In force · As amended up to 2026-08
28. Provisions of Act 2 of 1974 to apply to arrests, searches and seizures. —The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 shall apply, in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, to all warrants issued and arrests, searches and seizures made under this Act.
28. The Executive Council shall meet for regular sessions. Between regular sessions it shall meet as often as may be required for the fulfilment of its powers and functions.
28. The equipment shall be in the custody of the Technical Secretariat and be designated, calibrated and approved by the Technical Secretariat. The Technical Secretariat shall, to the extent possible, select that equipment which is specifically designed for the specific kind of inspection required. Designated and approved equipment shall be specifically protected against unauthorized alteration.
28. The State Party shall continue to submit detailed annual plans for destruction in accordance with paragraph 29 and annual reports on the destruction of Category 1 chemical weapons in accordance with paragraph 36, until all Category 1 chemical weapons are destroyed. In addition, not later than at the end of each 90 days of the extension period, the State Party shall report to the Executive Council on its destruction activity. The Executive Council shall review progress towards completion of destruction and take the necessary measures to document this progress. All information concerning the destruction activities during the extension period shall be provided by the Executive Council to States Parties, upon request.
Detailed annual plans for destruction
28. The order of destruction of chemical weapons production facilities is based on the obligations specified in Article I and the other Articles of this Convention, including obligations regarding systematic on-site verification. It takes into account interests of States Parties for undiminished security during the destruction period; confidence-building in the early part of the destruction stage; gradual acquisition of experience in the course of destroying chemical weapons production facilities; and applicability irrespective of the actual characteristics of the facilities and the methods chosen for their destruction. The order of destruction is based on the principle of levelling out.
28. The aim of verification activities at any facility referred to in paragraphs 10 and 11 shall be to verify that:
(a) The facility is not used to produce any Schedule 1 chemical, except for the declared chemicals;
( b) The quantities of Schedule 1 chemicals produced, processed or consumed are correctly declared and consistent with needs for the declared purpose; and
(c) The Schedule 1 chemical is not diverted or used for other purposes.
28. Areas to be inspected may include:
(a) Areas where feed chemicals (reactants) are delivered or stored;
(b) Areas where manipulative processes are performed upon the reactants prior to addition to the reaction vessels;
(c) Feed lines as appropriate from the areas referred to in sub-paragraph (a) or sub-paragraph (b) to the reaction vessels together with any associated valves, flow meters, etc.;
(d) The external aspect of the reaction vessels and ancillary equipment;
(e) Lines from the reaction vessels leading to long or short-term storage or to equipment further processing the declared Schedule 2 chemicals;
( f) Control equipment associated with any of the items under sub-paragraphs (a) to (e);
(g) Equipment and areas for waste and effluent handling;
(h) Equipment and areas for disposition of chemicals not up to specification.
28. All activities for securing the site and exit monitoring shall take place within a band around the outside of the perimeter, not exceeding 50 metres in width, measured outward.
Source: India Code