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Dangerous Goods (Explosives) Regulations 2022
161Possession and use of distress signals
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161 Possession and use of distress signals
(1) A person must not possess a distress signal without a reasonable excuse.
(2) A distress signal found in the possession of a person without reasonable excuse may be seized by an inspector or a police officer.
(3) A person must not discharge a distress signal without a reasonable excuse.
(4) In this regulation, reasonable excuse includes, but it is not limited to, compliance with a law that requires or permits a person to possess and discharge distress signals.
Part 11—Disposal, destruction and rendering harmless