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113. Arms control and disarmament.

Where a request to conduct a challenge inspection¹ within a specified area in the United Kingdom² has been made and granted by Her Majesty's government, the Secretary of State may issue an authorisation in respect of that inspection³. An authorisation must contain a description of the area to be inspected and state the names of the members of the inspection team by whom the inspection is to be carried out⁴. Such an authorisation has the effect of authorising the inspection team to exercise within the specified area rights of access, entry and unobstructed inspection⁵ and to do other things

(3) Weapons And Methods Of Warfare

60. The structure of the Conventions.

61. The Convention and its Protocols.

62. The prohibited methods of warfare.

63. Introduction.

64. Offences relating to biological weapons.

65. Offence committed by bodies corporate.

66. Powers to search and obtain evidence.

67. Chemical Weapons Act 1996.

68. Meaning of 'chemical weapons'.

69. Use, development, possession and transfer etc of chemical weapons.

70. Suspicious objects.

71. Power to remove or immobilise objects.

72. Power to destroy objects removed from premises.

73. Power to enter premises and destroy objects.

74. Compensation for destruction of object.

75. Premises for producing chemical weapons.

76. Suspicion of existence of chemical weapons facilities.

77. Notice requiring destruction or alteration of equipment or chemical weapons production facility.

78. Position where no notice can be served.

79. Compensation for destruction or alteration.

80. Restrictions on the use of certain chemicals for permitted purposes.

81. Information required for statutory purposes.

82. Information and records for the purposes of the Chemical Weapons Convention.

83. Inspection authorisations.

84. Offences in connection with inspections.

85. Privileges and immunities in connection with inspections.

86. Power to search and obtain evidence.

87. Forfeiture in case of conviction.

88. Offences committed by bodies corporate.

89. Disclosure of information.

90. Miscellaneous powers and duties of the Secretary of State.

91. Overview of nuclear weapon regulation.

92. Offences relating to nuclear weapons.

93. Assisting or inducing certain weapons-related acts overseas.

94. Terms relating to the prohibition of landmines.

95. Offences relating to anti-personnel mines.

96. Securing the destruction of anti-personnel mines.

97. Fact-finding missions.

98. Information and records.

99. Criminal proceedings.

100. Prohibited munitions.

101. Offences relating to prohibited munitions.

102. Defences of enabling destruction and use for permitted purposes.

103. Defences relating to state of mind.

104. Defences relating to armed forces.

105. Notice in respect of suspicious objects.

106. Power to enter premises and search for prohibited munitions.

107. Removal, immobilisation and destruction of prohibited munitions.

108. Compensation for destruction of a prohibited munition.

109. Power to request information or records.

110. Power to search and obtain evidence.

111. Disclosure of information obtained under cluster munitions provisions.

112. Power to order forfeiture of items related to offences.

113. Arms control and disarmament.