Convention not to apply to certain mixtures.
  52. Section 52Protection of action taken in good faith.
  53. Section 53Power to delegate.
  54. Section 54Officers to be public servants.
  55. Section 55Removal of difficulties.
  56. Section 56Power to make rules.