“licensed disposal operator” means the holder of a licence referred to in rule 63;
“magazine” means a magazine or hulk for the storage or safe custody of explosives.
Licence to store explosives
24.—(1) Every application by a person under section 13 of the Act for a licence to store any explosives in any place shall be made to the Licensing Officer.
(2) The Licensing Officer may, after satisfying himself that the place is suitable and that due precaution for security and public safety have been taken, issue the licence.
(3) The licence shall —
(a)
be in Form A in the Ninth Schedule;
(b)
contain such conditions or restrictions as the Licensing Officer may impose; and
(c)
be valid for a period of 2 years from the date of issue.
Storage of explosives
25.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3) and (4), no explosives shall be stored in any place that is not an authorised magazine.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the storage by any person of not more than 500 blank cartridges and not more than 50 cartridges for small arms if a licence has been granted under the Act to that person authorising the storage of those cartridges by that person.
(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the storage in a factory manufacturing explosives of such quantities of explosives as are reasonably required for or incidental to the manufacture of explosives.
(4) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the storage in any place of safety cartridges for industrial fastening tools if —
(a)
not more than 5,000 rounds of safety cartridges are stored in that place; and
(b)
the aggregate mass of explosive substances in those safety cartridges does not exceed 5 kilograms.
Marking of magazine
26.—(1) The licensee of an authorised magazine shall ensure that paragraphs (2) and (3) are complied with in relation to the magazine.
(2) The words “DANGEROUS-EXPLOSIVES” shall be painted —
(a)
in a conspicuous colour;
(b)
in each of the 4 official languages;
(c)
in legible lettering; and
(d)
using characters which are not less than 75 mm in height,
outside every entrance to a magazine which is not within an area licensed for the manufacture of explosives.
(3) A notice, in each of the 4 official languages, prohibiting smoking and prohibiting the use of a naked flame shall be conspicuously displayed outside each magazine.
Guarding of magazine
27. The licensee of an authorised magazine shall, at his own expense, maintain such number of armed guards at the magazine as he is required to by the Licensing Officer.
Hot work repairs
28. No hot work repairs shall be carried out in or to any magazine unless —
(a)
all explosives have been removed from the magazine; and
(b)
every part of the magazine where explosive substances are stored has been thoroughly washed and cleaned.
Prohibition on smoking, etc.
29. No person shall smoke or expose any naked flame in any magazine or within 10 metres of the magazine.
Safety precautions
30. The licensee of a magazine shall take all proper precautions —
(a)
to prevent any fire or explosion from taking place in the magazine;
(b)
to prevent any unauthorised person from entering the magazine; and
(c)
where explosives that are liable to become dangerous on interaction with water are stored in the magazine, to exclude water from every part of the magazine where such explosives are stored.
Expired, deteriorated and damaged explosives
31.—(1) The licensee of a magazine shall ensure that all expired explosives and all explosives which are unsafe for storage are immediately removed from the magazine and sent to a licensed disposal operator for disposal.
(2) The licensee shall immediately report to the Licensing Officer any discovery of any deterioration of or damage to explosives.
(3) The licensee shall cause all explosives which have suffered deterioration or damage to be removed from the magazine and destroyed in such manner as the Licensing Officer may direct.
Directions on storage of explosives
32.—(1) The Licensing Officer may give directions as to the method of storing any explosives in any magazine.
(2) The licensee of a magazine shall comply with any directions given under paragraph (1) within such period as the Licensing Officer may direct.
Storage of explosives in different Compatibility Groups
33.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), explosives in different Compatibility Groups shall, if stored together, be stored in accordance with the Seventh Schedule.
(2) Explosives in different Compatibility Groups may be stored in a manner which deviates from the Seventh Schedule if the Licensing Officer has given his approval for the deviation.
Accounting for explosives
34.—(1) The licensee of a magazine shall keep in or near the room where the explosives are stored (referred to in this rule as the store) a stock record in such form as the Licensing Officer may direct.
(2) The person responsible for the custody of the keys to the store shall ensure that paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) are complied with in relation to the stock record.
(3) Every stock record shall be kept up to date, and shall show the amount and description of each type of explosives brought into the store, the date on which the explosives were brought into the store and the source from which the explosives were obtained.
(4) Every removal of explosives from the store shall be recorded in the stock record in such manner as to enable the balance of each type of explosives to be readily ascertained.
(5) Each entry in the stock record shall be written in ink and shall be initialled by the person responsible for the custody of the keys to the store.
(6) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.