Cap. 392 Art. 4Offences.

(1) Any person in Malta, or any citizen or permanent resident of Malta, whether in Malta or abroad, who -

(a) undertakes any activity which is prohibited to a state party under Articles IV and V of the Convention; or

(b) assists, finances or otherwise takes part in any activity which leads to the production, development, acquisition, stockpiling, retaining, direct or indirect transferring of chemical weapons; or

(c) uses chemical weapons; or

(d) engages in military preparations to use chemical weapons; or

(e) assists, encourages or induces, in any way, anyone to engage in any activity prohibited to a state party under the Convention; or

(f) uses transfers or receives any chemical product listed in the schedules to the Convention for purposes other than those specified in Articles IV and V of the Convention or in a manner other than that specified in the Convention; or

(g) is responsible for a chemical production facility which produces any part or the whole of any type of chemical weapon or chemical agent listed in the schedule to the Convention; or

(h) knowingly conceals any knowledge or information on any type of chemical weapons, including old chemical weapons, production facilities or any activities related thereto from the competent authorities, shall be guilty of an offence against this article, and shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine (multa) of not less than twenty-three thousand and two hundred and ninety-three euro and seventy-three cents (23,293.73) and not more than two hundred and thirty-two Provided that where the person so found guilty is the director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of an undertaking in the economic interests of which the person found guilty was acting, the said person shall for the purposes of this article be deemed to be vested with the legal representation of the same undertaking which accordingly shall be liable in solidum with the person found guilty for the payment of the said fine.

(2) The fine referred to in subarticle (1) shall be recoverable as a civil debt in favour of the Government by the Director.