Regulation 2
SCHEDULE 1AMENDMENTS TO PROVISIONS
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provisions to be amended | Subject-matter of measurement | Present measurement | Substituted measurement |
| EXPLOSIVES ACT 1875 | |||
| Parts I , II and III | |||
| Section 5: (proviso (1)) | Maximum amount of gunpowder to which the section does not apply, if kept for private use and not for sale | thirty pounds | 15 kilograms |
| Section 7 | Area for service of notice on local and harbour authorities | one mile | 1.6 kilometres |
| Section 16(3) | Maximum amount of gunpowder to be kept in certain stores | two tons | 2,000 kilograms |
| Section 17: General Rule No. (5) | Amount of gunpowder below which stores need not have a lightning conductor | one thousand pounds | 500 kilograms |
| Section 22: General Rule No. (2)(a) | Maximum amount of gunpowder allowed in certain registered premises | two hundred pounds | 100 kilograms |
| Section 22: General Rule No. (2)(b) | Maximum amount of gunpowder allowed in other registered premises— | fifty pounds | 25 kilograms |
| but if in fire-proof safe | one hundred pounds | 50 kilograms | |
| Section 22: General Rule No. (5) | Amount above which gunpowder shall be kept in a substantial receptacle | one pound | 500 grams |
| Section 24 | Designated area deemed to be part of a building | twenty yards | 20 metres |
| Additional quantity of gunpowder allowed in a factory under certain conditions | ten hundred weight | 500 kilograms | |
| Section 32 | Amount above which gunpowder shall be sold in a substantial receptacle | one pound | 500 grams |
| Section 46: regulation (1) | Maximum amount of gunpowder allowed in cartridge filling room | five pounds | 2 kilograms |
| Section 47: regulation (1) | Maximum amount of gunpowder allowed in certain workshops | one hundred pounds | 50 kilograms |
| Section 48: paragraph (a) | Maximum amount of explosive allowed in small firework factory | one hundred pounds | 50 kilograms |
| Section 48: paragraph (b) | Maximum amount of manufactured fireworks allowed in small firework factory | five hundred pounds | 250 kilograms |
| Section 48: paragraph (c) | Maximum amount of coloured fires or stars allowed in small firework factory | twenty-five pounds | 12 kilograms |
| Section 63 | Amount of gunpowder above which a related accident is notifiable in certain cases | half a ton | 500 kilograms |
| First Schedule: Part One | |||
| Regulation (1) | Maximum quantity of gunpowder allowed under mill stones in certain circumstances at one time | fifty pounds | 25 kilograms |
| sixty pounds | 30 kilograms | ||
| Regulation (2) | Maximum quantity of gunpowder allowed to under press at one time | ten hundred weight | 500 kilograms |
| Regulation (3) | Maximum quantity of gunpowder allowed to be granulated at one time | twelve hundred weight | 600 kilograms |
| Regulation (4) | Maximum quantity of gunpowder allowed to be dried at one time | fifty hundred weight | 2,500 kilograms |
| Regulation (5) | Minimum distance between press houses etc. and expense magazines | forty yards | 35 metres |
| Regulation (6) | Minimum distance between mill and factory magazine | one hundred and forty yards | 125 metres |
| Regulation (7) | Minimum distance for charcoal from a mill, press or magazine | 20 yards | 20 metres |
| First Schedule : Part Two | |||
| Regulation (2) | Maximum amount of gunpowder allowed in a well constructed store | four thousand pounds | 2,000 kilograms |
| Maximum amount of gunpowder allowed in other stores | three hundred pounds | 150 kilograms | |
| Regulation (3) | Amount of gunpowder in certain stores | three hundred pounds | 150 kilograms |
| Distance within which store shall be from mine, quarry, etc. | two hundred yards | 180 metres | |
| Minimum distance from house of store | two hundred yards | 180 metres | |
| Regulation (5) | Amount of gunpowder in certain stores | three hundred pounds | 150 kilograms |
| Distance within which store shall be from mine, quarry etc. | two hundred yards | 180 metres | |
| Minimum distance from house of store | two hundred yards | 180 metres | |
| Regulation (6) | Minimum distance from the City of London or Westminster of store | three miles | 5 kilometres |
| Minimum distance from borough or market town of store | one mile | 1.6 kilometres | |
| Minimum distance from Royal residence of store | two miles | 3 kilometres | |
| Minimum distance from Crown magazine of store | two miles | 3 kilometres | |
| Minimum distance from parish church of store | half a mile | 800 metres | |
| Order in Council (No. 1) Classifying Explosives (1) | |||
| Class 7 (proviso) | Maximum quantity of coloured fire composition in deemed “manufactured firework” | one pound | 500 grams |
| Order in Council (No. 3) relating to Magazines for Explosives other than Gunpowder, whether with or without Gunpowder (2) | |||
| Part II | Maximum amount of gunpowder allowed in cartridge filling room (all references) | 5 lbs. | 2 kilograms |
| Maximum amount of other explosive allowed in cartridge filling room | 5 lbs. | 2 kilograms | |
| Part III | Maximum amount of gunpowder allowed in workshop (all references) | 100 lbs. | 50 kilograms |
| Maximum amount of other explosive allowed in workshop | 100 lbs.(3) | 50 kilograms | |
| Order in Council (No. 4) relating to Small Firework Factories (4) | |||
| Part II | |||
| Preamble: paragraph 3 | Maximum amount of gunpowder to be kept in stores | two tons | 2,000 kilograms |
| Article 4 | Minimum distance of danger building from other buildings | 25 yards | 25 metres |
| Provisos to Article 4 | Reduced distance for screened and protected building | 12 yards | 12 metres |
| Exception for certain magazines | 25 yards | 25 metres | |
| Article 6 | Distance, greater than which, a factory of Division A shall be from— | ||
| works of Class 1 | 25 yards | 25 metres | |
| works of Class 2 | 50 yards | 50 metres | |
| works of Class 3 | ¼ mile | 400 metres | |
| Royal residences | ½ mile | 800 metres | |
| Distance, greater than which, a factory of Division B shall be from— | |||
| works of Class 1 | 50 yards | 50 metres | |
| works of Class 2 | 100 yards | 100 metres | |
| works of Class 3 | ½ mile | 800 metres | |
| Royal residences | 1 mile | 1.6 kilometres | |
| Article 7 | Maximum quantities in a factory of Division A of— | ||
| explosives | 50 lbs. | 25 kilograms | |
| coloured fires or stars | 25 lbs. | 12 kilograms | |
| manufactured fireworks | 150 lbs. | 75 kilograms | |
| Maximum quantities in a factory of Division B of— | |||
| explosives | 100 lbs. | 50 kilograms | |
| coloured fires or stars | 25 lbs. | 12 kilograms | |
| manufactured fireworks | 500 lbs. | 250 kilograms | |
| Part III | |||
| General Rule No. 6 | Minimum distance between fire and danger building | 25 yards | 25 metres |
| Reduced distance for screened and protected building | 12 yards | 12 metres | |
| General Rule No. 20 | Maximum quantities in a danger building of— | ||
| explosives | 25 lbs. | 12 kilograms | |
| manufactured fireworks | 50 lbs. | 25 kilograms | |
| manufactured fireworks during packing | 100 lbs. | 50 kilograms | |
| Order in Council (No. 6) relating to Stores Licensed for Mixed Explosives (5) | |||
| Part I | |||
| Preamble: paragraph 3 | Maximum amount of gunpowder to be kept in stores | two tons | 2,000 kilograms |
| Article 3(2)(a) | Distance in excess of which store of Division A shall be from— | ||
| works of Class 1 | 75 feet | 23 metres | |
| works of Class 2 | 85 feet | 26 metres | |
| Article 3(2)(b) | Distance in excess of which store of Division B shall be from— | ||
| works of Class 1 | 75 feet | 23 metres | |
| works of Class 2 | 130 feet | 40 metres | |
| Article 3(2)(c) | Distance in excess of which store of Division C shall be from— | ||
| works of Class 1 | 146 feet | 45 metres | |
| works of Class 2 | 292 feet | 89 metres | |
| Article 3(2)(d) | Distance in excess of which store of Division D shall be from— | ||
| works of Class 1 | 230 feet | 70 metres | |
| works of Class 2 | 460 feet | 140 metres | |
| Article 3(2)(e) | Distance in excess of which store of Division E shall be from— | ||
| works of Class 1 | 352 feet | 110 metres | |
| works of Class 2 | 704 feet | 215 metres | |
| Proviso (i) to Article 3(2) | Exempted workshops not regarded as protected works— | ||
| maximum quantity of explosive | 100 lb. | 50 kilograms | |
| distance in excess of which the workshop is from store etc. | 75 feet | 23 metres | |
| Proviso (ii) to Article 3(2) | Railways not regarded as protected works— | ||
| minimum distance from store | 75 feet | 23 metres | |
| distance within which locomotive is from store | 150 feet | 46 metres | |
| Proviso (iii) to Article 3(2) | Minimum thickness of earth mound screening store | 3 feet | 1 metres |
| Article 3(4) | Maximum quantity permitted in Division A store— | ||
| (a) general explosive | 150 lb. | 75 kilograms | |
| (b) certain ammunition | 700 lb. | 320 kilograms | |
| Article 3(5) | Maximum quantity permitted in Division B store— | ||
| (a) general explosive | 300 lb. | 150 kilograms | |
| (b) certain ammunition | 4,000 lb. | 1,800 kilograms | |
| Article 3(6) | Maximum quantity permitted in Division C store— | ||
| (a) general explosive | 1,000 lb. | 450 kilograms | |
| (b) certain ammunition | 20,000 lb. | 9,000 kilograms | |
| Article 3(7) | Maximum quantity permitted in Division D store— | ||
| (a) general explosive | 2,000 lb. | 900 kilograms | |
| (b) certain ammunition | 20,000 lb. | 9,000 kilograms | |
| Article 3(8) | Maximum quantity permitted in Division E store— | ||
| (a) general explosive | 4,000 lb. | 1,800 kilograms | |
| (b) certain ammunition | 20,000 lb. | 9,000 kilograms | |
| Article 3(9) | Ratio of reduction in quantity of general explosive to | pound | kilogram |
| permitted additional quantity of fireworks | 4 lb. | 4 kilograms | |
| Article 5 | Distance between store and workshop | 75 feet(6) | 25 metres |
| Part III | Maximum amount of gunpowder allowed in cartridge filling room (all references) | 5 lbs. | 2 kilograms |
| Maximum amount of other explosive allowed in cartridge filling room | 5 lbs. | 2 kilograms | |
| Part IV | Maximum amount of gunpowder allowed in workshop (all references) | 100 lbs. | 50 kilograms |
| Maximum amount of other explosive allowed in workshop | 100 lb.(7) | 50 kilograms | |
| Order in Council (No. 9) relating to the Sale of Explosive (8) | |||
| Preamble | Amount above which gunpowder must be sold in a substantial receptacle | 1 lb. | 500 grams |
| Article 1 | Maximum amount of other explosive which may be sold if not in a substantial receptacle | 1 lb. | 500 grams |
| Proviso (a) to Article 1 | Maximum amount of gunpowder etc. in an amount of explosive of Class 6 Division 1 which may be sold if not in a substantial receptacle | 5 lbs. | 2 kilograms |
| Proviso (b) to Article 1 | Maximum amount of explosive of Class 7 Division 2 which may be sold if not in a substantial receptacle | 5 lbs. | 2 kilograms |
| Order in Council (No. 11) respecting Notice to be given of Accidents connected with the Conveyance of Explosives other than Gunpowder (9) | Amount of gunpowder above which a related accident is notifiable in certain cases | half a ton | 500 kilograms |
| Amount of other explosive above which a related accident is notifiable in certain cases | 200 lbs. | 100 kilograms | |
| Order in Council (No. 12 to replace No. 8) relating to the Keeping of Explosive for Private Use and not for Sale (10) | |||
| Preamble | Maximum amount of gunpowder for private use | 30 lbs. | 15 kilograms |
| Article (2)(a) | Maximum amount of gunpowder in small arms cartridges to which exception applies | five pounds | 2 kilograms |
| Article (2)(c) | Maximum amount of fireworks to which exception applies in certain cases | five pounds | 2 kilograms |
| Article (3)(a) | Maximum amount of explosive which may be specified in certificate | ten pounds | 5 kilograms |
| Schedule | Maximum amount of explosive specified in certificate | ten pounds | 5 kilograms |
| Order in Council (No. 16) repealing and consolidating the previous Orders relating to Premises registered for Mixed Explosives (11) | |||
| Part I | |||
| General Rule No. 2(5) | Amount above which certain explosives must be kept in closed bag or case | 1 lb. | 500 grams |
| Amount of certain explosives above which packages may not be opened on registered premises | 1 lb. | 500 grams | |
| Maximum amount of certain explosives which a package opened for immediate use may contain | 5 lbs. | 2 kilograms | |
| Part IV | Maximum amount of gunpowder in cartridge filling room (all references) | 5 lbs. | 2 kilograms |
| Maximum amount of small-arm nitro-compound in cartridge filling room | 5 lbs. | 2 kilograms | |
| Order in Council (No. 16A) varying the Order in Council (No. 16) of October 26 1896, relating to Premises registered for Mixed Explosives (12) | |||
| Preamble | Maximum quantity of fireworks, Mode A | 200 lbs. | 100 kilograms |
| Maximum quantity of fireworks, Mode B | 50 lbs. | 25 kilograms | |
| Article 1 | Maximum weight for “Shop Goods” Mines, Jack-in-the-boxes and Feu de Joie | 2 lbs. | 1 kilogram |
| Maximum weight for “Shop Goods” Maroons | 4 ozs. | 100 grams | |
| Maximum length for “Shop Goods” Chinese Crackers | 4 inches | 100 millimetres | |
| Article 2 | Ratio of “Shop Goods” to | two pounds (2 lbs.) | 2 kilograms |
| manufactured fireworks | one pound (1 lb.) | 1 kilogram | |
| Order in Council (No. 26) relating to Picric Acid, Picrates and Mixtures of Picric Acid with other Substances (13) | |||
| Article 2(b) | Maximum quantity of picric acid not deemed to be an explosive | 1 lb. | 500 grams |
| Order in Council (No. 27) (The Explosives (Di-nitro-phenol and Di-nitro-phenolate) Order 1927) | |||
| Article 2(c) | Maximum quantity of di-nitro-phenol to which the Order does not apply | 5 lb. | 2 kilograms |
| Order in Council (No. 28) (The Sale of Explosives Order 1928) (14) | |||
| Article 3 | Amount of explosive which must be exceeded in a certificate of a Chief Officer of Police | ten pounds | 5 kilograms |
| Order in Council (No. 30) prohibiting the Manufacture, Importation, Keeping, Conveyance or Sale of Acetylene when an Explosive as defined by the Order (15) | |||
| First provision | Pressure above which acetylene is deemed to be an explosive | nine pounds to the square inch | 620 millibars |
| Proviso (1)(a) | Maximum pressure of acetylene used in the production of organic compounds | {three hundred pounds per square inch | 21 bars |
| {twenty-two pounds per square inch | 1.5 bars | ||
| Proviso (1)(b) | Maximum pressure of acetylene in any other case | twenty-two pounds to the square inch | 1.5 bars |
| Order of Secretary of State (No. 5), dated March 28 1898, relating to Compressed Acetylene in Admixture with Oil-Gas (16) | Maximum pressure at which acetylene in admixture with oil-gas is deemed not to be an explosive | one hundred and fifty pounds to the square inch | 10 bars |
| Order of Secretary of State (No. 5A), dated September 29 1905, relating to Compressed Acetylene in Admixture with Oil-Gas (17) | |||
| Condition 4 | Maximum pressure at which acetylene in admixture with oil-gas is deemed not to be an explosive | one hundred and fifty pounds per square inch | 10 bars |
| Order of Secretary of State (No. 9), dated June 23 1919, relating to Compressed Acetylene contained in a Porous Substance (18) | |||
| Condition (6) | Maximum pressure in a cylinder of acetylene | two hundred and twenty-five pounds to the square inch | 15.5 bars |
| Related temperature | sixty degrees Fahrenheit | 15 degrees Celsius | |
| Proviso to condition (6) | Volume of certain cylinders | one cubic foot | 30 litres |
| Maximum pressure to which such cylinders may be charged | one hundred and fifty pounds to the square inch | 10 bars | |
| Related temperature | sixty degrees Fahrenheit | 15 degrees Celsius | |
| Condition (7) | Volume of certain cylinders | one cubic foot | 30 litres |
| Maximum pressure allowed in such cylinders | two hundred and twenty-five pounds to the square inch | 15.5 bars | |
| Condition (11) | Volume of cylinders required to have certain markings | one cubic foot | 30 litres |
| Order of Secretary of State (No. 11), dated September 20 1924), making Byelaws as to the Conveyance of Explosives on Roads and in certain special cases (19) | |||
| Byelaw 1(20) | Amount below which explosive may be conveyed in a passenger-carrying carriage or boat | 5 lbs. | 2 kilograms |
| Byelaw 2: paragraph (a) of the proviso | Minimum space between case and outer package of detonators | three inches | 75 millimetres |
| Byelaw 2: paragraph (b) of the proviso | Minimum thickness of soft material for outer packages of electric detonators | half an inch | 13 millimetres |
| Byelaw 4 | Quantity of certain explosives above which byelaw applies | 5 lbs. | 2 kilograms |
| Byelaw 4; regulation (k) | Maximum quantity of explosive which may be carried with flammables etc. | 50 lbs. | 25 kilograms |
| Byelaw 4; regulation (l) | Quantity of explosive above which delay in conveyance is not allowed | 100 lbs. | 50 kilograms |
| Byelaw 4: regulation (m) | Quantity of explosive above which precautions must be taken against the introduction of fire-producing objects etc. | 100 lbs. | 50 kilograms |
| Byelaw 4 : regulation (n) | Quantity of explosive above which personnel must be acquainted with byelaws | 100 lbs. | 50 kilograms |
| Byelaw 4: regulation (o) | Quantity of explosive which when exceeded during conveyance in towns and villages must be attended by a competent person | 100 lbs. | 50 kilograms |
| Quantity of explosive which when exceeded elsewhere must be attended by a competent person | 1,000 lbs. | 500 kilograms | |
| Byelaw 4: regulation (p) | Maximum quantity of explosive to be conveyed in a carriage or boat with unprotected stowage | 2,000 lbs. | 1 tonne |
| Maximum quantity of explosive to be conveyed on a private railway in an enclosed carriage | 16,000 lbs.(21) | 8 tonnes | |
| Maximum quantity of explosive to be conveyed in any one boat with a close deck | 50,000 lbs. | 25 tonnes | |
| Maximum calibre of quick firing ammunition | 3-inch | 77 millimetres | |
| Limit that may be exceeded by non-communicating explosives | 2,000 lbs. | 1 tonne | |
| Maximum quantity of non-communicating explosives allowed in one carriage | 10,000 lbs. | 5 tonnes | |
| Byelaw 4: regulation (q) | Minimum distance between carriages or boats containing explosive | 50 yards | 50 metres |
| The Control of Explosives Order 1953(22) | |||
| Schedule | Quantity of gunpowder specified in licence and the endorsement thereon | pounds | kilograms |
| Quantity of safety-fuze specified in licence and the endorsement thereon | pounds | kilograms | |
| The Keeping of Fireworks Order 1959 | |||
| Article 3(2) | Quantity of fireworks kept in Mode B above which a closed metal container shall be used | one hundred pounds | 50 kilograms |
| Maximum quantity of fireworks to be kept in any one container | one hundred pounds | 50 kilograms | |
| Schedule | Maximum quantity of “Shop Goods”—Mode A | 2,000 lbs. | 1,000 kilograms |
| Maximum quantity of explosive of Class 6 Division 1—Mode A | 500 lbs. | 250 kilograms | |
| Maximum quantity of “Shop Goods”—Mode B | 500 lbs. | 250 kilograms | |
| Maximum quantity of explosive of Class 6 Division 1—Mode B | 500 lbs. | 250 kilograms | |
| Maximum quantity of explosives in room to which the public have access etc. | 100 lbs. | 50 kilograms |
Regulation 3
SCHEDULE 2TABLE OF METRIC EQUIVALENTS FOR AMENDING ORDER IN COUNCIL NO. 16B(23) AND THE PACKING OF EXPLOSIVE FOR CONVEYANCE RULES 1949(24)
| 1 | 2 |
|---|---|
| Present measurement | Substituted measurement |
| 1 lb./pound | 500 grams |
| 2 lb./two pounds | 1 kilogram |
| 5 lb. | 2 kilograms |
| 15 lb(s). | 7 kilograms |
| 20 lb. | 10 kilograms |
| 25 lb. | 12 kilograms |
| 50 lb(s). | 25 kilograms |
| 60 lbs. | 30 kilograms |
| 100 lb. | 50 kilograms |
| 120 lb. | 60 kilograms |
| 200 lb(s). | 100 kilograms |
| 500 lbs. | 250 kilograms |
| 0.5 inch | 13 millimetres |
| 3 inches | 75 millimetres |
(1)
5th August 1875 (Rev. VII, p. 1); the relevant amending instrument is Order in Council (No. 1A) dated December 12th 1891, S.R. & O. 1891 p. 277.
(2)
27th November 1875 (Rev. VII, p. 10); the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1951/1164.
(3)
Amount substituted by S.I. 1951/1164.
(4)
27th November 1875 (Rev. VII, p. 14), to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
(5)
27th November 1875 (Rev. VII, p. 26), the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1951/1163.
(6)
Amount substituted by S.I. 1951/1163.
(7)
Amount substituted by S.I. 1951/1163.
(8)
27th November 1875 (Rev. VII, p. 39).
(9)
27th November 1875 (Rev. VII, p. 42).
(10)
20th April 1883 (Rev. VII, p. 43), to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
(11)
S.R.&O. 1896/964, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Schedule.
(12)
S.R.&O. 1906/380 .
(13)
S.R.&O. 1926/823 .
(14)
to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
(15)
S.R.&O. 1937/54; the relevant amending instrument is S.R.&O. 1947/805.
(16)
S.R.&O. 1898/248.
(17)
S.R.&O. 1905/1128.
(18)
S.R.&O. 1919/809, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
(19)
S.R.&O. 1924/1129; relevant amending instruments are S.R.&O. 1943/1252 and S.I. 1960/1347.
(20)
Byelaw substituted by S.R.&O. 1943/1252.
(21)
Amount substituted by S.I. 1960/1347.
(22)
, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
(23)
S.R.&O. 1912/1861, amending S.R.&O. 1896/964.
(24)
S.I. 1949/798, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.