A bill amending the Arms Act has been tabled and is currently before the House of Representatives.

(e) Development of nuclear weapons is also prohibited in the Arms and Explosives Act.

The Firearms Act prohibits the illicit acquisition of arms and ammunition.

Firearms and Ammunition Act 1990 regulates the importation, possession and handling of arms and ammunition.

The Firearms and Ammunition Act 1990 regulates the importation, possession and handling of firearms.

The implementation does not require amendments to the Firearms Act but the provisions on firearms offences in the Penal Code need to be supplemented.

The Arms and Explosives Act 2002 regulates the manufacture, use, sale, storage, transport, importation, exportation and possession of arms and explosives.

The Firearms Bill is awaiting introduction in the National Assembly.

One of the objectives of the Bill is to repeal the Firearms Act of 1940.

Neither the Firearms and Ammunition Act nor the Firearms and Ammunition Regulation place restrictions on the number of weapons which may be licensed for each individual, meaning that relative lenience is shown in the matter, which is at the discretion of the Minister of the Interior or such person as he may delegate.

The new Firearms Bill takes on board various provisions (which were absent from the Firearms Act of 1940) contained in regional and international Conventions Protocols to which Mauritius is party.

The UN Firearms Protocol will be implemented in the Weapons and Ammunition Act.

Consequently, the penal provisions on arms offences that allow a sentence of imprisonment, which are currently included in the Firearms Act (1 1998) and Public Order Act (612 2003), would be placed in the Penal Code.

China apologists claim that the 1998 EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports is sufficient to limit arms sales.

For example, the Firearms Bill contains a new list of prohibited firearms and it also makes provision for the prohibition of brokering activities.

A bill amending the Arms Act has been tabled and is currently before the House of Representatives. Through this bill, the Government is seeking to limit domestic arms trade and prevent the transfer of arms to third States.

The South Pacific Nuclear Free Treaty Act 1986

The Law on Punishment of Weapon Smuggling adopted in 1974, which banned importing, exporting, purchasing, trafficking, concealing and maintaining illegal weapons.

It is an offence under the Accessories and Abettors Act 1861 to aid, abet, procure or counsel a prohibited activity under the CWA.

The Firearms Act does not provide for the sharing of information with foreign counterparts to enable cooperation in preventing illegal shipments of firearms.

In order to facilitate implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, the bill of the Law of National Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention was presented to the Parliament for adoption in 2004.

Under section 6A of the Crimes (Biological Weapons) Act, Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (the Criminal Code) applies in relation to these offences.

In 2003, Mauritius enacted the Chemical Weapons Convention Act 2003 (Copy at annex 1)

An amendment to the Prevention of Violence in the Family Law dealt with the possession of firearms under a protective injunction.

Under the Chemical Weapons Convention Act 2003, the Mauritius National Chemical Weapons Authority has the duty of supervising the domestic implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and their Destruction.

In 2004, Mauritius enacted the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Act 2004. (Copy at annex 2)

Under the CWA strict controls are applied to ensure that the chemicals listed in Schedule 1 of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) are only used for certain permitted purposes.

It is an offence under the Accessories and Abettors Act 1861 to aid, abet, procure or counsel a prohibited activity under the BWA.

As for bodies corporate, the general rules for corporations and companies apply (article 6 (a) of the Firearms and Ammunition Act).

The Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 1994 requires permit holders for production or use of CWC Scheduled chemicals to report their past and prospective annual activity.

Similarly, under the CWA, if a subject were found to have chemical weapons in their possession, the key elements of the offence would be their physical control of those weapons, and knowledge that the weapons were in their custody and control.

It is proposed in the Bill that the provisions on arms offences shall be placed in a new Chapter 41 of the Penal Code.

He referred to the 2003 law entitled Bearing and use of firearms by the police forces, relevant training and other provisions .

El Salvador declared in relation to article 3, paragraph (a), that the Republic of El Salvador, in accordance with its domestic law (Act on Control and Monitoring of Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives and Similar Articles and their Regulation), interpreted as

Biological, chemical and nuclear weapons are covered by the Military Equipment Act (SFS 1992 1300) and the Military Equipment Ordinance (SFS 1992 1303) as military equipment.

The CWA creates offences of wilful obstruction or attempted wilful obstruction of a person entering or searching vehicles, vessels, aircraft and hovercraft.

In addition the CWA enables the UK's National Authority to obtain certain information regarding the chemicals listed in Schedule 2 and 3 of the CWC.

As with biological weapons, since the CWA prohibits any production or possession of the means of delivery for chemical weapons, measures to account for, secure, or physically protect such artefacts are not appropriate.

(a) The Strategic Goods (Control) Act, the Regulation of Imports and Exports Act, the Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act, the Arms Offences Act and the Arms and Explosives Act adequately prohibit non State actors from carrying out activities that would contravene Security Council resolution 1540 (2004)

The President of Palau has submitted to the national congress legislation on chemical weapons, anti terrorism, people smuggling and trafficking in people, and money laundering amendments.

Under the terms of the Taiwan Relations Act, the United States was obligated to assist in Taiwan's defense, which included the sale of arms.

It is important to emphasise that the production, use, and storage of biological and chemical weapons under any circumstances are strictly prohibited under UK law.

The Bhutan Penal Code 2004 also has provisions to deal with illegal manufacture, possession and sale of firearms, ammunition, explosives or a lethal weapon.

The Committee is also elaborating a draft law aimed at bringing the Penal Code into conformity with the new classifications of offences arising from the use, manufacture, development, stockpiling, sale or trafficking of chemical weapons.

The Chemical Weapons Act (CWA), which entered into force on 16 September 1996, prohibits the production (including manufacture), acquisition, possession (including stockpiling and storage), development, transfer, use and intention to use of chemical weapons and their means of delivery.