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Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 2000 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 1 · Preliminary
4. Purpose of Act
Feedback & support(1)
The purpose of this Act is to implement Singapore’s obligations under the Convention.
Convention
Defined · s 2
“Convention” means the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction concluded at Paris on 13 January 1993, and includes the Annexes to the Convention and any amendments to, or substitutions of, the Convention or the Annexes that are binding on Singapore;
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Every person exercising a power or discretion conferred under this Act must have regard to Singapore’s obligations under the Convention.