Criminal Code (Cap. 9)

Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 314B

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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 172 CAP . 9.] CRIMINAL CODE 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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