Chemical Weapons Convention Act 2005 · Updated to 1 Nov 2021 · Part III · Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and Riot Control Agents
19. Riot control agents
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Save for the purpose of maintaining and preserving public order, no person shall use a riot control agent as a method of warfare.
riot control agent
Defined · s 3
“riot control agent” means any chemical not listed in Schedule 1, 2 or 3 which can produce rapidly in humans sensory irritations or disabling physical effects which disappear within a short time following termination of exposure;
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Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty years or a fine not exceeding one million ringgit or both.