DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS 1985
5EAuthorised explosives
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5E Authorised explosives (1) The Competent Authority may, by notice in the Gazette, authorise the handling of the explosives or class of explosives specified in the notice in the circumstances and subject to the conditions that are specified in the notice. (2) The Competent Authority may, by instrument, authorise a person to handle a specified explosive subject to the conditions specified in the instrument.
Dangerous Goods Regulations 1985 10 (3) A person must not handle explosives specified under subregulation (1) or (2) except in the circumstances and subject to the conditions specified in the notice or instrument, as the case may be. (4) A person must not handle an explosive unless authorised to do so.