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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).”; and
(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),”; and
(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.”.