Section 26
Power to stop and search conveyance.
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.
Any subordinate officer authorised under section 23
may, if he has reason to suspect that any conveyance is, or is likely to be, used for the transport of any
goods in respect of which he suspects that any provision of this Act has been, or is being, or is likely to
be, contravened at any time, stop such conveyance, or in the case of an aircraft compel it to land and--
(a) rummage and search the conveyance or part thereof;
(b) examine and search any goods in the conveyance;
(c) if it becomes necessary to stop the conveyance, he may use all lawful means for stopping it.
(a) rummage and search the conveyance or part thereof;
(b) examine and search any goods in the conveyance;
(c) if it becomes necessary to stop the conveyance, he may use all lawful means for stopping it.