32 Sale of gunpowder to be in closed packages labelled.U.K.
All gunpowder exceeding [F1500 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 [F2£2] ; and
2.All or any part of the gunpowder so exposed for sale may be forfeited.
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by S.I. 1984/510, reg. 2, Sch. 1
F2Words substituted by virtue of Decimal Currency Act 1969 (c. 19), s. 10(1)