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Chemical Weapons Convention Act 2005 · Updated to 1 Nov 2021 · Chapter 2 · Regime For Toxic Chemicals Listed In

30. Maintenance of documents and register

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(1)

Any person who is authorized to produce, acquire, retain, transfer or use a toxic chemical listed in Schedule 1 shall—

(a)

maintain a register in such form as may be prescribed; and

(b)

keep for a prescribed period all documents, concerning the operation of his facility in relation to the toxic chemicals.

(2)

The register shall—

(a)

be kept solely for the purpose of entering such records and information as may be prescribed;

(b)

be kept up to date and in good order and condition; and

(c)

be kept for the prescribed period.

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(3)

The person mentioned in subsection (1) shall make the register available for inspection as and when required by the National

Authority, any National Inspector, any police officer not below the rank of an Inspector, and any Senior Officer of Customs.

(4)

Any person who contravenes subsection (1), (2) or (3) commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.

Terms defined in s 3

Convention
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“Convention” means the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;
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facility
Defined · s 3
“facility” means any industrial site which comprises any of the following: (a) any works or factory (“plant site”) which is the local integration of one or more plants with any intermediate administrative levels, which are under one operational control, and includes common infrastructure, such as— (i) administration and other offices; (ii) repair and maintenance shops; (iii) medical centres; (iv) utilities; (v) central analytical laboratories; (vi) research and development laboratories; (vii) central effluent and waste treatment areas; and (viii) warehouse storage areas; (b) any production facility or workshop (“plant”) which is a relatively self-contained area, structure or building containing one or more units with auxiliary and associated infrastructure, such as— (i) a small administrative section; (ii) storage or handling areas for feedstock and products; (iii) an effluent or waste handling or treatment area; (iv) a control or analytical laboratory; (v) a first aid service section or a related medical section; and (vi) records associated with the movement into, around and from the site, of declared chemicals and feedstock or products formed from them, as appropriate; (c) any production unit or process unit (“unit”) which is the combination of items of equipment, including vessels and vessel set up, necessary for the production, processing or consumption of a chemical;
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National Authority
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“National Authority” means the National Authority established under subsection 6(1); Chemical Weapons Convention 11
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National Inspector
Defined · s 3
“National Inspector” means a person who is appointed by the Minister under subsection 5(1);
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prescribed
Defined · s 3
“prescribed” means prescribed by the Minister by regulations;
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toxic chemical
Defined · s 3
“toxic chemical” means any chemical which through its chemical action on life processes can cause death, temporary incapacitation or permanent harm to humans or animals, and includes precursors of toxic chemicals;
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Report

Chapter 3

Regime For Toxic Chemicals Listed In

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Chapter 4

Regime For Discrete Organic Chemicals

Read on from Chapter 4

Part V

International Inspection

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Part VI

Enforcement

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Part VII

Miscellaneous

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