Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
3. Extent and
application.-
1.
It
extends to the whole of India including its Exclusive Economic Zone.
2.
Every
person shall be liable to punishment under this Act for every act or omission
contrary to the provisions thereof, of which he is held guilty in India.
3.
Any
person who commits an offence beyond India, which is punishable under this Act,
shall be dealt with according to the provisions of this Act in the same manner
as if such act had been committed in India.
4.
The
provisions of this Act shall also apply to –
a. citizens of India
outside India;
b. companies or bodies
corporate, registered or incorporated in India or having their associates,
branches or subsidiaries, outside India;
c. any ship, aircraft or
other means of transport registered in India or outside India, wherever it may
be;
d. foreigners while in
India;
e. persons in the service
of the Government of India, within and beyond India.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Notwithstanding
the applicability of the provisions of any other Central Act relating to any
activity provided herein, the provisions of this Act shall apply to export,
transfer, re-transfer, transit and trans-shipment of material, equipment or
technology of any description as are identified, designated, categorised or
considered necessary by the Central Government, as pertinent or relevant to
India as a Nuclear Weapon State, or to the national security of India, or to
the furtherance of its foreign policy or its international obligations under
any bilateral, multilateral or international treaty, Covenant, Convention or
arrangement relating to weapons of mass destruction or their means of delivery,
to which India is a Party.