Explosives Regulations, 2013

Definition of manufacturing

53 In this Part, manufacturing includes the following activities:

• (a) making or manufacturing an explosive substance from raw material or from another explosive substance;

• (b) making or manufacturing an explosive article, including the assembly of an article from explosive and non-explosive components;

• (c) altering or remaking an explosive substance or explosive article by modifying its chemical composition (for example, by gassing or blending) or by subjecting it to physical processes with the input of energy (for example, pneumatic handling, pumping, shearing or thickening);

• (d) dividing an explosive into its components or unmaking, breaking up or in any manner destroying it;

• (e) packaging explosives; and

• (f) testing an unauthorized explosive or testing an explosive to assess its potential for a use other than its authorized use.