Offences relating to anti-personnel mines

Prohibited conduct.
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1
Subject to sections 3 to 6, no person shall—
a
use an anti-personnel mine;
b
develop or produce an anti-personnel mine;
c
participate in the acquisition of a prohibited object;
d
have a prohibited object in his possession; or
e
participate in the transfer of a prohibited object.
2
Subject to those sections, no person shall assist, encourage or induce any other person to engage in any conduct mentioned in subsection (1).
3
For the purposes of this Act a person participates in the acquisition of an object if—
a
he acquires the object or enters into a contract to acquire it; or
b
he makes arrangements under which another person either acquires the object or enters into a contract to acquire it.
4
For the purposes of this Act a person participates in the transfer of an object if—
a
he transfers the object or enters into a contract to transfer it; or
b
he makes arrangements under which another person either transfers the object or enters into a contract to transfer it.
5
References in this Act to transferring an object include references to disposing of the object and to delivering it to another person.
6
For the purposes of this Act—
a
to acquire an object is to buy it, hire it, borrow it or accept it as a gift; and
b
to dispose of an object is to sell it, let it on hire, lend it or give it.
7
For the purposes of this Act a person shall not be taken to acquire or dispose of a prohibited object by reason only of his acquisition or disposal of an interest in or right over land containing one or more emplaced anti-personnel mines.
8
A person contravening this section is guilty of an offence and liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years or to a fine, or to both.
S. 2(1)(2) extended (Guernsey) (11.11.2000) by S.I. 2000/2769, art. 2
S. 2(1)(2) extended (Isle of Man) (11.11.2000) by S.I. 2000/2770, art. 2