62Licence to store explosives

62 Licence to store explosives

(1) A person who stores explosives, or allows explosives to be stored, at any premises occupied by that person must hold a licence authorising the person to store explosives of that type and quantity.

For the definitions of premises and place, see section 3(1) of the Act.

(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to any of the following—

(a) the storage of—

(i) explosives at premises in respect of which a licence has been issued authorising the manufacture and also the storage of explosives of that type and quantity; or

(ii) consumer fireworks in a quantity not more than that specified in Column 2 of Table 83 in regulation 83; or

(iii) distress signals in a quantity not more than that specified in Column 2 of Table 83 in regulation 83; or

(iv) industrial safety cartridges in a quantity not more than that specified in Column 2 of Table 83 in regulation 83;

(b) a person who holds a blasting explosives licence, if the person is only storing explosives—

(i) of the type that the person is authorised by that licence to use; and

(ii) in a quantity not more than that specified in Column 2 of Table 83 in regulation 83;

(c) a person who holds a licence to sell explosives, if the person is only storing explosives—

(i) of the type that the person is authorised by that licence to sell; and

(ii) in a quantity not more than that specified in Column 2 of Table 83 in regulation 83;

(d) a pyrotechnician, if—

(i) the pyrotechnician is only storing fireworks of the type that the pyrotechnician is authorised by licence to use and in a quantity not more than that specified in Column 2 of Table 83 in regulation 83; or

(ii) the fireworks specified in the licence are stored in accordance with the requirements set out in Division 5 of this Part and for not more than 7 days;

(e) a person who is only storing safety cartridges, primers or propellant in quantities not more than that specified in Column 2 of Table 83 in regulation 83.

This regulation does not exempt licensees from any other requirements of this Part.

Division 2—Provisions applying to all storage