Regulation 13 Certificates of exemption
Subject to paragraph (2) of this regulation, the Executive may, by a certificate in writing, exempt any person, explosives, package or packagings, or any class of person, explosives, package or packagings, from all or any of the requirements or prohibitions imposed by these Regulations and any such exemption may be granted subject to conditions and to a time limit and may be revoked by a certificate in writing at any time.
The Executive shall not grant any such exemption unless, having regard to the circumstances of the case and in particular to—
the conditions, if any, which it proposes to attach to the exemption; and
any other requirements imposed by or under any enactment which apply to the case,
it is satisfied that neither the health and safety of persons who are likely to be affected by the exemption nor the security of the explosives will be prejudiced.
The Secretary of State having responsibility for defence may in the interests of national security exempt by a certificate in writing any:—
military explosive;
person engaged in the packaging of military explosive;
packagings used for military explosives;
class of any of the foregoing,
from all or any of the requirements or prohibitions imposed by these Regulations and any such exemption may be granted subject to conditions and to a time limit and may be revoked by a certificate in writing at any time.