law: Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005 
  4. Definitions.- 
  In this Act, unless
  
  the context otherwise requires,- 
  a.     
  
    "biological
  
  weapons" are- 
               
  
   i.        
  
    microbial
  
  or other biological agents, or toxins whatever their origin or method of
  
  production, of types and in quantities that have no justification for
  
  prophylactic, protective or other peaceful purposes; and
              
  
   ii.        
  
    weapons,
  
  equipment or delivery systems specially designed to use such agents or toxins
  
  for hostile purposes or in armed conflict;
  b.    
  
    "brought
  
  in transit" means to bring goods from any country into India by land, air,
  
  or amphibious means of transportation, where the goods are to be taken out from
  
  India on the same conveyance on which they are brought into India without any
  
  landing in India, but does not include a conveyance in innocent passage through
  
  Indian territory, Indian territorial waters or Indian airspace of a foreign
  
  conveyance carrying goods.
  Explanation I.-A conveyance is a foreign
  
  conveyance if it is not registered in India.
  Explanation II.-A conveyance is in
  
  "innocent passage" if it is not engaged in relevant activity and
  
  passes through or above Indian territorial waters or airspace without stopping
  
  or anchoring in India;
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  c.     
  
    "chemical
  
  weapons" means,- 
               
  
   i.        
  
    the
  
  toxic chemicals and their precursors, except where intended for- 
  a.     
  
    industrial,
  
  agricultural, research, medical, pharmaceutical or other peaceful purposes;
  b.    
  
    protective
  
  purposes, namely those purposes directly related to protection against toxic
  
  chemicals and to protection against chemical weapons;
  c.     
  
    military
  
  purposes not connected with the use of chemical weapons and not dependent on
  
  the use of the toxic properties of chemicals as a method of warfare; or
  d.    
  
    law
  
  enforcement including domestic riot control purposes; as long as the types and
  
  quantities are consistent with such purposes;
              
  
   i.        
  
  
              
  
   ii.        
  
    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; and
             
  
   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;
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  d.    
  
    "export"
  
  shall have the meaning assigned to this expression in the Foreign Trade
  
  (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (22 of 1992);
  e.     
  
    "fissile
  
  material" and "radioactive material" shall have the meanings
  
  assigned to these expressions in the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 (33 of 1962);
  f.     
  
    "item"
  
  means materials, equipment, and technology, of any description, notified under
  
  this Act or any other Act related to relevant activity;
  g.    
  
    "non-State
  
  actor" is a person or entity not acting under the lawful authority of any
  
  country;
  h.     
  
    "nuclear
  
  weapon or other nuclear explosive device" means any nuclear weapon or
  
  other nuclear explosive device as may be determined by the Central Government,
  
  whose determination in the matter shall be final;
  i.      
  
    "public
  
  domain" means domain that has no restrictions upon dissemination of
  
  information within or from it; the existence of any legal rights to
  
  intellectual property in that information does not remove such information from
  
  being in public domain;
  j.      
  
    "relevant
  
  activity" means,- 
               
  
   i.        
  
    the
  
  development, production, handling, operation, maintenance, storage or
  
  dissemination of a nuclear, chemical or biological weapon; or
              
  
   ii.        
  
    the
  
  development, production, maintenance, storage or dissemination of missiles
  
  specially designed for delivering any such weapon;
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    "re-transfer"
  
  means transfer of any item notified under this Act from any country or entity
  
  to which it has been exported from India, to yet another country or entity;
  l.      
  
    "technology"
  
  means any information (including information embodied in software) other than
  
  information in the public domain, that is capable of being used in-
               
  
   i.        
  
    the
  
  development, production or use of any goods or software;
              
  
   ii.        
  
    the
  
  development of, or the carrying out of, an industrial or commercial activity or
  
  the provision of a service of any kind.
  Explanation.-When technology is described
  
  wholly or partly by reference to the uses to which it (or the goods to which it
  
  relates) may be put, it shall include services which are provided or used, or
  
  which are capable of being used, in the development, production or use of such
  
  technology or goods;
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    "terrorist"
  
  shall have the meaning assigned to this expression in the Unlawful Activities
  
  (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967);
  n.     
  
    "trans-shipment"
  
  means to remove goods from the conveyance on which they were brought into India
  
  and to place the goods on the same or another conveyance for the purpose of
  
  taking them out of India, where these acts are carried out on a "through
  
  bill of lading", "through airway bill" or "through
  
  manifest".
  Explanation.-"through bill of
  
  lading", "through airway bill" and "through manifest"
  
  means respectively a bill of lading, airway bill and manifest, for the
  
  consignment of goods from a place outside India to a destination which is also
  
  outside India without a consignee in India;
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    "unlawful"
  
  means without the authority of the Central Government and the expression
  
  "unlawfully" shall be construed accordingly;
  p.    
  
    "weapons
  
  of mass destruction" means any biological, chemical or nuclear weapons.