Explosives Act 1999
sec.105BPower to direct action in emergency
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sec.105B Power to direct action in emergency
This section applies if— the chief inspector reasonably believes there is a dangerous situation; and the dangerous situation is happening within, or partly within— an area for which a disaster situation is in force under the Disaster Management Act 2003 ; or an area for which a Public Safety Preservation Act declaration is in force. The chief inspector may direct an inspector to take any of the following actions the chief inspector reasonably believes necessary to prevent, remove or minimise the danger— give an explosive to another person; purchase an explosive; give equipment used in connection with explosives to another person; give advice about explosives to another person; use an explosive. An inspector directed by the chief inspector under subsection (2) to take an action is authorised to take that action. s 105B ins 2019 No. 7 s 75 (sec.105B-ssec.1) This section applies if— the chief inspector reasonably believes there is a dangerous situation; and the dangerous situation is happening within, or partly within— an area for which a disaster situation is in force under the Disaster Management Act 2003 ; or an area for which a Public Safety Preservation Act declaration is in force. (sec.105B-ssec.2) The chief inspector may direct an inspector to take any of the following actions the chief inspector reasonably believes necessary to prevent, remove or minimise the danger— give an explosive to another person; purchase an explosive; give equipment used in connection with explosives to another person; give advice about explosives to another person; use an explosive. (sec.105B-ssec.3) An inspector directed by the chief inspector under subsection (2) to take an action is authorised to take that action.
- (a) the chief inspector reasonably believes there is a dangerous situation; and
- (b) the dangerous situation is happening within, or partly within— (i) an area for which a disaster situation is in force under the Disaster Management Act 2003 ; or (ii) an area for which a Public Safety Preservation Act declaration is in force.
- (i) an area for which a disaster situation is in force under the Disaster Management Act 2003 ; or
- (ii) an area for which a Public Safety Preservation Act declaration is in force.
- (i) an area for which a disaster situation is in force under the Disaster Management Act 2003 ; or
- (ii) an area for which a Public Safety Preservation Act declaration is in force.
- (a) give an explosive to another person;
- (b) purchase an explosive;
- (c) give equipment used in connection with explosives to another person;
- (d) give advice about explosives to another person;
- (e) use an explosive.