Explosives Regulation 2017
sec.82Explosives exempt from s 41 of Act
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sec.82 Explosives exempt from s 41 of Act
The following explosives are exempt from section 41 of the Act — an unrestricted firework; a distress signal; an explosive designed to activate an airbag, seatbelt, fire extinguisher or parachute; a power device cartridge; small arms ammunition sold by a person who holds a dealer’s licence under the Weapons Act 1990 if the person sells the ammunition at a place approved under the person’s licence; an explosive sold by a person (a service provider ) authorised to use the explosive if— the service provider uses the explosive in the course of providing a service to another person; and the person to whom the explosive is sold does not possess the explosive at any time; a blasting explosive used by the holder of a shotfirer licence in providing a blasting service to another person a firework used by a fireworks operator who is employed by the fireworks contractor for a fireworks display to use the firework in the fireworks display that is organised by the contractor for the display host for the display an explosive sold by the chief inspector under section 125 ; collectors’ ammunition sold by a prescribed ammunition collector.
- (a) an unrestricted firework;
- (b) a distress signal;
- (c) an explosive designed to activate an airbag, seatbelt, fire extinguisher or parachute;
- (d) a power device cartridge;
- (e) small arms ammunition sold by a person who holds a dealer’s licence under the Weapons Act 1990 if the person sells the ammunition at a place approved under the person’s licence;
- (f) an explosive sold by a person (a service provider ) authorised to use the explosive if— (i) the service provider uses the explosive in the course of providing a service to another person; and (ii) the person to whom the explosive is sold does not possess the explosive at any time; Examples— • a blasting explosive used by the holder of a shotfirer licence in providing a blasting service to another person • a firework used by a fireworks operator who is employed by the fireworks contractor for a fireworks display to use the firework in the fireworks display that is organised by the contractor for the display host for the display
- (i) the service provider uses the explosive in the course of providing a service to another person; and
- (ii) the person to whom the explosive is sold does not possess the explosive at any time;
- • a blasting explosive used by the holder of a shotfirer licence in providing a blasting service to another person
- • a firework used by a fireworks operator who is employed by the fireworks contractor for a fireworks display to use the firework in the fireworks display that is organised by the contractor for the display host for the display