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Regulation 22

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(1)

No shot firer or person appointed to fire shots by fuse (as the case may be) shall permit more than one canister of explosives to be open at any one time for the charging of shot holes by him or (in the case of a shot firer) under his supervision.

(2)

No person shall charge a shot hole—

(a)

otherwise than with a complete cartridge or complete cartridges; or

(b)

with cartridges of different diameters or of explosives of different descriptions.

(3)

No person shall press any cartridge into a shot hole if it cannot be inserted without the use of force.

(4)

Any person charging a shot hole shall to the best of his judgment ensure that it is not overcharged having regard to the task to be performed.