Arms and Explosives (Explosives) Rules
Table of Contents
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Citation
2 Definitions
Part II CLASSIFICATION OF EXPLOSIVES
3 Classes of explosives
Part III MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES
4 Manufacture forbidden except in licensed factory
5 Licence to manufacture
6 Penalty
7 Licence for purpose of manufacture
Part IV STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES
8 Possession of explosive forbidden except under licence
9 Licence for storage
10 Presumption
11 Licence not transferable
12 Penalties
13 Hulks and floating magazines
14 Other stores
15 Structural alterations forbidden
16 Matches
17 Temporary licence
18 Revocation or suspension
19 Penalties
Part V TRANSPORT
Packing of explosives other than matches and Christmas crackers for conveyance
20 Packing of gunpowder
21 Packing of nitrate-mixture
22 Packing of nitro-compound
23 Packing of chlorate-mixture
24 Packing of fulminate
25 Packing of ammunition
26 Packing of fireworks
27 Penalty
Mode of conveyance of explosives except matches and Christmas crackers
28 Conveyance
29 Separation
30 Hours of loading and unloading
31 No lights while loading or unloading
32 Careful handling
33 Explosive to be enclosed
34 No iron or steel
35 Precautions in stowing
36 Maximum loads
37 Exception
Mode of conveyance of explosives otherwise than by railway
38 Conveyance with passengers forbidden
39 Additional precautions for certain classes
Mode of conveyance of explosives by public railway
40 Previous notice of intention to send by rail
41 Prohibition
42 Time of transmission
43 Government gunpowder
44 Time of removal
45 Power of Railway Administration to refuse, etc.
46 Explosive not to be transmitted by passenger train
47 Amount to be conveyed by rail at one time
48 No matches, etc., to be sent with explosives
49 Certificate to accompany consignment
50 Period for which certificate valid
51 Stowage of certain classes
52 Separation of certain classes
53 Precautions with regard to wagons
54 Loading to be effected at distance from station
55 Stowage of certain classes
56 Loading to be continuous
57 Limitations on shunting
58 Position and coupling of wagons
59 Prohibition of brakes
60 Wagons to be locked
61 Hours of transhipment
62 Limitations on lighting of trains
63 Penalty
Part VI IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION
64 Not to be imported or exported except under conditions of licence
65 Test optional in certain cases
66 Samples and procedure
67 Penalty for contravention of rule 64
68 Condition as to issue of licence
69 Re-importation
70 Vessels loaded with explosives
71 To hoist signal
72 Not to enter port
73 Penalty for disobedience
74 Issue of licence
75 Declaration by master. Penalty for refusing to make or making false declaration
76 Inspection
77 Issue of licence to land explosives
78 Inspector may demand samples
79 Testing of explosives
80 Penalty for landing explosives without a permit
81 Power to land or remove explosives
82 Power of search
Part VII DEALING
Matches are exempted from the provisions of this Part
83 Licence to deal
84 Exception — retail sale
85 Exception — wholesale
86 Licence to deal
87 Books to be kept for inspection
88 Particulars to be kept
89 Particulars to be kept by licensing authority
90 Checking of stock
91 Signboards
92 Penalty
Purchase
93 Licence to purchase explosive
94 Form of licence to purchase explosive
95 Return of purchaser’s licence
96 Duration of licence
Part VIII GENERAL
97 Lost licence
98 Production of licence
99 Power of entry, inspection and seizure
100 Forfeited property
101 Register of forfeited property
Part IX FEES
102 Fees
Part X TESTING OF EXPLOSIVES
103 Tests for explosives
FIRST SCHEDULE A Conditions Referred to in Rule 72
SECOND SCHEDULE B Heat Test As Applied to Explosives of the Nitro-compound Class
THIRD SCHEDULE C Exudation and Liquefaction Test for Blasting Gelatine, Gelatine Dynamite and Analogous Preparations
Legislative History