Search Legislation

The Control of Explosives Regulations 1991

What Version

 Help about what version
  • Latest available (Revised)
  • Original (As made)

Status:

This is the original version (as it was originally made). UK Statutory Instruments are not carried in their revised form on this site.

Acquisition and keeping of explosives

7.—(1) No person shall acquire any explosives unless–

(a)he has a valid explosives certificate certifying him to be a fit person to acquire explosives; and

(b)he acquires no more explosives than any quantity referred to in the explosives certificate; and

(c)where the explosives certificate specifies the description of explosives which he is a fit person to acquire, he acquires only explosives of that description; and

(d)where the explosives certificate specifies purposes for which he is a fit person to acquire explosives, he acquires them only for those purposes.

(2) No person shall keep any explosives unless he–

(a)has a valid explosives certificate certifying him to be a fit person to keep explosives; and

(b)keeps no more explosives than the quantity referred to in the explosives certificate; and

(c)where the explosives certificate specifies the description of explosives which he is a fit person to keep, keeps only explosives of that description; and

(d)keeps them at any place specified in the explosives certificate.

Back to top

Options/Help

Print Options

Close

Legislation is available in different versions:

Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.

Original (As Enacted or Made):The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.

Close

Opening Options

Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once