{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/chemical-weapons-overseas-territories-order-2005/schedule-1/paragraph-19",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/chemical-weapons-overseas-territories-order-2005/schedule-1/paragraph-19.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2005/854",
  "legislation_title": "The Chemical Weapons (Overseas Territories) Order 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/chemical-weapons-overseas-territories-order-2005",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/19",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "19",
  "heading": "Restriction on use etc",
  "text": "(1) Subject to section 20 (which relates to licences) no person shall—\n(a) use a Schedule 1 toxic chemical or precursor for a permitted purpose, or\n(b) produce or have in his possession a Schedule 1 toxic chemical or precursor with the intention that it will be used for a permitted purpose.\n(2) A Schedule 1 toxic chemical or precursor is a toxic chemical or precursor listed in Schedule 1 to the annex on chemicals to the Convention; and for ease of reference that Schedule is set out in the Schedule to this Act.\n(3) A person contravening this section is guilty of an offence and liable—\n(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £5,000 or its equivalent;\n(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/854/schedule/1/paragraph/19",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:02:05.459828+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}