Criminal Code (Cap. 9)
Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 314B
314B. (1) Whosoever, maliciously, is in possession or makes
use of, transfers, alters, dispo ses of or disperses nuclear mat erial
which is likely to cause death or serious injury to any person or
substantial damage to property s hall be liable, on conviction, to the
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same punishment laid down in article 311, even though no injury to
such person or prope rty has been caused.
(2) The provision of article 314 A(2) shall apply to an offence
under this article.
(3) The provisions of article 313 shall apply to whosoever
keeps or is in possession of or has under his control any nucle ar
material under the same circumst ances mentioned in that article .
(4) In this article:
"nuclear material" means plutonium except that with isotopic
concentration exceeding 80% in pl utonium-238; uranium enriched
in the isotopes 235 and 233; uranium containing the mixture of
isotopes as occurring in nature other than in the form of ore o r ore-
residue; any material containing one or more of the foregoing;
"uranium enriched in the isoto pe 235 or 233" means uranium
containing the isotopes 235 or 233 or both in an amount such th at
the abundance ratio of the sum of these isotopes to the isotope 238
is greater than the ratio of the isotope 235 to the isotope 238
occurring in nature.
Possession of
lethal devices
for unlawful
object or for
purpose of
proliferation.
Added by:
XXIV .2007.6.
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