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 42: Punishment for contravention in relation to transfer of Toxic Chemical, etc., listed in Schedule 2.
    Whoever, in contravention of any provision of this Act transfers to or receives from 1[a State which is not a State Party or any person] who is not a citizen of a State Party any Toxic Chemical or Precursor listed in Schedule 2 in the Annex on Chemicals to the Convention, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to term of life and shall also be liable to fine which may extend to one lakh rupees.
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 36 of 2012, s. 5, for "any person" (w.e.f. 23-11-2012).
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