Cluster Munitions (Prohibitions) Act 2010

1. Introductory Text

2. Munitions to which Act applies

   1. 1. Munitions to which Act applies

3. Offences

   1. 2. Offences

   2. 3. Meaning of acquisition and transfer

   3. 4. Application of section 2

4. Defences

   1. 5. Enabling destruction

   2. 6. Other purposes permitted by Convention

   3. 7. Defences relating to state of mind of defendant etc.

   4. 8. Visiting forces

   5. 9. International military operations and activities

   6. 10. Supplementary provision: evidential burden and authorisations

5. Securing destruction of prohibited munitions

   1. 11. Suspicious objects

   2. 12. Power to enter premises and search for prohibited munitions

   3. 13. Removal or immobilisation of prohibited munitions

   4. 14. Power to destroy removed prohibited munitions

   5. 15. Destruction of immobilised prohibited munitions

   6. 16. Power to enter premises and destroy immobilised prohibited munitions

   7. 17. Compensation for destruction

   8. 18. Offences relating to destruction etc.

   9. 19. Securing destruction of prohibited munitions: supplementary

6. Information and records

   1. 20. Information and records for Convention purposes

   2. 21. Power to search and obtain evidence: issue of warrant

   3. 22. Power to search and obtain evidence: supplementary

   4. 23. Disclosure of information

7. Criminal proceedings

   1. 24. Consent to prosecution

   2. 25. Forfeiture in case of conviction

   3. 26. Offences by bodies corporate etc.

8. General

   1. 27. Safeguards etc. in connection with exercise of powers of entry

   2. 28. Service of notices

   3. 29. Power to modify Act

   4. 30. Interpretation

   5. 31. Amendments of other Acts

   6. 32. Crown application

   7. 33. Extent

   8. 34. Commencement and short title

9. 1. Schedule 1

      Definitions of cluster munition, explosive bomblet etc.

   2. Schedule 2

      Offences to which section 9 applies

   3. Schedule 3

      Amendments of other Acts