The Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Explosives not to be manufactured without a licence N.I.

9.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person shall not manufacture explosives unless he holds a licence for that manufacture and complies with the conditions of that licence.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to—

(a) the manufacture of explosives for the purpose of laboratory analysis, testing, demonstration or experimentation (but not for practical use or sale) where the total quantity of explosives being manufactured at any time does not exceed 100 grams;

(b) the making or unmaking of small arms ammunition, or the preparation of cartridges for use with firearms which are to be used at historical re-enactment events, where the total quantity of primer and propellant used at any one time does not exceed 2 kilograms and, for these purposes, the quantity of propellant used includes propellant removed from cartridges;

(c) the preparation of shot firing charges in connection with their use;

(d) the preparation, assembly, disassembly and fusing of firework displays at the place of intended use;

(e) the preparation, assembly and fusing of fireworks, in quantities of no more than 10 kilograms at a time, at a site in relation to which a person holds a licence or certificate of registration for the storage of explosives, for the purpose of a firework display to be put on by that person;

(f) the preparation, assembly and fusing of explosives commissioned for use in theatrical, television or cinematic special effects;

(g) the reprocessing of an explosive to form a pharmaceutical product which is not in itself an explosive;

(h) the mixing for immediate use of—

(i) ammonium nitrate with fuel oil; or

(ii) ammonium nitrate blasting intermediate with another substance,

at a mine or quarry, to produce an explosive which is not cap-sensitive;

(i) the use of desensitised explosives in the manufacture of products which are not in themselves explosives; or

(j) the manufacture of explosives by a company which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of another company at a site in relation to which that other company holds a licence to manufacture explosives and that manufacture by the wholly-owned subsidiary is in accordance with the conditions of that licence.

(3) In this regulation—

(a) in paragraph (2)(c), “shot firing charges” means charges used in shot firing operations; and

(b) in paragraph (2)(h), “cap-sensitive” means an explosive which gives a positive result when tested in accordance with the Series 5(a) test of the Manual of Tests and Criteria, fourth edition(1) supporting the United Nations Recommendations.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 9 in operation at 1.12.2006, see reg. 1

(1)

ISBN 92-1-139087-7.