Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000

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As amended by The Chemical Weapons Convention (Amendment) Act, 2012 (36 of 2012)
The Chemical Weapons Convention Appeals Rules, 2005
Contents
Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000
Chapter I - Preliminary
1.    Short title, extent, application 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
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.
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 of transfer of Toxic Chemical or Precursor listed in Schedule 2
17.  Export or Import to be made in accordance with Export and Import Policy
Chapter IV - Registration of persons as Producers, Users, etc.
18.  Registration of persons engaged in production, etc. of any Toxic Chemical or Precursor
Chapter V - Inspection, Search, Seizure and Forfeiture
19.  Power of Inspection 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 authorisation
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 person 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.
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 by companies
50.  Appeals form the decision of the National Authority
51.  Provisions of Convention not to apply to certain mixtures.
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
The Schedule - Provisions of the convention which shall have the force of law
The Chemical Weapons Convention Appeals Rules, 2005
Rule 1 - 14
Form A - B
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