ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES CONVENTION ACT 1998
Table of Provisions
PART 1--INTRODUCTION
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Simplified outline
- 4 Definitions
- 5 Crown to be bound
- 6 External Territories
PART 2--OFFENCES--RELATING TO ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES
- 7 Offence to place, possess, develop, produce, acquire, stockpile or transfer anti - personnel mines
- 8 Defence Minister may grant permission to retain anti - personnel mines for the development of, and training in, mine detection techniques etc.
- 9 Offence not to deliver up anti - personnel mines
- 10 Destruction or deactivation of anti - personnel mines
- 11 Forfeiture of anti - personnel mines
PART 3--POWERS--OF FACT-FINDING MISSIONS
- 12 Appointment of inspectors
- 13 Conditions of appointment as an inspector
- 14 Powers available to inspectors for monitoring compliance
- 15 Inspector must produce identity card on request
- 16 General powers of inspectors in relation to premises
- 17 Details of warrant to be given to occupier etc.
- 18 Announcement before entry
- 19 Occupier entitled to be present during search
- 20 Monitoring warrants
- 21 Offences relating to warrants
PART 4--INFORMATION---GATHERING POWERS
- 22 Minister may obtain information and documents from persons
- 23 Copying documents--reasonable compensation
- 24 Self - incrimination
- 25 Giving false or misleading information
- 26 Provision of false or misleading documents
- 27 Copies of documents
- 28 Minister may retain documents
PART 5--MISCELLANEOUS
- 29 Delegation by Minister or Defence Minister
- 30 Privileges and immunities
- 31 Powers to be exercised in accordance with Convention
- 32 Offences
- 33 Compensation for acquisition of property
- 34 Regulations
