SCHEDULEAMENDMENTS TO THE MANUFACTURE AND STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2006
3
In regulation 5 (separation distances)—
a
for paragraph (2), substitute—
2
Paragraph (1) shall not apply to—
a
desensitised explosives; or
b
explosives which are stored under a licence granted by the Secretary of State in cases where—
i
the public hearing procedure was required pursuant to regulation 11(4); or
ii
that procedure was not required by virtue of regulation 11(5)(d) or (e).
b
in paragraph (3)—
i
for “sub-paragraph (b)”, substitute “sub-paragraphs (b) and (d)”;
ii
after sub-paragraph (a), insert—
aa
a combined total of 5 kilograms of shooters' powder and model rocket motors;
iii
after sub-paragraph (d), insert—
e
4 kilograms of explosive kept by a police force for operational purposes other than those referred to in sub-paragraph (d),
c
after paragraph (7), insert—
8
In this regulation, “model rocket motors” means explosive articles which—
a
are allocated the U.N. nos. 0186, 0272, 0349, 0351 or 0471;
b
are intended to be used for the propulsion of model rockets or similar articles; and
c
in respect of each individual explosive article, contain no more than 1 kilogram of explosive.