# The Control of Explosives Regulations 1991, Regulation 7: Acquisition and keeping of explosives


(1) No person shall acquire any explosives unless–
(a) he has a valid explosives certificate certifying him to be a fit person to acquire explosives; and
(b) he acquires no more explosives than any quantity referred to in the explosives certificate; and
(c) where the explosives certificate specifies the description of explosives which he is a fit person to acquire, he acquires only explosives of that description; and
(d) where the explosives certificate specifies purposes for which he is a fit person to acquire explosives, he acquires them only for those purposes.
(2) No person shall keep any explosives unless he–
(a) has a valid explosives certificate certifying him to be a fit person to keep explosives; and
(b) keeps no more explosives than the quantity referred to in the explosives certificate; and
(c) where the explosives certificate specifies the description of explosives which he is a fit person to keep, keeps only explosives of that description; and
(d) keeps them at any place specified in the explosives certificate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1531/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-explosives-regulations-1991/regulation-7
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