SECTIONS
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Chemical
Weapons Convention Act, 2000
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Preamble |
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CHAPTER I : PRELIMINARY |
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Short
title, extent and commencement |
| 2. |
Definitions |
| 3. |
Application
of the Convention |
| 4. |
Power
of Central Government to deny the request for inspection |
| 5. |
Power
of Central Government to declare Cessation of the Act |
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CHAPTER II : ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL AUTHORITY
AND ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS |
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Establishment
of National Authority |
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Powers
and functions of National Authority |
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National
Authority to submit initial, annual and other periodical
declarations to Organisation |
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Appointment
of enforcement officers |
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Power
of National Authority to issue directions |
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Power
of Central Government to constitute Committee |
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Power
of National Authority to call for information, etc |
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CHAPTER III : PROHIBITION AND REGULATION OF
CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND TOXIC CHEMICALS |
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Prohibition
to develop, produce, acquire, etc., Chemical Weapons |
| 14. |
Knowledge
about Old or Abandoned Chemical Weapons to be informed
to National Authority |
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Prohibition
to develop, produce, acquire, etc., Toxic Chemical or
Precursor |
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Restriction
on transfer of Toxic Chemical or Precursor listed in Schedule
2 |
| 17. |
Export
or import to be made in accordance with Export and Import
Policy |
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CHAPTER IV : REGISTRATION OF PERSONS AS PRODUCERS,
USERS, ETC. |
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Registration
of persons engaged in production, etc., of any Toxic Chemical
or Precursor |
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CHAPTER V : INSPECTION, SEARCH, SEIZURE AND
FORFEITURE |
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Power
of Inspector to inspect any person or place |
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Enforcement
officer to enter into any place for examining and testing
facility or to conduct search |
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Certain
acts to constitute an offence |
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Power
to issue warrant and authorization |
| 23. |
Power
of entry, search, seizure and arrest without warrant or
authorization |
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Power
of seizure and arrest in public places |
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Procedure
where seizure of goods liable to confiscation not possible |
| 26. |
Power
to stop and search conveyance |
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Conditions
under which search of persons be conducted |
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Provisions
of Act 2 of 1974 to apply to arrests, searches and seizures |
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Disposal
of persons arrested and goods seized |
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Power
to invest officers of the National Authority, etc., with
powers of an officer in charge of a police station |
| 31. |
Police
to take charge of goods seized and delivered |
| 32. |
Report
of arrest and seizure |
| 33. |
Liability
of Toxic Chemicals, Precursors and conveyance to confiscation |
| 34. |
Confiscation
of goods used for concealing Toxic Chemicals or Precursors |
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Confiscation
of sale proceeds of goods |
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Procedure
in making confiscation |
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Power
to call for information, etc |
| 38. |
Information
as to commission of offences |
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CHAPTER VI : OFFENCES AND PENALTIES |
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Punishment
for failure to register |
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Punishment
for contravention in relation to development, production,
etc., of Chemical Weapons or riot control agents, etc |
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Punishment
for contravention in relation to Toxic Chemicals, etc.,
listed in Schedule 1 |
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Punishment
for contravention in relation to transfer of Toxic Chemicals,
etc., listed in Schedule 2 |
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Punishment
for contravention in relation to export or import of Toxic
Chemicals, etc |
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Punishment
for contravention in relation to disclosure of confidential
information |
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Punishment
for contravention in relation to denial of access |
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Punishment
for contravention in relation to failure to furnish information,
declaration or return |
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Offence
punishable under section 46 to be cognizable |
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Offences
by companies |
| 49. |
Prosecution
of offences |
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Appeals
from the decision of the National Authority |
| 51. |
Provisions
of Convention not to apply to certain mixtures |
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CHAPTER VII : MISCELLANEOUS |
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Protection
of action taken in good faith |
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Power
to delegate |
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Officers
to be public servants |
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Removal
of difficulties |
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Power
to make rules |
