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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 Section 40

Punishment for contravention of relation to development, production, etc., of Chemical Weapons or riot control agents,

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Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 Section 40 is part of Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 - Punishment for contravention of relation to development, production, etc., of Chemical Weapons or riot control agents,. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Section 40: Punishment for contravention of relation to development, production, etc., of Chemical Weapons or riot control agents, etc: Section Whoever, in contravention of any provision of this Act, develops, produces, otherwise acquires, stockpiles, retains or uses Chemical Weapons, transfers, directly or indirectly, any Chemical Weapon to any person, uses any riot control agent as a method of warfare, engages in any military preparations to use Chemical Weapons, assists, encourages or induces in any manner any person to engage in the use of any riot control agent as a method of warfare or any other activity prohibited to a State Party under the Convention, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to term of life and shall also be liable to fine which may extend to one lakh rupees.

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Section Section 40 of the Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 (Punishment for contravention of relation to development, production, etc., of Chemical Weapons or riot control agents,) is reproduced on this page as part of the Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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