# The Explosives Regulations 2014, Paragraph 16: Withdrawal notice


(1) The Executive may serve a withdrawal notice on a relevant economic operator in respect of a civil explosive if the Executive has reasonable grounds for believing that—
(a) the civil explosive has been made available on the market; and
(b) there is non-compliance.
(2) A withdrawal notice must prohibit the relevant economic operator from making the civil explosive available on the market without the consent of the Executive.
(3) A withdrawal notice may require the relevant economic operator to take action to alert end-users to any risk presented by the civil explosive.
(4) A withdrawal notice may require the relevant economic operator to keep the Executive informed of the whereabouts of any civil explosive referred to in the notice.
(5) A consent given by the Executive pursuant to a withdrawal notice may impose such conditions on the making available on the market as the Executive considers appropriate.
(6) Subject to sub-paragraph (7), the Executive may revoke or vary a withdrawal notice by serving a notification on the economic operator.
(7) The Executive may not vary a withdrawal notice so as to make it more restrictive for the economic operator or more onerous for the economic operator to comply.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1638/schedule/12/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/explosives-regulations-2014/schedule-12/paragraph-16
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