6Scope of Act

6 Scope of Act

(1)  This Act applies to –

(a) the handling of explosives; and

(b) the operation of explosives locations.

(2)  This Act does not apply to land that is used for obtaining, mining or transporting petroleum under the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 .

(3)  Also, except as provided by section 5(2) , this Act does not apply to –

(a) the transportation of explosives; or

(b) explosives that are in transit.

(4)  For the purposes of subsection (3)(b) , explosives are taken to be in transit if they –

(a) are on premises to which they have been supplied in unopened containers; and

(b) have been at the premises for less than 5 consecutive days (calculated from the time at which they were supplied to the premises); and

(c) have not, during that period, been opened or used at the premises.