Section 3: Prohibition on development etc; of chemical weapon — Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Ordinance, 2000.

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3. Prohibition on development etc; of chemical weapon.___ (1) No person shall— (a) develop, produce, otherwise acquire, stockpile or retain a chemical weapon, or transfer, directly or indirectly, a chemical weapon to anyone; (b) use a chemical weapon; (c) engage in any military preparations to use a chemical weapon; (d) assist, encourage or induce, in any way, any other person to engage in any activity prohibited to a State Party under the Convention; or (e) use a riot control agent as a method of warfare. (2) For the purposes of sub-section (1) an object shall not be a chemical weapon if the person uses the object only for permitted purposes and in deciding whether permitted purposes are intended the types and quantities of objects shall be taken into account. (3) Whoever contravenes the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to twenty-five years.

Effective date: 2000-01-01

Related sections

Section 2: Definition Section 4: Premises or equipment for producing chemical weapons Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement Section 5: Prohibition on production, etc. of toxic chemicals and precursors Section 6: Transfer of any scheduled chemical for permitted purposes Section 7: Production, etc, for permitted purposes

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