8Prohibition relating to weapons of mass destruction
(1) No person shall unlawfully manufacture, acquire, possess, develop or transport a nuclear weapon or other nuclear explosive device and their means of delivery.
(2) No person shall unlawfully transfer, directly or indirectly, to any one a nuclear weapon or other nuclear explosive device, or transfer control over such a weapon, knowing it to be a nuclear weapon or other nuclear explosive device.
(3) No person shall unlawfully manufacture, acquire, possess, develop or transport a biological or chemical weapon or their means of delivery.
(4) No person shall unlawfully transfer, directly or indirectly, to any one biological or chemical weapons.
(5) No person shall unlawfully transfer, directly or indirectly, to any one missiles specially designed for the delivery of weapons of mass destruction.
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- 1 Short title and commencement
- 2 Act in addition to other laws
- 3 Extent and application
- 4 Definitions
- 5 Power to identify, designate, categorise or regulate certain activities
- 6 Power to appoint Advisory Committees
- 7 Delegation of powers
- 8 Prohibition relating to weapons of mass destruction
- 9 Prohibition relating to non-State actor or terrorist
- 10 Prohibition as regards intimidating acts
- 11 Prohibition on export
- 12 Prohibition on brokering
- 13 Regulation of export, transfer, re-transfer, transit and transshipment
- 14 Offences and penalties
- 15 Punishment for aiding non-State actor or terrorist
- 16 Punishment for unauthorised export
- 17 Punishment for violation of other provisions of the Act
- 18 Penalty for using false or making forged documents, etc
- 19 Punishment for offences with respect to which no provision has been made
- 20 Offences by companies
- 21 Cognizance of offences
- 22 Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts
- 23 Effect of other laws
- 24 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 25 Special provisions as to Central Government
- 26 Power to make rules
- 27 Power to remove difficulties