Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000

The Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000

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Act ID:	200034
Act Number:	34
Enactment Date:	2000-08-26
Act Year:	2000
Short Title:	The Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000
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
Enforcement Date:	01-07-2005
Notification:	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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CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER II

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL AUTHORITY AND ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS

CHAPTER III

PROHIBITION AND REGULATION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND TOXIC CHEMICALS

CHAPTER IV

REGISTRATION OF PERSONS AS PRODUCERS , USERS. ETC.

CHAPTER V

INSPECTION, SEARCH, SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE

CHAPTER VI

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

CHAPTER VII

MISCELLANEOUS


Section 1. Short title, extent, application and commencement. Show Related Subordinates
Section 2. Definitions.
Section 3. Application of the Convention.
Section 4. Power of Central Government to deny the request for inspection.
Section 5. Power of Central Government to declare Cessation of the Act.
Section 6. Establishment of National Authority. Show Related Subordinates
Section 7. Powers and functions of National Authority.
Section 8. National Authority to submit initial, annual and other periodical declaration to Organization.
Section 9. Appointment of enforcement officers. Show Related Subordinates
Section 10. Power of National Authority to issue directions.
Section 11. Power of Central Government to constitute Committee. Show Related Subordinates
Section 12. Power of National Authority to call for information, etc.
Section 13. Prohibition to develop, produce, acquire, etc., Chemical Weapons.
Section 14. Knowledge about Old or Abandoned Chemical Weapons to be informed to National Authority.
Section 15. Prohibition to develop, produce, acquire, etc., Toxic Chemical or Precursor.
Section 16. Restriction on transfer of Toxic Chemical or Precursor listed in Schedule 2.
Section 17. Export or import to be made in accordance with Export and Import Policy.
Section 18. Registration of person engaged in production, etc., of any Toxic Chemical or Precursor.
Section 19. Power of Inspector to inspect any person or place.
Section 20. Enforcement officer to enter into any place for examining and testing facility or to conduct search.
Section 21. Certain acts to constitute an offence.
Section 22. Power to issue warrant and authorisation.
Section 23. Power of entry, search, seizure and arrest without warrant or authorisation.
Section 24. Power of seizure and arrest in public places.
Section 25. Procedure where seizure of goods liable to confiscation not possible.
Section 26. Power to stop and search conveyance.
Section 27. Conditions under which search of persons be conducted.
Section 28. Provisions of Act 2 of 1974 to apply to arrests, searches and seizures.
Section 29. Disposal of persons arrested and goods seized.
Section 30. Power to invest officers of the National Authority, etc., with powers of an officer in charge of a police station.
Section 31. Police to take charge of goods seized and delivered.
Section 32. Report of arrest and seizure.
Section 33. Liability of Toxic Chemical, Precursor and conveyance to confiscation.
Section 34. Confiscation of Goods used for concealing Toxic Chemicals or Precursors.
Section 35. Confiscation of sale proceeds of goods.
Section 36. Procedure in making confiscation.
Section 37. Power to call for information, etc.
Section 38. Information as to commission of offences.
Section 39. Punishment for failure to register.
Section 40. Punishment for contravention in relation to development, production, etc., of Chemical Weapons or riot control agents, etc.
Section 41. Punishment for contravention in relation to Toxic Chemicals, etc., listed in Schedule 1.
Section 42. Punishment for contravention in relation to transfer of Toxic Chemical, etc., listed in Schedule 2.
Section 43. Punishment for contravention in relation to export or import of Toxic Chemicals, etc.
Section 44. Punishment for contravention in relation to disclosure of confidential information.
Section 45. Punishment for contravention in relation to denial of access.
Section 46. Punishment for contravention in relation to failure to furnish information, declaration or return.
Section 47. Offence punishable under section 46 to be cognizable.
Section 48. Offences by companies.
Section 49. Prosecution of offences.
Section 50. Appeals from the decision of National Authority. Show Related Subordinates
Section 51. Provisions of Convention not to apply to certain mixtures. Show Related Subordinates
Section 52. Protection of action taken in good faith.
Section 53. Power to delegate.
Section 54. Officers to be public servants.
Section 55. Removal of difficulties.
Section 56. Power to make rules. Show Related Subordinates


Schedule 1. THE SCHEDULE Order Appendix Forms

Year	Description	Hindi Description	Files(Eng)	Files(Hindi)
14-06-2005	CWC Appeal Rules 2005
30-08-2016	Chemical Weapons Convention Rules 2016

Year	Description	Hindi Description	Files(Eng)	Files(Hindi)
13-06-2005	SO 819 (E) Regarding constitution of a Committee to be called the Steering Committee for the purpose of overseeing the function of National authority, under Chemical Weapons Convention Act , 2000 (34 of 2000)
13-06-2005	SO 820(E) Regarding establishing an authority to be known as National Authority for implementing the provisions of the convention on the prohibition of the development, production, stockpiling and use of the chemical weapons and their destruction signed on behalf of the Govt. of India, under Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 (34 of 2000)
13-06-2005	SO 818 (E) Appointing the date i.e 1.7.2005 as the date on which the provisions of the Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 (34 of 2000), except the provisions of Section 18 and 39 come into force
13-09-2006	S.O. 1490 (E) further amendment in S.O 821 (E)
13-09-2006	SO 1491 (E) Regarding appointment of officers as the Officers of the National Authority.with powers and functions of Enforcement Officers for the purpose of Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 (34 of 2000)
22-12-2006	S.O. 2148 (E) further amendment in S.O 1490 (E)
06-02-2007	S.O. 128 (E) further amendment in S.O 2148 (E)
21-08-2007	S.O. 1439 (E) further amendment in S.O 128 (E)
27-11-2007	S.O. 1988 (E) further amendment in S.O 1439 (E)
29-07-2008	S.O. 1908 (E) further amendment in S.O 1490 (E)
06-03-2009	S.O. 654 (E) further amendment in S.O 1490 (E)
25-11-2009	S.O 3062 (E) Amendment in the notification SO 1490 (E)
05-02-2010	S.O. 295 (E) further amendment in S.O 1439 (E)
11-06-2010	S.O. 1495 (E) further amendment in S.O 1490 (E)
09-08-2011	S.O. 1894 (E) further amendment in S.O 1490 (E)
18-04-2012	SO 848 (E) Central Govt. specifies exemptions under the provisions of the Chemical Weapons Convention Act 2000 (34 of 2000)
11-05-2012	SO 1064(E) Dated 11.05.2012 regarding further amendment S.O.1490(E)
23-11-2012	SO 2776 (E) Regarding Central Govt. appoints the date 23.11.2012 as the date on which the provisions of Chemical Weapon Convention (Amendment) Act, 2012 (36 of 2012) shall come into force.
08-11-2013	SO 3405 (E) Regarding Amendment to Notification No. S.O. 1490 (E) dt. 13.09.2006 under Chemical Weapons Convention Act 2000 (34 of 2000)
12-03-2014	S.O. 745(E).Chemical Weapons Convention (Criteria for Appointment as Enforcement Officer) Rules, 2014
14-10-2015	S.O 2813 (E) Amendment in the notification SO 1490 (E)

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