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Regulation 5 Carriage of explosives in vehicles used to carry passengers for hire or reward

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(1)

No person shall carry explosives in a vehicle being used to carry passengers for hire or reward except in accordance with the conditions specified in paragraph (2).

(2)

The said conditions are:–

(a)

the only explosives carried by that person are any of the explosives specified in Parts I or II of Schedule 1, gunpowder or smokeless powder, or any mixture of them;

(b)

the maximum total quantity of explosives carried by that person does not exceed 2 kilograms;

(c)

the explosives are kept with that person and are kept properly packed;

(d)

all reasonable precautions are taken by that person for the prevention of accidents arising from the explosives.

(3)

For the purposes of this regulation, where explosives are being carried by a passenger the driver and operator of the vehicle shall not be treated as carrying them as well.