SECTIONS | Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 |
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| | Preamble |
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| | CHAPTER I : PRELIMINARY |
| 1. | 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 |
| 6. | Establishment of National Authority |
| 7. | Powers and functions of National Authority |
| 8. | National Authority to submit initial, annual and other periodical declarations to Organisation |
| 9. | Appointment of enforcement officers |
| 10. | Power of National Authority to issue directions |
| 11. | Power of Central Government to constitute Committee |
| 12. | Power of National Authority to call for information, etc |
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| | CHAPTER III : PROHIBITION AND REGULATION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND TOXIC CHEMICALS |
| 13. | Prohibition to develop, produce, acquire, etc., Chemical Weapons |
| 14. | Knowledge about Old or Abandoned Chemical Weapons to be informed to National Authority |
| 15. | Prohibition to develop, produce, acquire, etc., Toxic Chemical or Precursor |
| 16. | 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. |
| 18. | Registration of persons engaged in production, etc., of any Toxic Chemical or Precursor |
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| | CHAPTER V : INSPECTION, SEARCH, SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE |
| 19. | Power of Inspector to inspect any person or place |
| 20. | Enforcement officer to enter into any place for examining and testing facility or to conduct search |
| 21. | Certain acts to constitute an offence |
| 22. | Power to issue warrant and authorization |
| 23. | Power of entry, search, seizure and arrest without warrant or authorization |
| 24. | Power of seizure and arrest in public places |
| 25. | Procedure where seizure of goods liable to confiscation not possible |
| 26. | Power to stop and search conveyance |
| 27. | Conditions under which search of persons be conducted |
| 28. | Provisions of Act 2 of 1974 to apply to arrests, searches and seizures |
| 29. | Disposal of persons arrested and goods seized |
| 30. | 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 |
| 35. | Confiscation of sale proceeds of goods |
| 36. | Procedure in making confiscation |
| 37. | Power to call for information, etc |
| 38. | Information as to commission of offences |
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| | CHAPTER VI : OFFENCES AND PENALTIES |
| 39. | Punishment for failure to register |
| 40. | Punishment for contravention in relation to development, production, etc., of Chemical Weapons or riot control agents, etc |
| 41. | Punishment for contravention in relation to Toxic Chemicals, etc., listed in Schedule 1 |
| 42. | Punishment for contravention in relation to transfer of Toxic Chemicals, etc., listed in Schedule 2 |
| 43. | Punishment for contravention in relation to export or import of Toxic Chemicals, etc |
| 44. | Punishment for contravention in relation to disclosure of confidential information |
| 45. | Punishment for contravention in relation to denial of access |
| 46. | Punishment for contravention in relation to failure to furnish information, declaration or return |
| 47. | Offence punishable under section 46 to be cognizable |
| 48. | Offences by companies |
| 49. | Prosecution of offences |
| 50. | 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 |
| 52. | Protection of action taken in good faith |
| 53. | Power to delegate |
| 54. | Officers to be public servants |
| 55. | Removal of difficulties |
| 56. | Power to make rules |
