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4 PART I PRELIMINARY Short title and commencement

1. This Act may be cited as the Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 2000 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

"authorised officer" means—
 * (a) the Director;
 * (b) any police officer; or
 * (c) any person appointed as an authorised officer under section 6 (3);

"Convention" means the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction concluded at Paris on 13th January 1993, and includes the Annexes to the Convention and any amendments to, or substitutions of, the Convention or the Annexes that are binding on Singapore;

"chemical weapon" means the following, together or separately:
 * (a) a toxic chemical and its precursors, except where intended for a permitted purpose, as long as the type and quantity are consistent with such a purpose;
 * (b) a munition or device, specifically designed to cause death or other harm through the toxic properties of a toxic chemical referred to in paragraph (a), which would be released as a result of the employment of such munition or device;
 * (c) any equipment specifically designed for use directly in connection with the employment of a munition or device referred to in paragraph (b);