Act 34 of 2000

The Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000

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.

  • Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
  • Department of Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals
  • Enacted 2000-08-26
  • 56 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title, extent, application and commencement. Read
2 Definitions. Read
3 Application of the Convention. Read
4 Power of Central Government to deny the request for inspection. Read
5 Power of Central Government to declare Cessation of the Act. Read
6 Establishment of National Authority. Read
7 Powers and functions of National Authority. Read
8 National Authority to submit initial, annual and other periodical declaration to Organization. Read
9 Appointment of enforcement officers. Read
10 Power of National Authority to issue directions. Read
11 Power of Central Government to constitute Committee. Read
12 Power of National Authority to call for information, etc. Read
13 Prohibition to develop, produce, acquire, etc., Chemical Weapons. Read
14 Knowledge about Old or Abandoned Chemical Weapons to be informed to National Authority. Read
15 Prohibition to develop, produce, acquire, etc., Toxic Chemical or Precursor. Read
16 Restriction on transfer of Toxic Chemical or Precursor listed in Schedule 2. Read
17 Export or import to be made in accordance with Export and Import Policy. Read
18 Registration of person engaged in production, etc., of any Toxic Chemical or Precursor. Read
19 Power of Inspector to inspect any person or place. Read
20 Enforcement officer to enter into any place for examining and testing facility or to conduct search. Read
21 Certain acts to constitute an offence. Read
22 Power to issue warrant and authorisation. Read
23 Power of entry, search, seizure and arrest without warrant or authorisation. Read
24 Power of seizure and arrest in public places. Read
25 Procedure where seizure of goods liable to confiscation not possible. Read
26 Power to stop and search conveyance. Read
27 Conditions under which search of persons be conducted. Read
28 Provisions of Act 2 of 1974 to apply to arrests, searches and seizures. Read
29 Disposal of persons arrested and goods seized. Read
30 Power to invest officers of the National Authority, etc., with powers of an officer in charge of a police station. Read
31 Police to take charge of goods seized and delivered. Read
32 Report of arrest and seizure. Read
33 Liability of Toxic Chemical, Precursor and conveyance to confiscation. Read
34 Confiscation of Goods used for concealing Toxic Chemicals or Precursors. Read
35 Confiscation of sale proceeds of goods. Read
36 Procedure in making confiscation. Read
37 Power to call for information, etc. Read
38 Information as to commission of offences. Read
39 Punishment for failure to register. Read
40 Punishment for contravention in relation to development, production, etc., of Chemical Weapons or riot control agents, etc. Read
41 Punishment for contravention in relation to Toxic Chemicals, etc., listed in Schedule 1. Read
42 Punishment for contravention in relation to transfer of Toxic Chemical, etc., listed in Schedule 2. Read
43 Punishment for contravention in relation to export or import of Toxic Chemicals, etc. Read
44 Punishment for contravention in relation to disclosure of confidential information. Read
45 Punishment for contravention in relation to denial of access. Read
46 Punishment for contravention in relation to failure to furnish information, declaration or return. Read
47 Offence punishable under section 46 to be cognizable. Read
48 Offences by companies. Read
49 Prosecution of offences. Read
50 Appeals from the decision of National Authority. Read
51 Provisions of Convention not to apply to certain mixtures. Read
52 Protection of action taken in good faith. Read
53 Power to delegate. Read
54 Officers to be public servants. Read
55 Removal of difficulties. Read
56 Power to make rules. Read
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