law: The Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 
  Chapter III
  
  Prohibition and Regulation of Chemical Weapons and Toxic Chemicals
  13. Prohibition to
  
  develop, produce, acquire, etc., Chemical Weapons.-
  1.     
  
    No
  
  person shall- 
  a.      develop, produce,
  
  otherwise acquire, stockpile, retain or use Chemical Weapons, or transfer,
  
  directly or indirectly, any Chemical Weapons to any person;
  b.     use riot control
  
  agents as a method of warfare;
  c.      engage in any
  
  military preparations to use Chemical Weapons;
  d.     assist, encourage or
  
  induce, in any manner, any person to engage in- 
                       
  
   i.        
  
    the
  
  use of any riot control agent as a method of warfare;
                      
  
   ii.        
  
    any
  
  other activity prohibited to a State Party under the Convention.
  1.     
  
  
  2.     
  
    The
  
  prohibition contained in sub-section (1) shall not apply to the retention or
  
  possession of Chemical Weapons, which are permitted by the Convention, pending
  
  destruction of such Weapons.