Containment of Nuclear Weapons Bill 2000

Public bill · Government · Presented

The measure would give effect in Ireland to an international agreement aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons. It would require authorisation and reporting for specified nuclear-related activities, materials and equipment, while allowing Irish and international inspectors to visit sites, examine records and take samples. Breaches could lead to fines, imprisonment and confiscation, helping the State show that nuclear materials and technology are being used only for declared and peaceful purposes.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to implement the State's obligations under the Protocol, done at Vienna on the 22nd day of September, 1998, additional to the Agreement, done at Brussels on the 5th day of April, 1973, between Non-nuclear Weapons States of the European Atomic Energy Community, the European Atomic Energy Community, and the International Atomic Energy Agency in implementation of Article III(1) and (4) of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, which said Treaty was done at London, Moscow and Washington on the 1st day of July, 1968 and to provide for related matters

Last updated 20 November 2019