Relevant Federal legislation includes the Quarantine Act 1908, the Crimes Act (Biological Weapons)1976, the Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 1994, the Weapons of Mass Destruction (Prevention of Proliferation) Act 1995, the Criminal Code, and the Customs Act 1901.

The Weapons of Mass Destruction Act 1995

Please see pages 5 and 6 of Australia's Report on the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (the Report) detailing the Nuclear Non Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987, the Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 1994, the Crimes (Biological Weapons) Act 1976 and the Weapons of Mass Destruction (Prevention of Proliferation) Act 1995.

The use of these weapons could constitute an act of genocide.

The UN Firearms Protocol will be implemented in the Weapons and Ammunition Act.

The new law will replace the presently applicable Chemical Weapons Act of 1999.

(e) Development of nuclear weapons is also prohibited in the Arms and Explosives Act.

In 2003, Mauritius enacted the Chemical Weapons Convention Act 2003 (Copy at annex 1)

Weapons and trade in weapons in Tunisia are subject to close security control and are regulated under Act No. 33 of 1969 concerning the classification, acquisition, marketing, repair and carrying of weapons.

(a) The Strategic Goods (Control) Act, the Regulation of Imports and Exports Act, the Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act, the Arms Offences Act and the Arms and Explosives Act adequately prohibit non State actors from carrying out activities that would contravene Security Council resolution 1540 (2004)

However may the substances the Act applies to, in principle be used to produce such weapons.

In 2004, Mauritius enacted the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Act 2004. (Copy at annex 2)

Under section 6A of the Crimes (Biological Weapons) Act, Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (the Criminal Code) applies in relation to these offences.

In September 2004, we enacted a comprehensive Export Control Act to deal with nuclear and biological weapons.

Specifically, the WMD Act fulfils India's obligations pursuant to Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) on non proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by prohibiting the possession, transportation, acquisition or development of nuclear weapons, chemical weapons or biological weapons by non State actors.

Kazakhstan firmly opposes the proliferation of nuclear weapons and urges all States to act responsibly and with restraint.

This action builds on the Landmine Export Moratorium Act sponsored by Senator Patrick Leahy, an Act which has temporarily prohibited the export and transfer of these weapons since 1992.

In particular, section 8 of the Crimes (Biological Weapons) Act places a restriction on the development, production, stockpiling, acquisition or retention of certain biological agents and toxins and biological weapons.

Under the Chemical Weapons Convention Act 2003, the Mauritius National Chemical Weapons Authority has the duty of supervising the domestic implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and their Destruction.

The Canadian Parliament passed the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Implementation Act which received royal assent on 6 May 2004.

In addition to those areas set out in the UK's first report, the Biological Weapons Act (BWA) 1974 Section 1 prohibits the development, production, stockpiling, acquisition and retention (possession) of biological weapons (BW) and their means of delivery further, through amendment under the Anti terrorism, Crime and Security Act (ATCSA) 2001 Section 43, it also prohibits the transfer and brokering of biological weapons.

For the purpose of this Act, nuclear weapons include nuclear explosive devices that are not intended for use as a weapon.

(1.8) Weapons are classified, in general, in accordance with Act No. 33 under five categories, three of which relate to firearms

We ask nations to act in ways that will reduce the motivations of others to develop, acquire and deploy nuclear weapons.

Reaffirms its positive attitude to the need for the complete elimination of chemical weapons, as displayed in the adoption of the Federal Chemical Weapons Elimination Act by the State Duma on 25 April 1997

The WMD Act provides overarching and integrated legislation prohibiting unlawful activities in relation to weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems.

With regard to the weapons regime, Senegal has national legislation pursuant to Act No. 66 03 of 18 January 1966 on the general weapons and munitions regime, which severely regulates all importation, exportation and transit of weapons and war equipment on the national territory.

All of the measures recommended above are strictly monitored by the Ministry of the Interior through the Weapons and Munitions Office with respect to the enforcement of the Act on the weapons and munitions regime.

The transport of chemical weapons is regulated by Article 22 of the Transport of Dangerous Substances Act of 1999. Article 54 of the same Act defines the administrative penalties applying to any infringement of the Act's provisions.

It is our belief that negotiations on nuclear disarmament, undertaken in good faith, would act as catalysts in reaching agreement on other weapons systems.

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Section 1 of the Act 6 May 1994 no. 10 relating to the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention makes it an offence to develop, produce, otherwise acquire, stockpile, transfer etc. chemical weapons in contravention of the Convention.

The Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 1994 requires permit holders for production or use of CWC Scheduled chemicals to report their past and prospective annual activity.

The Weapons of Mass Destruction (Prevention of Proliferation) Act 1995 provides catch all controls for goods an dservices not regulated by the Prohibited Export Regulations.

The Chemical Weapons Act (CWA), which entered into force on 16 September 1996, prohibits the production (including manufacture), acquisition, possession (including stockpiling and storage), development, transfer, use and intention to use of chemical weapons and their means of delivery.

Biological, chemical and nuclear weapons are covered by the Military Equipment Act (SFS 1992 1300) and the Military Equipment Ordinance (SFS 1992 1303) as military equipment.

Part 6 of the Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 1994 also outlines relevant offences associated with the production or use of Scheduled chemicals. These following sections are relevant

Facilities at the Atomic Weapons Establishment for handling nuclear materials are covered by the Nuclear Installations Act of 1966, and enforced by the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (NII).

a) items 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 and 12 (p. 3) All these activities are regulated by relevant provisions of the Chemical Weapons Act of 1999.

Ukraine, which voluntarily renounced it arsenal the world apos s third largest of nuclear weapons and refrained from nuclear testing, condemns this act of India which constitutes a threat to existing international agreements in the field of non proliferation of nuclear weapons.

The Biological Weapons Act 1975 prohibits any person from developing, producing, stockpiling, acquiring or retaining any biological agent or toxin of a certain type contrary to peaceful purposes.

Act No. 17,835 of 23 September 2004 classifying the laundering of assets derived from illicit trafficking in weapons, explosives, ammunition or materials for their production as an offence

The use in the definition of the words any act means that use of weapons could be an act of torture to the degree that the rest of the definition is met. Legal weapons used in legal military operations against legal military targets would not meet the rest of the test for torture humanitarian law permits the use of weapons and military operations that are not specifically prohibited and would therefore be subject to the lawful sanctions exclusion in the definition.

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