Section 11
Power of Central Government to constitute Committee.
The Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000
About this Act
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.
The Central Government may, if it
considers it necessary or expedient so to do for the purposes of this Act, by order, published in the
Official Gazette, constitute a Committee by such name as may be specified in the order for the purpose of
overseeing the functions of the National Authority and exercising and performing such of the powers and
functions of the Central Government under this Act (except the power to make rules under section 56) as
may be specified in the order and subject to the supervision and control of the Central Government and
the provisions of such order, such Committee may exercise the powers or perform the functions so
specified in the order as if such Committee had been empowered by this Act to exercise those powers or
perform those functions.