DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS 1985
91Quantity of explosives stored without licence
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91 Quantity of explosives stored without licence For regulation 4(3)(b), a person is exempt from the requirement of regulation 4(1) to store explosives in accordance with the terms and conditions of a licence in respect of: (a) the storage of explosives that are not stored for sale, where the quantity is not more than that specified in column 2 of Table 3 opposite to the explosive specified in column 1 of that table: TABLE 3 Safety cartridges 50 kg Propellant for firearms 10 kg Distress signals 10 kg (b) the storage of explosives where the quantity does not exceed that specified in column 2 of Table 4 opposite to the explosive specified in column 1 of that table, by a shotfirer on land owned by him and outside of a town provided the explosives are stored in a secure place not less than 50 m from a building used for habitation and the explosives are used for a lawful purpose by the shotfirer within 3 months after the date of purchase: TABLE 4 Blasting explosives, other than detonators 5 kg Detonators 110 (in number) Detonating cord 350 m Igniters/safety fuse 50 kg
Dangerous Goods Regulations 1985 30 (c) the storage in an approved place of explosives for sale where the quantity does not exceed that specified in column 2 of Table 5 opposite to the explosive specified in column 1 of that table: TABLE 5 Safety cartridges 100 kg Propellant for firearms 100 kg Distress signals 50 kg