Explosives Act 1999
sec.161Notice given to chief inspector about import or export of explosive before commencement
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sec.161 Notice given to chief inspector about import or export of explosive before commencement
This section applies if— before the commencement, an authority holder gave the chief inspector a notice under former section 37 about an import explosive or an export explosive; and immediately before the commencement, the import or export of the explosive was not complete. The notice is taken to have been given by the authority holder under new section 37(2). To remove any doubt, it is declared that new section 37(5) applies to the authority holder from the commencement. s 161 ins 2024 No. 34 s 146 (sec.161-ssec.1) This section applies if— before the commencement, an authority holder gave the chief inspector a notice under former section 37 about an import explosive or an export explosive; and immediately before the commencement, the import or export of the explosive was not complete. (sec.161-ssec.2) The notice is taken to have been given by the authority holder under new section 37(2). (sec.161-ssec.3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that new section 37(5) applies to the authority holder from the commencement.
- (a) before the commencement, an authority holder gave the chief inspector a notice under former section 37 about an import explosive or an export explosive; and
- (b) immediately before the commencement, the import or export of the explosive was not complete.