Section 23 Precautions against unauthorised access
United Kingdom
F1The occupier of every premises at which gunpowder is manufactured or stored shall take all due precaution for preventing unauthorised persons having access to the premises or to the gunpowder therein.
In the event of any breach (by any act or default) of subsection (1), the occupier shall be guilty of an offence.
In this section, “premises” has the meaning given in section 53 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
F2In this section, “premises” has the meaning given by Article 2(2) of the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
S. 23 repealed (E.W.S) (1.10.2014) by The Explosives Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1638), reg. 1(1), Sch. 13 para. 1(2), Sch. 14 Pt. 1
- F2
S. 23 substituted (N.I.) (1.12.2006) by The Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/425), reg. 1, Sch. 6 para. 1(2) (with reg. 26)