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The Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

S.R. 2006/425 · Made 19 October 2006 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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HEALTH AND SAFETY

Made 19th October 2006

To be laid before Parliament

Coming into operation 1st December 2006

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 17(1), (2), (4) and (5), 40(2) and (4), 53(1), 54(1) and 55(2) of, and paragraphs 1(1), (2) and (3), 6, 10, 13, 14(1), 15, 17 and 19 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978f1 as applied and modified by Article 53 of that Order. In accordance with Article 46 of that Order as so applied and modified he has consulted with the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland and such other bodies as appeared to him to be appropriate.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9); Article 47A was inserted by Article 3, and Article 2 was amended by Articles 4 and 8, of S.I. 1997/1774 (N.I. 16).

Contents

  1. Part I: INTRODUCTION
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Application
  5. Part II: SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
  6. 4Fire and explosion measures
  7. 5Separation distances
  8. 6Disposal of explosives and decontamination of explosive-contaminated items
  9. 7Employment of young persons
  10. 8Unauthorised access
  11. Part III: LICENSING AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
  12. 9Explosives not to be manufactured without a licence
  13. 10Explosives not to be stored without a licence or certificate of registration
  14. 11Grant of licences
  15. 12Public hearing
  16. 13Registration in relation to storage
  17. 14Refusal of licences, registration and draft licences
  18. 15Variation of licences and registration
  19. 16Revocation of licences and registration
  20. 17Further provisions concerning refusals, variations and revocations
  21. 18Transfer of licences and registration
  22. 19Fees
  23. 20Death, incapacity or bankruptcy
  24. 21Register and retention of documents
  25. 22Defences
  26. Part IV: PROHIBITIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN EXPLOSIVES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
  27. 23Prohibition concerning the manufacture and storage of certain explosives
  28. 24Prohibition concerning the acquisition and supply of fireworks
  29. 24AInformation as to net mass of pyrotechnic articles
  30. 25Power to grant exemptions
  31. 26Savings and transitional provisions
  32. 27Repeals, revocations and amendments
  33. Signature
  34. Schedule 1: SEPARATION DISTANCES
  35. 1Paragraph 1
  36. 2Paragraph 2
  37. 3Paragraph 3
  38. 4Paragraph 4
  39. 5Paragraph 5
  40. 6Paragraph 6
  41. Schedule 2: EXCEPTIONS
  42. 1Part 1
  43. 2Part 2
  44. Schedule 3QUANTITY OF HAZARD TYPE 4 PYROTECHNIC ARTICLES IN SALES AREAS
  45. Schedule 4FEES
  46. Schedule 5: REGISTER
  47. 1Paragraph 1
  48. 2Paragraph 2
  49. 3Paragraph 3
  50. 4Paragraph 4
  51. 5Paragraph 5
  52. 6Paragraph 6
  53. 6AParagraph 6A
  54. 7Paragraph 7
  55. Schedule 6: AMENDMENTS
  56. Part 1: AMENDMENTS TO PRIMARY LEGISLATION
  57. 1Explosives Act 1875
  58. 2Merchant Shipping Act 1894
  59. 3Uniformity of Laws Act (Northern Ireland) 1922
  60. 4Celluloid and Cinematograph Film Act 1922
  61. 5Petroleum (Consolidation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929
  62. 6Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act 1946
  63. 7Financial Provisions Act (Northern Ireland) 1968
  64. 8Explosives Act (Northern Ireland) 1970
  65. 9Northern Ireland (Modification of Enactments — No. 1) Order 1973
  66. 10Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976
  67. 11Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978
  68. 12Pollution Control and Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 1978
  69. 13Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1979
  70. 14Environmental Protection Act 1990
  71. 15Merchant Shipping Act 1995
  72. 16Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997
  73. Part 2: AMENDMENTS TO SECONDARY LEGISLATION
  74. 17The Factory and Workshop Act 1901, use of locomotives and wagons on lines and sidings, Regulations 1906
  75. 18Order in Council No. 30 dated 2nd February 1937
  76. 19The Miscellaneous Mines (Explosives) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1970
  77. 20The Explosives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1970
  78. 21The Clean Air (Emission of Dark Smoke) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1981
  79. 22The Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991
  80. 23The Classification and Labelling of Explosives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991
  81. 24The Planning (Hazardous Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993
  82. 25The Placing on the Market and Supervision of Transfers of Explosives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993
  83. 26The Toys (Safety) Regulations 1995
  84. 27The Explosives in Harbour Areas Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995
  85. 28The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997
  86. 29The Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
  87. 30The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
  88. 31The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000
  89. 32The Explosive Substances (Hazard Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000
  90. 33The Explosives (Fireworks) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002
  91. 34The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002
  92. 35The Weighing Equipment (Automatic Gravimetric Filling Instruments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
  93. 36The Carriage of Explosives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006
  94. 37The Quarries (Explosives) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006
  95. Schedule 7: REPEALS AND REVOCATIONS
  96. 1REPEALS
  97. 2REVOCATIONS
  98. Explanatory note