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Explosives Act (Northern Ireland) 1924(repealed) F1

1924 CHAPTER 5

An Act to amend the Explosives Act, 1875, in its application to Northern Ireland.

[27th May 1924]

1Precautions to be taken by occupiers.N.I.

(1)Where the Minister of Home AffairsF2 for Northern Ireland (in this Act referred to as “the Minister”) is satisfied that owing to the existence of any special circumstances special precautions require to be taken under section twenty-three of the Explosives Act, 1875 [1875 c.17] , as it applies in Northern Ireland (in this Act referred to as “the principal Act”), for the prevention of accidents by fire or explosion in any such factory, magazine, store, or registered premises as is referred to in that section, or for preventing unauthorised persons having access thereto, the Minister may by order prescribe the special precautions to be taken, and any contravention of or failure to comply with the terms of such order shall be deemed to be a breach of that section.

(2)Without prejudice to any penalty imposed by the principal Act, it shall be lawful for the Minister, where he is satisfied that the provisions of any such order are not complied with, to cause steps to be taken to secure compliance therewith, and to recover from the occupier the expense of taking any such steps.

F2Functions transf., SI 1973/2163

S. 2 amends ss. 10, 17 of 1875 c. 17

S. 3 rep. by 1970 c. 10 (NI)

4Short title and citation.N.I.

This Act may be cited as the Explosives Act (Northern Ireland), 1924, and the principal Act and this Act may be cited together as the Explosives Acts (Northern Ireland), 1875 and 1924.