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PART 7 REVOCATION OF AUTHORISATIONS AND APPEALS AGAINST CERTAIN DECISIONS
PART 8 LICENCES FOR SITES WHICH CEASE TO BE, OR BECOME, ONR REGULATED SITES
PART 10 SECURITY OF EXPLOSIVES: PREVENTING UNAUTHORISED ACCESS OR ACQISITION
PART 11 SECURITY OF EXPLOSIVES: TRACEABILITY, RECORDS AND REPORTING LOSS
PART 12 SECURITY PROVISIONS IN RELATION TO PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES
SUB-PART A: MAKING AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET – OBLIGATIONS OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS
47.Prohibition on placing on the market civil explosives which are not in conformity
48.Requirements which must be satisfied before an importer places a civil explosive on the market
49.Prohibition on placing on the market civil explosives considered not to be in conformity with the essential safety requirements
52.Retention of technical documentation and ... declaration of conformity
56.Requirements which must be satisfied before a distributor makes a civil explosive available on the market
57.Prohibition on making available on the market where civil explosive considered not to be in conformity with the essential safety requirements
58.Duty to take action in respect of civil explosives made available on the market which are not in conformity
SUB-PART C: Approval of Conformity Assessment Bodies
PART 15 POWER TO GRANT EXEMPTIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
EXPLOSIVES NOT REQUIRING AN EXPLOSIVES CERTIFICATE
PART 2 FURTHER LIST OF EXPLOSIVES
2.Ammunition consisting of a propelling charge and an inert projectile...
5.Cartridges power device which— (a) is assigned in accordance with...
6.A desensitised explosive which is— (a) a medicinal product as...
7.A desensitised explosive which is a substance specified in an...
8.Any desensitised explosive acquired, in a quantity not exceeding 5...
9.Any desensitised explosive acquired, in a quantity not exceeding 1...
10.Explosive articles which— (a) are assigned in accordance with the...
11.The explosive substance Isosorbide Dinitrate which has been desensitised by...
12.The explosive substance Nitrogen Triiodide with the chemical formulation NI3,...
13.A solution of the explosive substance Nitroglycerine in alcohol which...
14.Any pyrotechnic substance, in a quantity not exceeding 0.5 grams,...
16.A solution of the explosive substance 2,4, 6- Trinitrophenol in...
PYROTECHNIC ARTICLES REQUIRING AN EXPLOSIVES CERTIFICATE
1.Pyrotechnic articles which are or would, if packaged for transport,...
2.Pyrotechnic articles which— (a) are or would, if packaged for...
3.Pyrotechnic articles which— (a) are or would, if packaged for...
4.Pyrotechnic articles which— (a) are or would, if packaged for...
5.Tracers for ammunition which are or would, if packaged for...
1.The licensing authority must maintain a register (“the register”) containing...
2.The following information must be included in the register—
4.Subject to paragraphs 7 and 8, where the licence relates...
5.The register may be kept in any form, including electronically....
6.The licensee in relation to any site in which explosives...
9.Where the licensing authority is a local authority or the...
10.Nothing in this Schedule prevents a licensing authority from disclosing...
11.For the purposes of paragraph 10, “local planning authority” and...
MARKING OR AFFIXING THE UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION TO CIVIL EXPLOSIVES
ENFORCEMENT WITHIN GREAT BRITAIN
PART 2 ENFORCEMENT OF PROVISIONS
2.Enforcement in respect of the manufacture and storage of explosives
3.A licensing authority is the enforcing authority for regulation 3...
4.The enforcing authority for regulation 13(8) as it applies in...
5.Enforcement in respect of discarding, disposal and decontamination
6.(1) The enforcing authority for regulation 28 where a person...
8.Enforcement in respect of acquisition and supply of fireworks
9.Enforcement in respect of explosives certificates and access to relevant explosives
10.Enforcement in respect of identification and traceability
11.(1) The enforcing authority for regulation 34 is the Executive....
13.The enforcing authority for regulation 36— (a) at a site...
15.Enforcement in respect of transfers, and the placing on the market, of civil explosives
1.Enforcement powers, market surveillance and designation of market surveillance authority
2.In Great Britain, the Executive is designated as the market...
3.In its enforcement of Part 13, the Executive must enforce...
4.When enforcing Part 13, the enforcing authority must exercise its...
6.In relation to the enforcement of the provisions referred to...
7.(1) For the purposes of the enforcement of the provisions...
9.Enforcement action in respect of civil explosives which are not in conformity and which present a risk
11.Enforcement action in respect of civil explosives which are in conformity, but present a risk
PART 2 AMENDMENTS TO SECONDARY LEGISLATION
9.The Clean Air (Emission of Dark Smoke) (Exemption) Regulations 1969
10.The Explosives Acts 1875 and 1923 etc. (Repeals and Modifications) Regulations 1974
11.The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975
13.The Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations 1987
15.Coal and Other Safety-Lamp Mines (Explosives) Regulations 1993
16.The Town and Country Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Scotland) Regulations 1993
17.The Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998
18.The Visiting Forces and International Headquarters (Application of Law) Order 1999
22.The Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2009
23.The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009
25.The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2011
27.In regulation 1(4) (citation, commencement and interpretation), for “explosives certificate,...
28.(1) In regulation 9 (fees payable under the Manufacture and...
29.In Schedule 8 (fees payable under the Manufacture and Storage...
30.The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013
31.The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013
1.A conformity assessment body must be established in the United...
2.A conformity assessment body must be a third party body...
3.(1) A conformity assessment body, its top level management and...
4.A conformity assessment body, its top level management and the...
5.A conformity assessment body, its top level management and the...
6.A conformity assessment body must ensure that the activities of...
7.A conformity assessment body and its personnel must carry out...
8.A conformity assessment body must be capable of carrying out...
10.A conformity assessment body must have the means necessary to...
11.The personnel responsible for carrying out conformity assessment activities must...
12.A conformity assessment body must be able to demonstrate the...
13.The remuneration of the top level management and the personnel...
14.A conformity assessment body must have, and must satisfy the...
15.A conformity assessment body must ensure that its personnel observe...
16.Paragraph 15 does not prevent the personnel from providing information...
17.A conformity assessment body must participate in, or ensure that...
OPERATIONAL OBLIGATIONS OF APPROVED BODIES
1.An approved body must carry out conformity assessments in accordance...
2.An approved body must carry out conformity assessments in a...
3.An approved body must perform its activities taking due account...
5.Where an approved body finds that essential safety requirements or...
6.Where, in the course of the monitoring of conformity following...
7.Where the approved body has required a manufacturer to take...
8.Paragraph 9 applies where an approved body is minded to—...
11.An approved body must make provision in its contracts with...
12.An approved body must provide other bodies approved under these...
13.An approved must participate in the work of any approved...
CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES
PART 1 TYPE EXAMINATION (MODULE B)
1.(1) Type examination (Module B) is a conformity assessment procedure...
2.(1) A manufacturer must lodge an application for Type examination...
3.The technical documentation referred to in paragraph 2(2)(c) must—
4.(1) The approved body must examine the technical documentation and...
5.The approved body must draw up an evaluation report that...
6.(1) Where the type meets the applicable requirements of these...
7.An approved body must keep itself apprised of any changes...
8.A manufacturer must inform the approved body that holds the...
9.(1) Each approved body must inform the Secretary of State...
10.A manufacturer's authorised representative (if any) may lodge the application...
PART 3 CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON QUALITY ASSURANCE OF THE PRODUCTION PROCESS (MODULE D)
16.Conformity to type based on quality assurance of the production...
19.(1) The quality system must ensure that the explosives are...
20.(1) The approved body must assess the quality system to...
21.(1) A manufacturer must— (a) fulfil the obligations arising out...
22.Surveillance under the responsibility of the approved body
24.A manufacturer must, for a period of 10 years beginning...
25.Each approved body must inform the Secretary of State of...
26.Each approved body must inform other approved bodies of quality...
PART 4 CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON PRODUCT QUALITY ASSURANCE (MODULE E)
28.Conformity to type based on product quality assurance (Module E)...
31.(1) The approved body must assess the quality system to...
32.(1) A manufacturer must— (a) fulfil the obligations arising out...
33.Surveillance under the responsibility of the approved body
35.A manufacturer must, for a period of 10 years, beginning...
36.(1) Each approved body must inform the Secretary of State...
PART 5 CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON PRODUCT VERIFICATION (MODULE F)
2.Name and address of the manufacturer and, where applicable, the...
3.This declaration of conformity is issued under the sole responsibility...
4.Object of the declaration (identification of product allowing traceability):
5.The object of the declaration described above is in conformity...
6.References to the relevant designated standards used or references to...
7.The approved body … (name, number) performed … (description of...
8.Additional information: Signed for and on behalf of: (place and...
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