**Summary:**
This document outlines the Chemical Weapons Convention Amendment Rules, 2020, enacted by the Central Government of India, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. The notification, G.S.R. 411(E), was issued in New Delhi on June 25, 2020 (Ashadha 4, 1942). These rules, enacted under Section 56 of the Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 (34 of 2000), amend the Chemical Weapons Convention Rules, 2016. The amendment modifies Rule 9, specifically addressing inspection protocols. It stipulates that inspection teams can only enter and exit India through New Delhi or Mumbai, subject to potential changes or additions to points of entry/exit authorized by the Central Government upon request by the Authority. The principal rules were initially published on August 30, 2016, vide notification number G.S.R. 834(E). Contact information: Samir Kumar Biswas, Joint Secretary, F. No. CI4001422020-CHEM. ICPC.
Key Entities Referenced
Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000: An act of the Indian Parliament, referenced as the legal basis for the notification.
Central Government: The executive branch of the Indian government, which is issuing the notification and has the authority to grant permissions related to inspections.
Chemical Weapons Convention Rules, 2016: The principal rules being amended by this notification.
New Delhi: The capital of India, specified as a point of entry and exit for inspection teams.
Mumbai, Maharashtra: A major city in India, specified as a point of entry and exit for inspection teams.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers: The Indian government ministry responsible for the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals.
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals: A department within the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
Chemical Weapons Convention Amendment Rules, 2020: The name given to the new rules which amend the 2016 rules.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 312] नई ददल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतर्ार, जनू 25, 2020/आर्ाढ़ 4, 1942
No. 312] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2020/ASHADHA 4, 1942
रसायन और उर्रव क मत्रं ालय
(रसायन और परे ोरसायन जर्भाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 25 जून, 2020
सा.का.जन. 411(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार रासायजनक आयुध अजभसमय अजधजनयम, 2000 (2000 का 34) की
धारा 56 द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, रासायजनक आयुध अजभसमय जनयम, 2016 म ें संिोधन करन े के जलए
जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ह:ै
1. (1) इन जनयमों का संजिप्त नाम रासायजनक आयुध अजभसमय (संिोधन) जनयम, 2020 ह।ै
(2) ये राजपत्र म ें उनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रर्ृत्त होंगे।
2. रासायजनक आयुध अजभसमय जनयम, 2016 म,ें जनयम 9 में, “िीर्वक II जनरीिण”, उप-जनयम (5) के स्ट्थान पर
जनम्नजलजखत उप-जनयम रखा जाएगा, अथावत:् -
"(5) जनरीिण दल को केर्ल नई ददल्ली या मुंबई स े भारत के ित्रे म ें प्रर्ेि करने और भारत छोड़न ेकी अनुज्ञा होगी:
परंत ुप्राजधकरण केंद्रीय सरकार की पूर्व अनुज्ञा के साथ प्रर्ेि या जनकास के दकसी अन्य बबद ुको पररर्तवन या जोड़ेगा।”
[फा. स.ं सी-I-40014/2/2020-सीपीसी]
समीर कुमार जबस्ट्र्ास, संयुक् त सजचर्
रिप्पण : मूल जनयम अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन. 834(अ), तारीख 30 अगस्ट्त, 2016 द्वारा भारत के राजपत्र,
असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i), तारीख 30 अगस्ट्त, 2016 म ें प्रकाजित दकए गए थे।
2783 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
(Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 25th June, 2020
G.S.R. 411(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 56 of the Chemical Weapons
Convention Act, 2000 (34 of 2000), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to amend
the Chemical Weapons Convention Rules, 2016, namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Chemical Weapons Convention (Amendment) Rules, 2020.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Chemical Weapons Convention Rules, 2016, in rule 9, under the heading “II. Inspections”, for
sub-rule (5), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:-
“(5) The inspection team shall be allowed to enter and leave the territory of India only through New Delhi
or Mumbai:
Provided that the Authority shall change or add any other point of entry or exit with the prior permission of
the Central Government.”.
[F. No. C-I-40014/2/2020-CHEM. I-CPC]
SAMIR KUMAR BISWAS, Jt. Secy.
Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section III,
Sub-section (i) dated the 30th August, 2016 vide notification number G.S.R. 834(E), dated the
30th August, 2016.
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