View All - 2007 Acts Section No : Acts & Ordinances CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTIONMarginal Notes1. This Act may be cited as the Chemical Weapons Convention Act, No.58 of 2007 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may by Order published in the Gazette appoint.2. Application of the Act. 3. Act binds the State. 4. Power to declare that Act shall cease to be in force. 5. The National Chemical Weapons Authority. 6. Chairman of the Authority. 7. The Seal of the Authority. 8. Appointment of Director of the National Chemical Weapons Authority. 9. Appointment of Steering Committee. 10. Meeting of the Committee. 11. Functions of the Authority. 12. Powers of the Authority. 13. Authority to submit declarations to OPCW. 14. Direction by the Minister. 15. Authority to give information to Minister. 16. Power of Authority to call for information, etc. 17. Appointment of the inspector. 18. Powers of the inspector. 19. Prohibition to develop, produce, acquire, &c,. chemical weapons. 20. Prohibitions to develop, produce, acquire, &c,. toxic chemical or precursor. 21. Export or import to be made in accordance with the Customs Ordinance (Chapter 235). 22. Seizure and forfeiture. 23. High Court to try offences under this Act. 24. Registration of persons engaged in production, &c, of any toxic chemical or precursor. 25. Providing information and record. 26. Inspection. 27. International inspection. 28. Persons to accompany international inspectors. 29. Identification certificate. 30. Certain acts. to constitute an offence. 31. Analysis of samples. 32. Application of Customs Ordinance (Chapter 235). 33. Prohibition against false declarations. 34. Refusal and revocation of approval &c,. 35. Search warrants. 36. Punishment for contravention in relation to disclosure of confidential information. 37. General penalty. 38. Forfeiture. 39. Regulations. 40. Protection of public officers. 41. Amendment to the Extradition the extradition Law, No. 8 of 1977. 42. Existing extradition arrangements with States deemed to provide for offences in the Act. 43. Minister may treat Convention as an extradition arrangement between Sri Lanka and certain States, in respect of offences in the Act. 44. Duty of Minister to notify requesting State of measures taken against persons for whose extradition a request is made. 45. Assistance to a State. 46. Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency. 47. Interpretation.