{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/quarries-explosives-regulations-1988/regulation-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/quarries-explosives-regulations-1988/regulation-9.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1930",
  "legislation_title": "The Quarries (Explosives) Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/quarries-explosives-regulations-1988",
  "path": "regulation/9",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Exploders",
  "text": "(1) The manager shall ensure that no exploder is used at a quarry unless it is one which can only be operated by means of a removable handle or key.\n(2) A shotfirer at a quarry who is to fire a shot or supervise the firing of a shot shall—\n(a) not place the removable handle or key in position in the exploder until he is about to use the exploder to test the circuit or fire a shot;\n(b) withdraw the removable handle or key from the exploder immediately after the operation of the exploder or an unsatisfactory test on the firing circuit; and\n(c) keep the removable handle or key in his personal possession throughout his period of duty.\n(3) The manager shall ensure that all duplicate removable handles and keys are kept in a secure place.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1930/regulation/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:55:25.047948+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."
}