May 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1443

Regulations under the Explosives Acts.

PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twenty-fourth day of April, 1907.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE W. HALL-JONES PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by “The Explosives Act, 1882,” “The Explosives Act Amendment Act, 1897,” and “The Sale of Explosives Act, 1906,” and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby revoke, as on and from the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and seven, all Orders in Council made under any of the above-recited Acts, and in lieu thereof doth order that on and after the said first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and seven, the following regulations shall take effect:—

REGULATIONS.

1. In these regulations, if not inconsistent with the context,—

“Explosives Acts” means “The Explosives Act, 1882,” and the amendments thereof, including “The Sale of Explosives Act, 1906”:

The term “explosives” or “any explosive” means and includes “explosives” as defined by the Explosives Acts, or by any Order in Council issued thereunder:

“Danger building” means and includes any magazine, store, or building in which explosives as herein defined are manufactured, kept, or stored:

“The Minister” means the Minister of Customs, and includes any member of the Executive Council acting for and in the absence of such Minister, or appointed to have charge of the administration of “The Explosives Act, 1882”:

“Importer” means the person by whom or on whose behalf explosives are imported or attempted to be imported into New Zealand, and includes the importer’s agent:

“Inspector” or “Inspector of Explosives” means any officer or Inspector appointed under “The Explosives Act, 1882,” or “The Explosives Act Amendment Act, 1897,” for the inspection or testing of explosives:

“Restricted explosive” means an explosive which can only be sold under a license:

“Lighter” means any vessel or boat engaged in carrying explosives from any ship or magazine.

PART I.—Importation and Description of Explosives.

1. For the purposes of the Explosives Acts and these regulations the explosives specified in the First Schedule hereto are classified, divided, and defined as therein mentioned: Provided that in every case where any explosive falls within more classes than one it shall be deemed to belong to the highest-numbered of such classes.

2. Every Inspector may exercise his functions and powers throughout the colony.

3. Without limiting the operation of the last preceding clause hereof, the Minister may assign specific ports or localities in which Inspectors shall act.

4. The succeeding clauses of these regulations shall not apply to such explosives as are imported by the Government of New Zealand, or as are defined under Division I of Class 6 of the First Schedule hereto.

5. No explosives shall be imported into New Zealand unless the same are, to the satisfaction of an Inspector, safely and securely packed in suitable cases or packages which are clearly marked with the true name and weight of the explosives contained therein.

6. All explosives the composition, quality, grade, and character whereof are not, in the opinion of an Inspector, in accordance with the First Schedule hereto, and also all explosives which have been condemned by any competent authority outside New Zealand or by an Inspector in New Zealand, or which, in the opinion of an Inspector, are not safely and securely packed in suitable cases or packages, are hereby declared to be too dangerous for use, and the importation, storage, transport, or sale thereof in New Zealand is hereby prohibited and declared to be unlawful.

7. No explosive shall be imported into New Zealand unless it has been passed by an Inspector; and no Inspector shall pass any explosive which is not imported in accordance with these regulations.

8. Every importer of explosives shall, not later than fourteen days before their expected arrival, furnish to the Inspector at or nearest to the port of arrival, and also to the chief officer of Customs thereat, an importation notice in the form prescribed in the Second Schedule hereto, and containing the particulars therein indicated.

9. The importer shall not convey any explosive, or cause any explosive to be conveyed, from the ship in which such explosive reaches New Zealand to any place other than the place named in the importation notice.

10. The importer shall not convey in any ship, or cause to be conveyed in any ship, for the purpose of importation into New Zealand, or import or attempt to import into New Zealand, any explosives other than those specified in the importation notice, or any quantity of explosives greater than the quantity specified in the importation notice.

11. No master, owner, or agent of any ship shall convey any explosive, or cause or suffer the same to be conveyed, from the ship in which it reaches New Zealand to any other ship or boat until permission in writing from an Inspector has been granted for such conveyance.

12. Every importer of explosives shall, for the purpose of examination or testing, open or cause to be opened at the request of an Inspector or any officer of Customs any case or package containing explosives, and shall deliver or cause to be delivered to any such Inspector or officer, without payment, samples of such explosives, in such quantity as such Inspector or officer may deem necessary, and shall at once and without delay fasten or cause to be fastened safely and securely any case or package which may be so opened.

13. Any explosive which is imported or attempted to be imported into New Zealand in breach of these regulations, or which has been condemned by an Inspector, may, at the cost in all things of the importer, be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as the Minister directs.

14. Any person who has brought or caused to be brought any explosive by ship into any port or place in New Zealand, whether such explosive has been landed or not from such ship, or is transshipped or intended for transhipment, shall be deemed to have imported such explosive into New Zealand.

15. Explosives brought into New Zealand and intended for transhipment may be temporarily stored in any hulk or magazine approved by an Inspector, and under such conditions as he may deem necessary for public safety.

16. No explosive shall be cleared at the Customhouse without an order from an Inspector.

17. Any person committing a breach of any of the foregoing regulations is liable to a penalty not exceeding £50.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

CLASSIFICATION AND DEFINITION OF EXPLOSIVES.

NOTE 1.—By “explosive containing its own means of ignition” is meant an explosive having an arrangement, whether attached thereto or forming part thereof, which is adapted to explode or fire the explosive by friction or percussion.

NOTE 2.—The explosives specified in this Schedule falling under Classes 2, 3, 4, and 5, and Divisions 2 and 3 of Class 6 shall be termed “restricted explosives,” and shall not be sold without a license.

CLASS 1.—GUNPOWDER.

GUNPOWDER.—Consisting of a mixture of potassium-nitrate, carbon, and sulphur.

CLASS 2.—NITRATE-MIXTURE.

Parts by Weight.
Not more than Not less than
AMMONAL.—Consisting of—
Nitrate of ammonium .. .. 97 93
Metallic aluminium .. .. 6 4
Moisture .. .. 1 0

AMMONAL B.—Consisting of—
Nitrate of ammonium .. .. 96 93
Metallic aluminium .. .. 3·5 2·5
Charcoal .. .. 3 2
Moisture .. .. 1 0

RIPPING-AMMONAL.—Consisting of—
Nitrate of ammonium .. .. 87 84
Metallic aluminium .. .. 9 7
Charcoal .. .. 3 2
Bichromate of potassium .. .. 5 3
Moisture .. .. 1 0

BOBBINITE.—Consisting of a mechanical mixture of nitrate of potassium, charcoal, sulphur, sulphate of ammonia, and sulphate of copper.

CHILWORTH SPECIAL POWDER.—Consisting of a mechanical mixture of nitrate of potassium, nitrate of ammonia, and charcoal, with or without the addition of sulphur.