Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 1994

The total period of an international compliance inspection of a declared facility must not exceed:

in the case of a Schedule 2 facility—96 hours, or such longer period as the Minister, before the end of that 96 hours, authorises in writing; or

in the case of a Schedule 3 facility or an OCP facility—24 hours, or such longer period as the Minister, before the end of that 24 hours, authorises in writing.

The total period of a challenge inspection of any premises must not exceed 84 hours, or such longer period as the Minister, before the end of that 84 hours, authorises in writing.

For the purposes of this section, the regulations may specify when an international compliance inspection starts and ends.

For the purposes of this section, the regulations may specify when a challenge inspection starts and ends.