The Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 · VI — ==> picture [122 x 13] intentionally omitted <==

Section 47. Offence punishable under section 46 to be cognizable

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

47. Offence punishable under section 46 to be cognizable. —Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), the offence punishable under section 46 shall be cognizable. 47. Each State Party shall respect the exclusively international character of the responsibilities of the Director-General, the inspectors and the other members of the staff and not seek to influence them in the discharge of their responsibilities. E. PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES 47. The inspected State Party shall provide the inspection team upon its arrival at the chemical weapons storage facility to carry out an inspection, with the following data on the facility: (a) The number of storage buildings and storage locations; (b) For each storage building and storage location, the type and the identification number or designation, shown on the site diagram; and (c) For each storage building and storage location at the facility, the number of items of each specific type of chemical weapon, and, for containers that are not part of binary munitions, the actual quantity of chemical fill in each container. 47. If, on the basis of the initial inspection, the Director-General believes that additional measures are necessary to inactivate the facility in accordance with this Convention, the Director-General may request, not later than 135 days after this Convention enters into force for a State Party, that such measures be implemented by the inspected State Party not later than 180 days after this Convention enters into force for it. At its discretion, the inspected State Party may satisfy the request. If it does not satisfy the request, the inspected State Party and the Director-General shall consult to resolve the matter. Systematic verification of chemical weapons production facilities and cessation of their activities 47. The inspected State Party shall designate the perimeter entry/exit points to be used for access. The inspection team and the inspected State Party shall negotiate: the extent of access to any particular place or places within the final and requested perimeters as provided in paragraph 48; the particular inspection activities, including sampling, to be conducted by the inspection team; the performance of particular activities by the inspected State Party; and the provision of particular information by the inspected State Party.

Source: India Code