EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES ACT 1883 (c. 3) EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES ACT 1883 (c. 3) Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below: Sch. 1 Pt. 1 words substituted by Crime and Policing Act 2026 Sch. 11 para. 4(2) Sch. 1 Pt. 1 words inserted by Crime and Policing Act 2026 Sch. 11 para. 4(3) 9. Section 2 (causing explosion likely to endanger life or property). EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES ACT 1883 (c. 3)