Explosives Regulations, 2013

Marginal note:Deteriorated explosives

• 160 (1) The explosives in a magazine must be checked regularly for signs of deterioration and to ensure that the manufacturer’s expiry date has not passed.

• Marginal note:Marking

  (2) Every deteriorated, expired or misfired explosive must be clearly marked “Deteriorated/Détérioré” or “Expired/Périmé” or “Misfired/Raté”, as the case may be.

• Marginal note:Destruction of deteriorated, expired or misfired explosives

  (3) Explosives that have deteriorated, expired or misfired must be safely destroyed as soon as the circumstances permit. However, explosives that have deteriorated to the extent that they are unstable or in a very dangerous condition must be destroyed immediately in a manner that does not increase the likelihood of an accidental ignition during or after the destruction.

• Marginal note:Authorization required

  (4) Subsection (3) does not authorize a person to destroy deteriorated, expired or misfired explosives. The destruction must be authorized by these Regulations or otherwise under the Explosives Act.

• Marginal note:Storage until destruction — normal hazard

  (5) A deteriorated, expired or misfired explosive may be stored in a magazine with other compatible explosives if the storage would not increase the likelihood of an ignition.

• Marginal note:Storage until destruction — more than normal hazard

  (6) A deteriorated, expired or misfired explosive must be stored in a magazine that does not contain other explosives if storing it with other explosives could increase the likelihood of an ignition.