'Genocide - other punishable acts' in document 'Dominica - Genocide Act'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

2. (2) A person guilty of an offence of genocide is liable on conviction on indictment —

(b) in any other case, to imprisonment for fourteen years.

SCHEDULE

ARTICLE II OF GENOCIDE CONVENTION

In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such :

(f) the use of any biological or microbial agent or toxin, or of any weapon, equipment or means of delivery designed to use biological or microbial agents, that has no justification for prophylactic protective or other peaceful purposes.