Regulations, 2008

L.N. 23 of 2008

EXPLOSIVES ORDINANCE

(CAP. 33)

Control of Fireworks and other Explosives (Amendment)

Regulations, 2008

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 22 of the Explosives

Ordinance, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Justice and Home

Affairs has made the following regulations>-

The title of these regulations is Control of Fireworks and other Title.

Explosives (Amendment) Regulations, 2008, and they shall be read and

construed as one with the Control of Fireworks and other Explosives S.L. 33.03.

Regulations, hereinafter referred to as the “principal regulations”.

Regulation 4 of the principal regulations shall be amended as Amends

regulation 4 of

the principal

regulations.

(a) in subregulation (2) thereof, paragraphs (b) and (c) shall

be substituted by the following>

(b) Category “B” - for assistants to persons holding

licence Category “A”<

(c) Category “C” - for persons who are authorised to

let off fireworks under the supervision of a person in

possession of a Category “A” licence< and”<

(b) immediately after paragraph (c) thereof, there shall be

inserted the following new paragraph>

“(d) Category “D” - for persons who are following a

course of study for the issue of a Category “B” licence>”<

(c) in subregulation (3) thereof, for the words “a course of

instruction on the subject” there shall be substituted the words “a

course of instruction on the subject which commences in the month

of October every year”< and

(d) immediately after subregulation (3) thereof, there shall

be added the following new subregulation>

“(3A) The Commissioner may issue a Category “D”

licence to all those who attend a course of instruction for the

issue of a Category “B” licence. This licence will permit its

holder, under the supervision of a Category “A” licensed

person, to assist in the manufacture of fireworks< this licence

will only be valid from the period when the person applies

for the same course of instruction until the person sits for the

end of the course examination.”.

In regulation 8 of the principal regulations, paragraphs (b) and

(c) shall be substituted by the following>

“(b) an admixture of chlorate of potash with phosphorus or

any chlorate in an admixture with phosphorus<

(c) nitro-glycerine gelignite, TNT or other similar high

explosive< or

(d) ammonium perchlorate.”.

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