Identification and Traceability of Explosives for Civil Uses

L.N. 150 of 2012

EXPLOSIVES ORDINANCE

(CAP. 33)

Identification and Traceability of Explosives for Civil Uses

(Amendment) Regulations, 2012

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 22 of the

Explosives Ordinance, the Minister responsible for Justice and Home

Affairs has made the following regulations:-

(1)

The title of these regulations is the Identification

and Traceability of Explosives for Civil Uses (Amendment)

Regulations, 2012 and these regulations shall be read and construed

as one with the Identification and Traceability of Explosives for Civil

Uses Regulations, hereinafter referred to as "the principal

regulations".

(2) The scope of these regulations is to transpose Directive

2012/4/EU of 22 February 2012 amending Directive 2008/43/EC

setting up, pursuant to Council Directive 93/15/EEC, a system for the

identification and traceability of explosives for civil uses.

(3) The regulations shall come into force on the 5th April,

2013

Provided that the provisions necessary to comply with

regulation 4(6) and regulations 14 and 15 of the principal regulations

shall come into force on the 5th April, 2015.

Regulation 2 shall be amended as follows

(a) in regulation 2(2)(c) of the principal regulations for the

words "ammunitions." there shall be substituted the words

"ammunitions:" and immediately thereafter there shall be added the

following new paragraphs

"(d)

fuses, which are cord-like non-detonating igniting

devices;

(e)

safety fuses, which consist of a core of fine grained

black powder surrounded by a flexible woven fabric with one or

more protective outer coverings and which, when ignited, burn

at a predetermined rate without any external explosive effect;

(f)

cap-type primers, which consist of a metal or

plastic cap containing a small amount of primary explosive

mixture that is readily ignited by impact and which serve as

igniting elements in small arms cartridges or in percussion

primers for propelling charges.";

Regulation 8 of the principal regulations shall be Substitutes

regulation 8 of

substituted by the following

the principal

regulations.

For

plain

detonators

the

unique

identification shall consist of an adhesive label or

direct printing or stamping on the detonator shell. An

associated label shall be placed on each case of

detonators. In addition, undertakings may use a

passive inert electronic tag attached to each detonator,

and an associated tag for each case of detonators.".

4. Regulation 10 of the principal regulations shall be Substitutes

regulation 10 of

substituted by the following

the principal

regulations.

For primers other than those referred to in

regulation 2 and for boosters the unique identification

shall consist of an adhesive label or direct printing on

such primers and boosters. An associated label shall be

placed on each case of such primers and boosters. In

addition, undertakings may use a passive inert

electronic tag attached to each such primer and

booster, and an associated tag for each case of such

primers and boosters.".

5. Regulation 11 of the principal regulations shall be Substitutes

regulation 11 of

substituted by the following

the principal

regulations.

For

detonating

cords

the

unique

identification shall consist of an adhesive label or

direct printing on the bobbin. The unique

identification will be marked every 5 meters on either

the external envelope of the cord or the plastic

extruded inner layer immediately under the exterior

fibre of the cord. An associated label shall be placed

on each case of detonating cord. In addition,

undertakings may use a passive inert electronic tag

inserted within the cord, and an associated tag for each

case of cord.".

6. Paragraph 3 of the Schedule to the principle regulations Amends the

Schedule to the

shall be substituted by the following

principal

regulations.

"3.

(a) For articles too small to affix the information

under paragraph 1(b)(i) and (ii) and paragraph 2 or where it is

technically impossible due to their shape or design to affix a

unique identification, a unique identification shall be affixed on

each smallest packaging unit.

(b)

Each smallest packaging unit shall be closed

with a seal.

(c) Each plain detonator or booster falling under

the exemption set out in the second paragraph shall be marked

in a durable way so as to ensure that it is clearly legible with the

information under paragraph 1(b)(i) and (ii). The number of

plain detonators and boosters contained shall be printed on the

smallest packaging unit.

(d) Each detonating cord falling under the

exemption set out in the second paragraph shall be marked with

the unique identification on the reel or spool and, where

applicable, on the smallest packaging unit.".

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