law: The Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 
  2. Definitions.-
  In this Act, unless
  
  the context otherwise requires,- 
  a.     
  
    "Article"
  
  means an Article of the Convention;
  b.    
  
    "Chemical
  
  Weapons" means,- 
               
  
   i.        
  
    the
  
  Toxic Chemicals and their precursors, except where intended for purposes not
  
  prohibited under the Convention, as long as the types and quantities are
  
  consistent with such purposes;
  the
  
  munitions and devices, specifically designed to cause death or other harm
  
  through the toxic properties of those Toxic Chemicals specified in sub-clause
  
  (i), which would be released as a result of the employment of such munitions
  
  and devices; (iii) any equipment specifically designed for use directly in
  
  connection with the employment of munitions and devices specified in sub-clause
  
  (ii), together or separately;
  a.     
  
  
  b.     
  
  
  c.     
  
    "Convention"
  
  means the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production,
  
  Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction signed on behalf
  
  of the Government of India at Paris on the 14th day of January, 1993;
  d.    
  
    "enforcement
  
  officer" means a person appointed as such by the Central Government under
  
  sub-section (1) of section 9 or by the State Government under sub-section (2)
  
  of that section;
  e.     
  
    "goods",
  
  in relation to Toxic Chemicals, Precursors or Discrete Organic Chemicals
  
  including those Discrete Organic Chemicals containing elements of phosphorous,
  
  sulphur or fluorine, means any material, commodity, article or compound
  
  consisting of such Toxic Chemicals, Precursors or Discrete Organic Chemicals
  
  including those Discrete Organic Chemicals containing elements of phosphorous,
  
  sulphur or fluorine and includes materials, commodities, articles, compounds or
  
  apparatus used in the production, processing or storing of Toxic Chemicals,
  
  Precursors or Discrete Organic Chemicals including those Discrete Organic
  
  Chemicals containing elements of phosphorous, sulphur or fluorine;
  f.     
  
    "industry"
  
  includes a Facility;
  g.    
  
    "Inspector"
  
  means an individual designated by the Technical Secretariat, according to the
  
  procedures as set forth in Part II, Section A, of the Verification Annex to the
  
  Convention, to carry out an inspection or visit in accordance with the
  
  Convention;
  h.     
  
    "National
  
  Authority" means the National Authority for the Chemical Weapons
  
  Convention established under sub-section (1) of section 6;
  i.      
  
    "Organisation"
  
  means the Organisation for the prohibition of Chemical Weapons established
  
  pursuant to Article VIII;
  j.      
  
    "prescribed"
  
  means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
  k.     
  
    "purposes
  
  not prohibited under the Convention" means- 
               
  
   i.        
  
    industrial,
  
  agricultural, research, medical, pharmaceutical or other peaceful purposes;
  protective
  
  purposes namely those purposes directly related to protection against Toxic
  
  Chemicals and to protection against Chemical Weapons;
             
  
   iii.        
  
    military
  
  purposes not connected with the use of Chemical Weapons and not dependant on
  
  the use of the Toxic Properties of Chemicals as a method of warfare; and
             
  
   iv.        
  
    law
  
  enforcement including domestic riot control purposes;
  a.      
  
  
  b.      
  
  
  c.      
  
  
  d.      
  
  
  e.      
  
  
  f.      
  
  
  g.      
  
  
  h.      
  
  
  i.      
  
  
  j.      
  
  
  k.      
  
  
  l.      
  
    "State
  
  Party" means a signatory or acceding State to the Convention whose
  
  instrument of ratification or accession has been deposited with the Depository
  
  of the Convention;
  m.   
  
    words
  
  and expressions used in this Act and not defined but defined in the Convention,
  
  or the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, shall have the meanings respectively
  
  assigned to them in that Convention or Code.