Explosives Regulations (C.R.C., c. 599)

Regulations are current to 2013-04-29 and last amended on 2009-06-01. Previous Versions

GENERAL

3. The following persons are hereby appointed deputy inspectors of explosives without remuneration:

  • (a) any officer, non-commissioned officer or constable of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Quebec Provincial Police or the Ontario Provincial Police, while serving as such;

  • (b) any officer, non-commissioned officer or constable of a police force who

    • (i) has successfully completed any course given by the Canadian Police College or by the Institut de police du Québec that specializes in the investigation and destruction of explosives and explosive devices, and

    • (ii) is engaged in the investigation and destruction of explosives and explosive devices,

    while serving as such an officer, non-commissioned officer or constable; and

  • (c) any person who has been appointed or authorized by the Commissioner of the Yukon Territory or the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, whichever is applicable, to act as an inspector pursuant to

    • (i) the Mining Safety Ordinance of the Northwest Territories,

    • (ii) the Mining Safety Ordinance of the Yukon Territory,

    • (iii) the Explosives Use Ordinance of the Northwest Territories, or

    • (iv) the Blasting Ordinance of the Yukon Territory,

    while acting as such an inspector.

  • SOR/80-537, s. 1;
  • SOR/89-169, s. 1.

4. Nothing in these Regulations relieves any person of the obligation to comply with the requirements of any licence law or other law or by-law of any province or municipality, lawfully enacted, in respect of explosives and, in particular, in respect of the possession, storage, handling, sale or transportation thereof, or of any liability or penalty imposed by such law or by-law for any violation thereof.

5. Whenever, by these Regulations, any word, expression, precaution or instruction is required to be affixed to, printed on or otherwise displayed on any explosive or package containing an explosive, the word, expression, precaution or instruction shall be affixed, printed, or displayed in both the English language and the French language.

PART I

CLASSIFICATION

6. Explosives are divided into seven classes, as follows:

  • Class 1. — Gunpowder.
  • Class 2. — Nitrate Mixture.
  • Class 3. — Nitro-compound.
  • Class 4. — Chlorate Mixture.
  • Class 5. — Fulminate.
  • Class 6. — Ammunition.
  • Class 7. — Firework.