Explosives Act 2003

The regulatory authority may, after receiving an application under section 9A, by written notice to the applicant—

grant the application and authorise the explosive, with or without conditions, or

refuse the application.

An application is taken to have been refused if the regulatory authority has not decided the application within 3 months after receiving the application.

After authorising an explosive, the regulatory authority may, by written notice to the applicant—

impose conditions or further conditions on the authorisation, or

vary or revoke a condition of the authorisation.

Without limiting the grounds on which an application may be refused, an application may be refused if—

the application has not been properly made, or

the applicant has failed to give the regulatory authority additional information requested by the regulatory authority, or

the applicant has failed to give the regulatory authority a sample of the explosive requested by the regulatory authority.

An authorisation remains in force until cancelled by the regulatory authority.