s 4 Exceptions
Section 3 does not prohibit— (a) the placement, acquisition, possession or transfer of a number of anti-personnel mines, as authorized under section 8, for the development of, and training in, mine detection, mine clearance or mine destruction techniques; (b) the acquisition, possession or transfer of anti-personnel mines in the course of duties or employment for the purpose of rendering the mines harmless or for their destruction; (c) the acquisition, possession or transfer of an anti-personnel mine that has been deactivated by— (i) removing all explosive substances, including the priming charge, booster charge and main charge, from the anti-personnel mine, including from any fuse, percussion cap or detonator; and (ii) removing or destroying the anti-personnel mine’s priming or detonating mechanism or rendering the mechanism inoperable in such a way that its function cannot readily be restored; or (d) participating in operations, exercises or other military activities with the armed forces of a country that is not a party to the Convention that engage in an activity prohibited under section 3, if that participation does not amount to active assistance or involvement in that prohibited activity.