Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Power to grant exemption from provisions of Pt. I (except ss. 30–32) and Pt. II conferred by S.I. 1979/1378, art. 2
Gunpowder shall not be hawked, sold, or exposed for sale upon any [F1highway, street, public thoroughfare, or][F1road or in any] public place.
If any gunpowder is hawked, sold, or exposed for sale in contravention of this section—
(1)The person hawking, selling, or exposing for sale the same, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding [F2£2] ; and
(2)All or any part of the gunpowder which is so hawked or exposed for sale, or is found in the possession of any person convicted under this section, may be forfeited.
Textual Amendments
F1Words “road or in any”substituted (S.) for words “highway, street, public thoroughfare, or” by Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54, SIF 108), s. 156(1), Sch. 9 para. 7(3)
F2Words substituted by virtue of Decimal Currency Act 1969 (c. 19), s. 10(1)
Gunpowder shall not be sold to [F3any person apparently under the age of sixteen] years; and any person selling gunpowder in contravention of this section [F4shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale]
Textual Amendments
F3Words substituted by Explosives (Age of Purchase etc.) Act 1976 (c. 19), s. 10(1)
F4Words substituted by Consumer Protection Act 1987 (c. 43, SIF 109:1), ss. 41(2), 47(1)(2), 48, Sch. 4 para. 1
All gunpowder exceeding [F5500 grams] in weight, when publicly exposed for sale or sold, shall be in a substantial case, bag, canister, or other receptacle made and closed so as to prevent the gunpowder from escaping, and (except when the same is sold to any person employed by or on the property occupied by the vendor for immediate use in the service of the vendor or on such property,) the outermost receptacle containing such gunpowder shall have affixed the word “gunpowder” in conspicuous characters by means of a brand or securely attached label, or other mark.
If any gunpowder is sold or exposed for sale in contravention of this section—
1.The person selling or exposing for sale the same shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding [F6£2] ; and
2.All or any part of the gunpowder so exposed for sale may be forfeited.
Textual Amendments
F5Words substituted by S.I. 1984/510, reg. 2, Sch. 1
F6Words substituted by virtue of Decimal Currency Act 1969 (c. 19), s. 10(1)