SCHEDULE 13AMENDMENTS

PART 1AMENDMENTS TO PRIMARY LEGISLATION

Explosives Act 18751

1

The Explosives Act 1875 M1 is amended as follows.

2

Omit sections 23 and 61.

3

In section 74 (seizure and detention of explosives liable to forfeiture) —

a

in the opening words, omit “any inspector appointed by the Health and Safety Executive under section 19 of the 1974 Act, or”;

b

in subsection (1)—

i

for the words from “he is an inspector” to “a justice”, substitute “ he is authorised by an order from a justice ”; and

ii

omit “or of an inspector appointed by the Health and Safety Executive under section 19 of the 1974 Act,”; and

c

after subsection (6), omit the words from “In this section” to the end of the section.