Power to issue warrant and authorisation
Section 22 of the Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 deals with power to issue warrant and authorisation. A Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class or any Magistrate of the second class specially empowered by the State Government in this behalf, may issue a warrant for the arrest of any person whom he has reason to believe to have committed any offence punishable under Chapte The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2005.
(1) A Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class or any Magistrate of the second class specially empowered by the State Government in this behalf, may issue a warrant for the arrest of any person whom he has reason to believe to have committed any offence punishable under Chapter VI or for the search, whether by day or by night, of any industry, building, conveyance or place in which he has reason to believe that any goods in relation to which an offence punishable under Chapter VI has been committed or any document or other goods which may furnish evidence of the commission of such offence is kept or concealed.
(2) Any enforcement officer or such other officer of the National Authority as is empowered in this behalf by general or special order by the Central Government or any such officer of a State Government as is empowered in this behalf by general or special order of the State Government, if he has reason to believe from personal knowledge or information given by any person and taken down in writing that any person has committed an offence punishable under Chapter VI or any goods in relation to which an offence punishable under Chapter VI has been committed or any document or other goods which may furnish evidence of the commission of such offence has been kept or concealed in any industry, building, conveyance or place, may authorise any officer subordinate to him to arrest such person or search an industry or a building, conveyance or place, whether by day or by night, or himself arrest a person or search an industry or a building, conveyance or place.
(3) The officer to whom a warrant under sub-section (1) is addressed and the officer who authorised the arrest or search or such subordinate officer who is so authorised under sub-section (2) shall have all the powers of an officer acting under section 23.
Section 22, The Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 (Act 34 of 2000).
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Questions about Section 22
What does Section 22 of the Chemical Weapons Convention Act deal with?
Section 22 of the Chemical Weapons Convention Act is headed "Power to issue warrant and authorisation". A Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class or any Magistrate of the second class specially empowered by the State Government in this behalf, may issue a warrant for the arrest of any person whom he has reason to believe to have committed any offence punishable under Chapte
How do I find court cases under Section 22 of the Chemical Weapons Convention Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Chemical Weapons Convention Act 22, section 22 Chemical Weapons Convention Act, section 22 of the Chemical Weapons Convention Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 22 of the Chemical Weapons Convention Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 23 (Power of entry, search, seizure and arrest without warrant or authorisation), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 4 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.
When did Section 22 of the Chemical Weapons Convention Act come into force?
Section 22 of the Chemical Weapons Convention Act, cited as Chemical Weapons Convention Act 22, came into force on 01 Jul 2005, having been enacted on 26 Aug 2000. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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- 56. Power to make rules481 words
- 18. Registration of person engaged in production, etc., of any Toxic Chemical or Precursor478 words
- 23. Power of entry, search, seizure and arrest without warrant or authorisation421 words
- 19. Power of Inspector to inspect any person or place397 words
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