The Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 · V — INSPECTION, SEARCH, SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE

Section 31. Police to take charge of goods seized and delivered

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

31. Police to take charge of goods seized and delivered. —An officer in charge of a police station shall take charge of and keep in safe custody, pending the orders of the Magistrate, all goods seized under this Act within the local area of that police station and which may be delivered to him, and shall allow any officer who may accompany such goods to the police station or who may be deputed for the purpose, to affix his seal to such goods or to take samples of and from them and all samples so taken shall also be sealed with a seal of the officer in charge of the police station. 31. The detailed facility information for each destruction facility shall include the following information: (a) Name, address and location; (b) Detailed, annotated facility drawings; (c) Facility design drawings, process drawings, and piping and instrumentation design drawings; (d) Detailed technical descriptions, including design drawings and instrument specifications, for the equipment required for: removing the chemical fill from the munitions, devices, and containers; temporarily storing the drained chemical fill; destroying the chemical agent; and destroying the munitions, devices, and containers; (e) Detailed technical descriptions of the destruction process, including material flow rates, temperatures and pressures, and designed destruction efficiency; (f) Design capacity for each specific type of chemical weapon; (g) A detailed description of the products of destruction and the method of their ultimate disposal; (h) A detailed technical description of measures to facilitate inspections in accordance with this Convention; (i) A detailed description of any temporary holding area at the destruction facility that will be used to provide chemical weapons directly to the destruction facility, including site and facility drawings and information on the storage capacity for each specific type of chemical weapon to be destroyed at the facility; (j) A detailed description of the safety and medical measures in force at the facility; - (k) A detailed description of the living quarters and working premises for the inspectors; and - (l) Suggested measures for international verification. 31. The Executive Council shall promote the effective implementation of, and compliance with, this Convention. It shall supervise the activities of the Technical Secretariat, cooperate with the National Authority of each State Party and facilitate consultations and cooperation among States Parties at their request. 31. The Director-General shall notify the State Party before the planned arrival of the inspection team at the point of entry and within the prescribed time-frames, where specified, of its intention to carry out an inspection. 31. A State Party shall start the destruction of chemical weapons production facilities not covered in paragraph 30 not later than one year after this Convention enters into force for it, and complete it not later than five years after entry into force of this Convention. Detailed plans for destruction 31. Not later than 180 days after this Convention enters into force for a State Party, it shall conclude facility agreements with the Organization, based on a model agreement covering detailed inspection procedures for each facility. 31. Schedule 2 chemicals shall only be transferred to or received from States Parties. This obligation shall take effect three years after entry into force of this Convention. 31. The application of the above procedures may continue for the duration of the inspection, but may not unreasonably hamper or delay the normal operation of the facility. Pre-inspection briefing and inspection plan

Source: India Code