{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/explosive-substances-act-1883/section-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/explosive-substances-act-1883/section-9.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/46-47/3",
  "legislation_title": "Explosive Substances Act 1883",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/explosive-substances-act-1883",
  "path": "section/9",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Definitions, and application to Scotland.",
  "text": "(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—\nThe expression “explosive substance” shall be deemed to include any materials for making any explosive substance; also any apparatus, machine, implement, or materials used, or intended to be used, or adapted for causing, or aiding in causing, any explosion in or with any explosive substance; also any part of any such apparatus, machine, or implement.\nThe expression “Attorney General” means Her Majesty’s Attorney General for England or Ireland, as the case may be . . ..\n(2) In the application of this Act to Scotland the following modifications shall be made—\nSection 7(1) shall be omitted.\nThe expression “Attorney General” shall be deemed to mean the Lord Advocate, and in case of his inability or of a vacancy in the office, Her Majesty’s Solicitor General for Scotland.\nThe expression “magistrates' court” shall be deemed to mean the sheriff court.\nThe expression “felony” shall be deemed to mean a high crime and offence.\nThe expression “recognizance” shall be deemed to mean juratory caution.\nThe expression “justice” shall include sheriff principal and sheriff.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 9(1) repealed (30.9.1997) by 1997 c. 60, s. 3(2)(3), Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Paragraph inserted by Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53, SIF 37), s. 63(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 9(2) substituted (1.4.2005) by Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), s. 110(1), Sch. 8 para. 57; S.I. 2005/910, art. 3(y)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words substituted by virtue of Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (c. 58), s. 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Reference to Attorney General for Ireland to be construed as reference to Attorney General for Northern Ireland: S.R. & O. 1921/1802 (Rev. XVI, p. 954: 1921, p. 1332), art. 2(2) and Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36), s. 10"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/46-47/3/section/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:40:39.170711+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}