The Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000
Central · 2000
- S. 1Short title, extent, application and commencement.
- S. 2Definitions.
- S. 3Application of the Convention.
- S. 4Power of Central Government to deny the request for inspection.
- S. 5Power of Central Government to declare Cessation of the Act.
- S. 6Establishment of National Authority.
- S. 7Powers and functions of National Authority.
- S. 8National Authority to submit initial, annual and other periodical declaration to Organization.
- S. 9Appointment of enforcement officers.
- S. 10Power of National Authority to issue directions.
- S. 11Power of Central Government to constitute Committee.
- S. 12Power of National Authority to call for information, etc.
- S. 13Prohibition to develop, produce, acquire, etc., Chemical Weapons.
- S. 14Knowledge about Old or Abandoned Chemical Weapons to be informed to National Authority.
- S. 15Prohibition to develop, produce, acquire, etc., Toxic Chemical or Precursor.
- S. 16Restriction on transfer of Toxic Chemical or Precursor listed in Schedule 2.
- S. 17Export or import to be made in accordance with Export and Import Policy.
- S. 18Registration of person engaged in production, etc., of any Toxic Chemical or Precursor.
- S. 19Power of Inspector to inspect any person or place.
- S. 20Enforcement officer to enter into any place for examining and testing facility or to conduct search.
- S. 21Certain acts to constitute an offence.
- S. 22Power to issue warrant and authorisation.
- S. 23Power of entry, search, seizure and arrest without warrant or authorisation.
- S. 24Power of seizure and arrest in public places.
- S. 25Procedure where seizure of goods liable to confiscation not possible.
- S. 26Power to stop and search conveyance.
- S. 27Conditions under which search of persons be conducted.
- S. 28Provisions of Act 2 of 1974 to apply to arrests, searches and seizures.
- S. 29Disposal of persons arrested and goods seized.
- S. 30Power to invest officers of the National Authority, etc., with powers of an officer in charge of a police station.
- S. 31Police to take charge of goods seized and delivered.
- S. 32Report of arrest and seizure.
- S. 33Liability of Toxic Chemical, Precursor and conveyance to confiscation.
- S. 34Confiscation of Goods used for concealing Toxic Chemicals or Precursors.
- S. 35Confiscation of sale proceeds of goods.
- S. 36Procedure in making confiscation.
- S. 37Power to call for information, etc.
- S. 38Information as to commission of offences.
- S. 39Punishment for failure to register.
- S. 40Punishment for contravention in relation to development, production, etc., of Chemical Weapons or riot control agents, etc.
- S. 41Punishment for contravention in relation to Toxic Chemicals, etc., listed in Schedule 1.
- S. 42Punishment for contravention in relation to transfer of Toxic Chemical, etc., listed in Schedule 2.
- S. 43Punishment for contravention in relation to export or import of Toxic Chemicals, etc.
- S. 44Punishment for contravention in relation to disclosure of confidential information.
- S. 45Punishment for contravention in relation to denial of access.
- S. 46Punishment for contravention in relation to failure to furnish information, declaration or return.
- S. 47Offence punishable under section 46 to be cognizable.
- S. 48Offences by companies.
- S. 49Prosecution of offences.
- S. 50Appeals from the decision of National Authority.
- S. 51Provisions of Convention not to apply to certain mixtures.
- S. 52Protection of action taken in good faith.
- S. 53Power to delegate.
- S. 54Officers to be public servants.
- S. 55Removal of difficulties.
- S. 56Power to make rules.