Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 1920 (N.I. 17)

The Explosives (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

---

© Crown Copyright 1996

Statutory Instruments printed from this website are printed under the superintendence and authority of the Controller of HMSO being the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament.

The legislation contained on this web site is subject to Crown Copyright protection. It may be reproduced free of charge provided that it is reproduced accurately and that the source and copyright status of the material is made evident to users.

It should be noted that the right to reproduce the text of Statutory Instruments does not extend to the Queen's Printer imprints which should be removed from any copies of the Statutory Instrument which are issued or made available to the public. This includes reproduction of the Statutory Instrument on the Internet and on intranet sites. The Royal Arms may be reproduced only where they are an integral part of the original document.

The text of this Internet version of the Statutory Instrument which is published by the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament has been prepared to reflect the text as it was Made. A print version is also available and is published by The Stationery Office Limited as the The Explosives (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, ISBN 0110628063. The print version may be purchased by clicking here. Braille copies of this Statutory Instrument can also be purchased at the same price as the print edition by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0870 600 5522 or e-mail:customer.services@tso.co.uk.

Further information about the publication of legislation on this website can be found by referring to the Frequently Asked Questions.

To ensure fast access over slow connections, large documents have been segmented into "chunks". Where you see a "continue" button at the bottom of the page of text, this indicates that there is another chunk of text available.

1996 No. 1920 (N.I. 17)

NORTHERN IRELAND

The Explosives (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 23rd day of July 1996

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas a draft of this Order has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the 1974 c. 28Northern Ireland Act 1974 and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

Title and commencement
    1.    This Order may be cited as the Explosives (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 and shall come into operation on the expiration of one month from the day on which it is made.

Interpretation
    2.—(1)  The 1954 c. 33 (N.I.).Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

    (2)  This Order shall be construed as one with the Explosives Acts (Northern Ireland) 1875 to 1970.

Control of fireworks
    3.—(1)  Explosives regulations may, in relation to fireworks, make any such provision as may be made by such regulations in relation to any other description of explosives; and, accordingly, in section 3(1) of the 1970 c. 10 (N.I.).Explosives Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 the words "or the sale or use of fireworks" are hereby repealed.

    (2)  Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), Explosives regulations may—
 (a) provide for there to be different categories of fireworks; and
 (b) make different provisions for different categories of fireworks.

    (3)  In section 1 of the Explosives Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 after subsection (4) there shall be inserted the following subsection—
"  (4A)  Subsections (1) and (2) shall not apply to fireworks of such categories as may be prescribed by Explosives regulations." .



    (4)  In this Article "Explosives regulations" has the meaning assigned to it by section 3(1) of the Explosives Act (Northern Ireland) 1970.

Selling explosives to children
    4.    In section 31 of the 1875 c. 17.Explosives Act 1875 (which as extended by section 39 of that Act prohibits the sale to children of explosives) for the words "any child apparently under the age of thirteen" there shall be substituted the words "any person apparently under the age of sixteen".

N. H. Nicholls

Clerk of the privy Council

This Order enables Explosives regulations under section 3(1) of the Explosives Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 to make provision for controlling and regulating the manufacture, sale, acquisition, transfer, storing, transportation, handling, use or disposal of fireworks. It also enables Explosives regulations to exempt fireworks from the requirements of section l(1) and (2) of that Act and increases to sixteen the minimum age at which explosives (including fireworks) may be sold to any person.