«Riot Control Agent» is defined as «Any chemical not listed in a Schedule, which can produce rapidly in humans sensory irritation or disabling physical effects which disappear within a short time following termination of exposure», but «
Riot Control Purpose» is not defined.
In particular «Law enforcement including domestic
riot control purposes», is a convenient excuse.
Not exact matches
27.6.1 For the
purposes of this clause 27.6, «Force Majeure Event» means any act or event beyond the reasonable
control of the Company, including without limitation strikes, lock - outs or other industrial action by third parties, civil commotion,
riot, invasion, terrorist attack or threat of terrorist attack, war (whether declared or not) or threat or preparation for war, fire, explosion, storm, flood, earthquake, subsidence, epidemic or other natural disaster, or failure of public or private telecommunications networks.
(a) For the
purposes of this clause 13.1, «Force Majeure Event» means any act or event beyond the reasonable
control of ELITESINGLES, including without limitation strikes, lock - outs or other industrial action by third parties, civil commotion,
riot, invasion, terrorist attack or threat of terrorist attack, war (whether declared or not) or threat or preparation for war, fire, explosion, storm, flood, earthquake, subsidence, epidemic or other natural disaster, or failure of public or private telecommunications networks.
In other words, one could reasonably infer that the convention is not intended to prohibit use of
Riot Control Agents for the
purpose of (internal) law enforcement — mace is legal — but they can not be used in warfare.