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34/2000 - The Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 ▶

Act Number: 34

Act Name: The Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000

Year: 2000

Enactment Date: 2000-08-26

Long Title: 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: Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

Department: Department of Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals

Section 1: Short title, extent, application and commencement.

     This Act may be called the Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000.
     (2) It extends to the whole of India, and it shall apply to--
         (a) citizens of India outside India; and
         (b) associates, branches or subsidiaries, outside India of companies or bodies corporate, registered or incorporated in India.
     (3) It shall come into force on such date¹ as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act.

Notes:

¹. 1st July, 2005 (except sections 18 and 39), vide notification No. S.O. 818(E), dated 13th June, 2005, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).

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