General Law as to Manufacture and Keeping of GunpowderU.K.
F14 Gunpowder to be manufactured only at factory lawfully existing or licensed under this Act.U.K.
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Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 4-22 repealed (E.W.S.) (26.4.2005 with application outside E.W.S. as mentioned in reg. 3 of the repealing S.I.) by The Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1082), Sch. 5 para. 1(2), Sch. 6 (with regs. 3, 27)
F15 Gunpowder (except for private use) to be kept only in existing or new magazine or store, or in registered premises.E+W+S
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Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 4-22 repealed (E.W.S.) (26.4.2005 with application outside E.W.S. as mentioned in reg. 3 of the repealing S.I.) by The Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1082), Sch. 5 para. 1(2), Sch. 6 (with regs. 3, 27)
5 Gunpowder (except for private use) to be kept only in existing or new magazine or store, or in registered premises.N.I.
Gunpowder shall not be kept at any place except as follows; that is to say,
(1)Except in the factory (either lawfully existing or licensed for the same under this Act) in which it is manufactured; or
(2)Except in a magazine or store for gunpowder either lawfully existing or licensed under this Act for keeping gunpowder, or
(3)Except in premises registered under this Act for keeping gunpowder.
Provided that this section shall not apply—
(1)To a person keeping for his private use and not for sale gunpowder to an amount not exceeding on the same premises [F215 kilograms]; or
(2)To the keeping of any gunpowder by a carrier or other person for the purpose of conveyance, when the same is being conveyed or kept in accordance with the provisions of this Act with respect to the conveyance of gunpowder.
Any gunpowder kept in any place other than as above in this section mentioned shall be deemed to be kept in an unauthorised place.
[F3Where any gunpowder is kept in an unauthorised place, the occupier of such place, and also the owner of, or other person guilty of keeping the gunpowder, shall each be guilty of an offence.]
Extent Information
E1This version of this provision extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Scotland only.
Textual Amendments
F2Words substituted by S.I. 1984/510, reg. 2, Sch. 1
F3Words substituted by S.I. 1974/1885, Sch. 2 para. 2