Section 32Sec./Art. 32

Unauthorized Handling of Radioactive/Nuclear Material and. Devices.

(a) Whoever, without lawful authority, receives, possesses, transfers, alters, or disposes of nuclear or other radioactive material or possesses a device:

(1) with the intent to cause:

(i) death or serious bodily injury; or

(ii) substantial damage to property or to the environment.

(2) which causes or is likely to cause death or serious injury to any person or substantial damage to property or to the environment shall be punished with the penalties provided under Section 48 hereof, considering the grave nature of such offenses;

(b) Whoever commits:

(1) a theft or robbery of radioactive/nuclear material;

(2) an embezzlement or fraudulent obtainment of radioactive/nuclear material; or

(3) an act which constitutes the carrying, sending, or moving of radioactive material into or out of the Philippines without lawful authority shall be punished with penalties provided under Section 48 hereof, considering the grave nature of such offenses;

(c) Whoever threatens to commit an offense set forth in paragraph b(l) of this section in order to compel a person, international organization, or the Philippines or any other State to do or to refrain from doing any act shall be punished with penalties provided under Section 48 hereof, considering the grave nature of those offenses;

(d) Whoever demands nuclear or other radioactive material or a device by threat, or by use of force, or by any other form of intimidation, under circumstances which indicate the credibility of the threat, shall be punished with penalties provided under Section 48 hereof, considering the grave nature of those offenses;

(e) Whoever, without lawful authority, uses or disperses in any way radioactive/nuclear material or uses or makes a device:

(1) with the intent to cause:

(i) death or serious bodily injury; or

(ii) substantial damage to property or to environment; or

(2) to compel a person, an international organization, or the Philippines or any other State to do or refrain from doing an act; or

(3) which causes or is likely to cause death or serious injury to any person or substantial damage to property or to the environment shall be punished with penalties provided under Section 48 hereof, considering the grave nature of those offenses; and

(f) Whoever threatens to commit the offense set forth in paragraph (a) of this section shall be punished with penalties provided under Section 48 hereof, considering the grave nature of those offenses.