Quantity of explosives stored without licence
91 Quantity of explosives stored without licence
For regulation 4(3)(b), a person is exempt from the requirement of regulation 4(1) to store explosives in accordance with the terms and conditions of a licence in respect of:
the storage of explosives that are not stored for sale, where the quantity is not more than that specified in column 2 of Table 3 opposite to the explosive specified in column 1 of that table:
TABLE 3
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Safety cartridges |
50 kg |
Propellant for firearms |
10 kg |
Distress signals |
10 kg |
the storage of explosives where the quantity does not exceed that specified in column 2 of Table 4 opposite to the explosive specified in column 1 of that table, by a shotfirer on land owned by him and outside of a town provided the explosives are stored in a secure place not less than 50 m from a building used for habitation and the explosives are used for a lawful purpose by the shotfirer within
3 months after the date of purchase:
TABLE 4
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Blasting explosives, other than detonators |
5 kg |
Detonators |
110 (in number) |
Detonating cord |
350 m |
Igniters/safety fuse |
50 kg |
the storage in an approved place of explosives for sale where the quantity does not exceed that specified in column 2 of Table 5 opposite to the explosive specified in column 1 of that table:
TABLE 5
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Safety cartridges |
100 kg |
Propellant for firearms |
100 kg |
Distress signals |
50 kg |
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