48Transport of explosives by public passenger vehicle

48 Transport of explosives by public passenger vehicle

48 Transport of explosives by public passenger vehicle

(1) A person must not transport explosives by public passenger vehicle.

Maximum penalty—350 penalty units.

(2) This section does not apply to the following—

(a) the transport of explosives by a police officer acting in the course of the officer’s duties,

(b) the transport of railway track signals by an officer or member of staff of a rail authority acting in the course of the officer’s or staff member’s duties, if the track signals are carried in an area of the vehicle not accessible to members of the public,

(c) the transport of ammunition by a person authorised to possess the ammunition under the Firearms Act 1996, section 65,

(d) toy fireworks.

(3) In this section—

public passenger vehicle means a vehicle or vessel used to transport members of the public.

rail authority has the same meaning as in the Transport Administration Act 1988, Part 9.