The Ammonium Nitrate Materials (High Nitrogen Content) Safety Regulations 2003

  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Title, commencement and extent

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 3.Manufacture of relevant ammonium nitrate material

  5. 4.Import of relevant ammonium nitrate material

  6. 5.Supply of relevant ammonium nitrate material

  7. 6.Keeping of relevant ammonium nitrate material

  8. 7.Transitional arrangements relating to the keeping and supplying of existing stocks of relevant ammonium nitrate material

  9. 8.Taking of samples for the purpose of a detonation resistance test

  10. 9.Misdescription of relevant ammonium nitrate material

  11. 10.Exemption for relevant ammonium nitrate material for use other than as a fertiliser

  12. 11.Enforcing authorities

  13. 12.Defence of due diligence

  14. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      DETONATION RESISTANCE CERTIFICATE

      1. A detonation resistance certificate is a certificate relating to a...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      DETONATION RESISTANCE TEST

      1. A.DESCRIPTION OF THE DETONATION RESISTANCE TEST FOR RELEVANT AMMONIUM NITRATE...

      2. 1.Before being tested for resistance to detonation, the whole mass...

      3. 2.The material must be subjected to the test of resistance...

      4. B.DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE TO DETONATION

      5. 1.Principle The test sample is confined in a steel tube...

      6. 2.Materials (a) Plastic explosive containing 83 to 86% penthrite (Note...

      7. 3.Procedure Preparation of booster charge for insertion into steel tube....

      8. 4.Preparing steel tubes for the detonation tests.

      9. 5.Filling and charging the steel tube. (see Drawings 2 and...

      10. 6.Positioning of the steel tube and lead cylinders (see Drawing...

      11. 7.Preparation for detonation. (a) Set up the apparatus (according to...

      12. 8.Record for each of the marked lead cylinders, the degree...

      13. 9.A probe for continuous measurement of the detonation velocity can...

      14. 10.Two detonation tests per sample are to be carried out....

      15. 11.Test report. Values for the following parameters are to be...

      16. 12.Evaluation of test results. If, and only if, in each...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT

      1. An identification document for the import of any batch of...

  16. Explanatory Note