Updated to 23 October 2025
			(Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 506 of 2025)
			
	
		
		
		Contents
		
		
		Commencement
		
            
            
                | Section | 
                Commencement/Effective Date 
                    Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below. 
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                Commencement Information | 
            
            
			
			
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						Whole Act | 
					
						1 July 1997 | 
					Chemical Weapons Act 1997 (Commencement) Order 1997 (S.I. No. 269 of 1997), art. 3 | 
				
			
		
		
		Amendments and other effects
		
			
				
					| How Affected | 
					Affecting Provision | 
					
			
			
			
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						Not affected | 
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		SIs made under the Act
		
			| Section | SIs made under the Act | 
			
			
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						S. 2 | 
					Statistics (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 1994 (S.I. No. 344 of 1994) | 
				
			
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						S. 2(1) | 
					Rural and Community Development (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 240 of 2024) | 
				
			
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					Transport (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 225 of 2024) | 
				
			
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					Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 747 of 2020) | 
				
			
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					Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 739 of 2020) | 
				
			
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						S. 4 | 
					Chemical Weapons (Licensing of Scheduled Toxic Chemicals and Precursors) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 54 of 2001) | 
				
			
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						S.12  | 
					Chemical Weapons (Licensing of Scheduled Toxic Chemicals and Precursors) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 54 of 2001) |