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EXPLOSIVES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1924

EXPLOSIVES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1924 - LONG TITLE

An Act to amend the Explosives Act, 1875, in its application to
Northern Ireland.{1}
[27th May 1924]
Precautions to be taken by occupiers.

EXPLOSIVES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1924 - SECT 1

1.(1) Where the Minister of Home Affairs 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,
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.

S.2 amends ss.10, 17 of 1875 c.17. S.3 rep. by 1970 c.10 (NI)
s.9(1) sch.2

EXPLOSIVES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1924 - SECT 4
Short title and citation.

4. 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.