Packing of Explosives For Conveyance Rules, 1955.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: —(1) These Rules may be cited as the Packing of Explosives for Conveyance Rules, 1955.
(2) These Rules shall come into operation on the first day of April, 1955.
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paragraphs: The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to these rules.
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paragraphs: —(1) In these Rules—
" authorised explosive " means any explosive for the time being authorised under the Explosives Act, 1875, to be manufactured for general sale or to be imported for general sale whether with or without a licence ;
" Government inspector " means an inspector appointed under and for the purposes of the Explosives Act, 1875 ;
" inner package " means a substantial case, bag, canister or other receptacle, so made and closed as to prevent any explosive from escaping ;
" outer package " means a box, barrel, case or cylinder of wood, metal or other solid material, of such strength, construction and character that it will not be broken or accidentally opened, nor become defective or insecure whilst being conveyed, and will not allow any explosive to escape ;
" propellant " means an authorised explosive comprised in Class 3 adapted and intended exclusively for use as a propelling charge in cannon or small arms.
(2) In these Rules any reference to a class of explosive or to a division of a class, either generally or to a class or division particularly numbered, shall be construed as a reference to a class or division, or to a class or division so numbered, into which explosives have been classified by any Order made under section 106 of the Explosives Act, 1875, and for the time being in force.
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paragraphs: The interior of every outer and inner package shall be clean and free from grit.
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paragraphs: Iron or steel shall not be used in the construction of any outer or inner package unless it is so covered as to prevent it being or becoming exposed :
Provided that this Rule shall not apply to the packing of explosives comprised in Division 1 of Class 6 or in Division 2 of Class 7.
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paragraphs: No outer or inner package shall—
(a) contain more than one explosive ;
(b) contain any other article or substance except for the purpose of packing in accordance with these Rules :
Provided that there may be packed in the same outer package—
(i) an inner package containing a propellant and an inner package containing a different propellant or gunpowder ; or
(ii) an inner package containing an explosive comprised in Division 1 of Class 6 and any article or substance which is not of an inflammable or explosive nature or liable to cause fire or explosion.
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paragraphs: Nothing in these Rules shall be deemed to prohibit the use of an inner or outer package in addition to those required to be used by these Rules :
Provided that no such additional package shall be used if it is of a description or type which has been prohibited in writing by a Government inspector from being used for the purpose.
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paragraphs: An authorised explosive comprised in the class and division, if any, or of the name or description specified in the first column of the Schedule to these Rules shall be packed in accordance with the method specified opposite thereto in the second column of the said Schedule, and the amount of such explosive packed in any one outer package and into any one inner package shall not exceed the quantity, if any, specified opposite thereto in the third and fourth columns of the said Schedule respectively.
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paragraphs: The following explosives, that is to say :—
(a) any explosive other than an authorised explosive,
(b) any explosive comprised in Division 1 of Class 5 which is of such a character that it cannot be packed in a thoroughly wet condition,
(c) any explosive comprised in Division 2 of Class 5, other than barium tri-nitro-resorcinate, lead di-nitro-resorcinate, lead tri-nitro-resorcinate and tetrazene, and
(d) fuseheads comprised in Division 2 of Class 6,
shall be packed in accordance with such method as a Government inspector may in writing have required with respect to that explosive, and any conditions with respect to the packing which a Government inspector deems necessary to meet the special requirements of the case may be imposed by him and shall be complied with.
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paragraphs: —(1) On the outside of the outermost package there shall be displayed in conspicuous characters by means of a brand or securely attached label or other method the following marking, that is to say, the word " Explosive," the name of the explosive, the number of the class and division, if any, in which it is comprised and the name of the manufacturer or sender :
Provided that—
(a) in the case of cartridges or charges for cannon, shells, mines, blasting or other like purpose which do not contain their own means of ignition, the marking displayed shall be that which would be required for the explosive therein if it were not made up as such cartridge or charge ;
(b) in the case of safety fuze or gunpowder, the word " Explosive " and the number of the class and division may be omitted.
(2) In addition to the markings required by paragraph (1) of this Rule to be displayed, there shall be displayed in the same manner the following markings, that is to say —
(a) in the case of explosives comprised in Class 3 or 4, the date of manufacture or issue from the factory or such sign indicating either date as may be approved by a Government inspector ;
(b) in the case of explosives comprised in Division 1 of Class 6, other than safety fuze, the words " Not liable to explode in bulk."
(3) Where more than one explosive is contained in the same outer package, there shall be a separate marking displayed in respect of each explosive.
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paragraphs: Exemption from any provision of these Rules may be granted by special authority, and any such authority may be granted on such conditions as it is, in the opinion of a Government inspector, necessary to impose in the circumstances, and any conditions so imposed shall be complied with.
In this Rule, " special authority " means a written authority given by a Government inspector in any special case.
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paragraphs: The Orders relating to the Packing of Explosives for Conveyance which were made on 10th June, 1904, and 18th March, 1911, are hereby repealed.