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3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), these Regulations shall apply to all explosives.
(2) Regulations 4 to 8 shall not apply to—
(a)ammunition the acquisition of which is regulated or prohibited by virtue of the Firearms Acts 1968 to 1992(1); or
(b)any explosives which it is shown are intended for lawful use by the armed forces or police of any country; or
(c)a pyrotechnic article; or
(d)an explosive which is used immediately at the place of manufacture; or
(e)an explosive article intended for use as a life saving device in a motor vehicle.
(3) Regulations 4 to 8 shall not apply in respect of the transfer of explosives to, by or on behalf of, or where, following the transfer, the explosives are in the possession of—
(a)any person such as is mentioned in regulation 3(3) of the Control of Explosives Regulations 1991(2);
(b)the Crown in respect of any explosives which are intended for use for the purposes of the department of the Secretary of State having responsibility for defence or that of the Secretary of State having responsibility for home affairs; or
(c)the Executive.
1968 c. 27, 1982 c. 31, 1988 c. 45 and 1992 c. 31.
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