# The Control of Explosives Regulations 1991, Regulation 8: Transfer of explosives


No person shall transfer any explosive to another unless he is satisfied that–
(a) the transferee has an explosives certificate certifying him to be a fit person to acquire that explosive;
(b) the explosive is for immediate export to a transferee resident outside the United Kingdom and any licence relating to the transfer under the Import, Export and Customs Powers (Defence) Act 1939 has been granted;
(c) the explosive is for immediate transport to Northern Ireland and the transferee has police consent under regulation 11(1) of the Explosives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1970;
(d) the explosive is for transport to an offshore installation in controlled waters as both those terms are defined in section 1(4) of the Mineral Workings (Offshore Installations) Act 1971; or
(e) the transferee is a person specified in regulation 3(3) or (4).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1531/regulation/n8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-explosives-regulations-1991/regulation-n8
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