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.
आगे पढ़ें / Continue reading
Explore the next section or browse this act in the selected language.
Next · Section 41Punishment for contravention in relation to Toxic Chemicals, etc., listed in Schedule 1. →All sections / सभी धाराएँThe Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 →
More sections of this act
Section 1 · Short title, extent, application and commencement.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.Section 7 · Powers and functions of National Authority.Section 8 · National Authority to submit initial, annual and other periodical declaration to Organization.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 19 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2020-04-06. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.