Biological Weapons Bill 2010

Public bill · Government · Presented

The Biological Weapons Bill 2010 would make it a serious criminal offence to develop, produce, use, stockpile, acquire, possess, transfer or attempt to use biological agents, toxins or equipment intended for hostile purposes. It would apply in Ireland and, in specified cases, abroad—for example to Irish citizens, Irish companies, Irish-registered aircraft or ships, and Defence Forces members—with penalties ranging up to life imprisonment. Gardaí could seek court orders to seize and destroy prohibited materials, while companies and responsible managers could also be prosecuted.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to give further effect to the Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or Other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare, Done at Geneva on 17 June 1925; to give further effect to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction, Done at Washington, London and Moscow on 10 April 1972; and to provide for related matters

Last updated 16 April 2018