Explosives Act, 1884

Bare Act · 1884

An Act to regulate the manufacture, possession, use, sale, 2 [transport, import and export] of explosives.

In the syllabus of: Andhra Pradesh APO · MP APO · Odisha APO · Tamil Nadu APO · Telangana APO · UP APO

Act number: 4 of 1884
Enacted: 26 February 1884
Contents: 29 sections

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Section 1 – Short title
Section 2 – Commencement
Section 3 – Repealed
Section 4 – Definitions
Section 5 – Power to make rules as to licensing of the manufacture, possession, use, sale, transport and import and Export of explosives
Section 5A – Persons already in business in respect of certain explosives to carry on such business without licence for a certain period (preview)
Section 6 – Power for Central Government to prohibit the manufacture, possession or importation of specially dangerous explosives (preview)
Section 6A – Prohibition of manufacture, possession, sale or transport of explosives by young persons and certain other persons (preview)
Section 6B – Grant of licences (preview)
Section 6C – Refusal of licences (preview)
Section 6D – Licensing authority competent to impose conditions in addition to prescribed conditions (preview)
Section 6E – Variation, suspension and revocation of licences (preview)
Section 6F – Appeals (preview)
Section 7 – Power to make rules conferring powers of inspection, search, seizure, detention and removal (preview)
Section 8 – Notice of accidents (preview)
Section 9 – Inquiry into accidents (preview)
Section 9A – Inquiry into more serious accidents (preview)
Section 9B – Punishment for certain offences (preview)
Section 9C – Offences by companies (preview)
Section 10 – Forfeiture of explosives (preview)
Section 11 – Distress of aircraft or vessel (preview)
Section 12 – Abetment and attempts (preview)
Section 13 – Power to arrest without warrant persons committing dangerous offences (preview)
Section 14 – Saving and power to exempt (preview)
Section 15 – Saving of Arms Act, 1959 (preview)
Section 16 – Saving as to liability under other law (preview)
Section 17 – Extension of definition of “explosive” to other explosive substances (preview)
Section 17A – Power to delegate (preview)
Section 18 – Procedure for making, publication and confirmation of rules (preview)

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