MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 8th August, 2022/Sravana 17, 1944 (Saka)
The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 6th August, 2022 and is hereby published for general information:—
THE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND THEIR DELIVERY SYSTEMS (PROHIBITION OF UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES) AMENDMENT ACT, 2022
NO. 14 OF 2022
[6th August, 2022.]
An Act to amend the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
1. Short title and commencement. (1) This Act may be called the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Act, 2022.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. Insertion of new section 12A. In the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Insertion of new Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005, after section 12, the following section shall be inserted, namely:—
“12A. (1) No person shall finance any activity which is prohibited under this Prohibition Act, or under the United Nations (Security Council) Act, 1947 or any other relevant on financing Act for the time being in force, or by an order issued under any such Act, in relation to weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems.
(2) For prevention of financing by any person of any activity which is prohibited under this Act, or under the United Nations (Security Council) Act, 1947 or any other relevant Act for the time being in force, or by an order issued under any such Act, in relation to weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems, the Central Government shall have power to—
(a) freeze, seize or attach funds or other financial assets or economic resources—
(i) owned or controlled, wholly or jointly, directly or indirectly, by such person; or
(ii) held by or on behalf of, or at the direction of, such person; or
(iii) derived or generated from the funds or other assets owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such person;
(b) prohibit any person from making funds, financial assets or economic resources or related services available for the benefit of persons related to any activity which is prohibited under this Act, or under the United Nations (Security Council) Act, 1947 or any other relevant Act for the time being in force, or by an order issued under any such Act, in relation to weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems.
(3) The Central Government may exercise its powers under this section through any authority who has been assigned the power under sub-section (1) of section 7.”.
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REETA VASISHTA,
Secretary to the Govt. of India.
