Biological, Radioactive and Chemical Materials Control and Safety Act

The Biological, Radioactive and Chemical Materials Control and Safety Act, 2000 (Arabic: قانون الامن لمرافبة المواد البيولوجية والنووية والكيميائية عام ٢٠٠٠ qānūn al-amn li-marāqabat al-mawād al-biyūlūjīyah wan-nūwīyah wal-kīmiyā’īyah ‘ām alfayn), colloquially known as the Bioradiochemical Act (قانون البيونوكميائي qānūn al-biyūnūkmiyā’ī), is an act of legislation passed by the Arab Congress on 19 June 2000. It was passed with the aim of establishing a stringent regulatory and professional standards regime for all biological, radioactive and chemical materials, including regulations for said materials' use in the development of energy and weapons as well as an effective response to contamination by or other accidents involving such materials. The act was responsible for creating the Bioradiochemical Service, which in addition to its role of supervising and directing all cleanup and disaster response efforts involving such hazardous materials, was also made responsible to ensure adherence to the act's regulations by all private and public entities using such materials, from educational institutions, commercial organisations, and research & development to arms manufacturers, medical organisations and waste management programs.

As far as the military is concerned, the Bioradiochemical Act regulates the proper acquisition, storage, maintenance, and disposal by the military of biological, nuclear and chemical weapons. The actual use of such weapons, however, is an entirely separate area of jurisdiction, falling under the authority of the Ministry of Defence's Unconventional Weapons Directorate.