1.—(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.
Marginal Citations
M11875 c. 17 (38 & 39 Vict.); section 23 was substituted by S.I. 2005/1082 in relation to England, Wales and Scotland. Sections 61 and 74 were amended by the Energy Act 2013 (C. 32), Schedule 12, Part 5, paragraphs 50 and 52 and section 61 was additionally amended by S.I. 1974/1885.