Under section 13 a person who contravenes the Act shall be liable:
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,500, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both, or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £100,000, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or both.
These fines and convictions applied to an international chemical company in breach of the law are a nonsense. They should be multiplied at least tenfold. If someone is providing chemical weapons to an organisation, whether it is a Government or non-Government one, a fine of £1,500, imprisonment for 12 months or a fine not exceeding £100,000 does no good. I do not think anyone would disagree with these measures being increased tenfold.
The Schedules list the toxic chemicals covered under the Bill. When the Carrickatine went down the Americans found canisters which contained phosgene carbonyl dichloride, which is listed in the Third Schedule. Chemicals such as this and others listed in the Schedules are found in cannisters in the Irish Sea. They have been there since the first World War. These were seen on spot image pictures made by the Americans when we were looking for the Carrickatine. I do not know what we can do about it, and I do not want to ask the British Government again. Section 13 is not strong enough.