Explosives Regulations, 2013

Marginal note:Age

• 305 (1) A person who manufactures small arms cartridges or black powder cartouches must be at least 18 years old or under the supervision of a person who is at least 18 years old.

• Marginal note:Requirements

  (2) A person who manufactures small arms cartridges or black powder cartouches must ensure that the following requirements are met:

  • (a) the place where the manufacturing is carried out must have a means of escape that will permit all people in the place to leave it quickly and easily in an emergency;

  • (b) precautions that minimize the likelihood of an ignition must be taken;

  • (c) all containers of explosives must be labelled to identify their contents and must be kept closed when not in use;

  • (d) no more than 2 kg of smokeless powder may be within 1 m of the loading area;

  • (e) no more than 500 g of black powder may be within 1 m of the loading area;

  • (f) the small arms cartridges must not include an incendiary or similar military component or device; and

  • (g) no more than 150 percussion caps may be kept in the loader mechanism of the reloading equipment.

• Marginal note:Classification of explosives

  (3) For the purposes of transporting small arms cartridges or black powder cartouches manufactured under this Division, the small arms cartridges are classified as UN 0012 and the black powder cartouches are classified as UN 0014.