Explosives Regulations, 2013

Marginal note:Information displayed on explosives

• 117 (1) The following information must be legibly printed on each explosive that is manufactured in the workshop, or if that is not possible, on a label affixed to the explosive or, if even that is not possible, on the packaging containing the explosive or a label affixed to its packaging:

  • (a) the product name of the explosive and the name and address of the person who obtained its authorization;

  • (b) the date on which the explosive was manufactured and, if the manufacturer carries out manufacturing operations in shifts, the shift during which it was manufactured; and

  • (c) instructions, in both English and French, for its safe handling, storage, use and destruction.

• Marginal note:Information on packaging

  (2) The following information must be legibly printed on the packaging containing the explosive or on a label affixed to its packaging:

  • (a) the words “Ammunition/Munitions”, “Explosives/Explosifs”, “Fireworks/Pièces pyrotechniques”, “Pyrotechnics/Pièces pyrotechniques” or “Reloaded Cartridges/Cartouches rechargées”, or other descriptive wording, as the case may be, on the outer packaging and any inner packaging;

  • (b) the product name of the explosive and the name and address of the person who obtained its authorization, on the outer packaging;

  • (c) in the case of a type F explosive, whether it is type F.1, F.2, F.3, F.4 or F.5, on the outer packaging; and

  • (d) in the case of a type S explosive, whether it is type S.1 or S.2, on the outer packaging.