Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Regulations 1997
9BChallenge inspection period
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9B Challenge inspection period
(1) For section 53 of the Act, a challenge inspection starts when the later of the following things happens: (a) the pre‑inspection briefing, mentioned in paragraph 37 of Part II of the Verification Annex of the Convention, is completed; (b) the inspection team first enters the inspection site for the inspection. (2) The inspection ends when the first of the following things happens: (a) the inspection team leaves the inspection site, and is not expecting to return as part of the inspection; (b) post‑inspection procedures begin at the inspection site.