Dangerous Substances (Explosives) Regulation 2004
153Storage in portable magazines—general requirements
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 153
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Dangerous Substances (Explosives) Regulation 2004.
153 Storage in portable magazines—general requirements (1) Licensable storage in a portable magazine at a licensed storage place must comply with the following requirements: (a) the storage place must be— (i) detached from any building where people live; and (ii) not accessible to the public; and (iii) used exclusively for the storage of explosives; and (iv) kept securely locked, except when required to be open for purposes relating to its use or management; (b) the explosives must be stored as far away as is practicable from the entry points of the storage place; (c) the entry to the storage place must be kept clear at all times; (d) the floor and other parts of the storage place must be kept clean and free of extraneous materials; (e) explosives of compatibility group B (other than detonators) must be kept in a separate storage place located at least 3m away from any other explosives.