Biological Weapons Act 1974
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to prohibit the development, production, acquisition and possession of certain biological agents and toxins and of biological weapons. |
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| Citation | 1974 c. 6 |
| Introduced by | Robert Carr (Commons) |
| Territorial extent |
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| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 8 February 1974 |
Status: Current legislation | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Biological Weapons Act 1974 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Biological Weapons Act 1974 (c. 6) is an
biological weapons
."
The act makes illegal the development, production, acquisition or retainment of
prison sentence for committing the crimes mentioned in the Act; a maximum sentence of life imprisonment
.
The act extends to anyone within the United Kingdom, or
British colonies to be arrested
for the offense.
It also gives
Customs and Excise officers the power to seize biological weapons coming in or out of the United Kingdom, or British citizens in other countries transporting biological weaponry for deportation
to the UK.
A fourth section says that anyone may be charged (as with other crimes) with
conspiring
to transport biological weapons.
The act extends to the entire United Kingdom.
External links
The full text of Biological Weapons Act 1974 at Wikisource
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