Explosives Act, 2003 (Act No. 15 of 2003)Chapter 8 : Offences, Penalties, Jurisdiction and Appeals28. Offences |
1) | It is an offence to contravene or fail to comply with any – |
a) | provision of this Act; |
b) | condition of a licence, permit or authorisation issued or granted by or under this Act; or |
c) | provision, direction or requirement of a notice issued under this Act. |
2) | It is an offence to – |
a) | falsely represent oneself as an inspector; |
b) | willfully obstruct or hinder any inspector in the exercise of the powers conferred upon him or her in the performance of his or her functions in terms of this Act; |
c) | disobey any lawful order of an inspector whether verbal or in writing; or |
d) | willfully give false information to an inspector. |
3) | It is an offence to knowingly and with intent to commit an offence – |
a) | create, distribute, produce or import or be in possession of a publication, whether in electronic or any other form, which contains methods for the synthesising of explosives; or |
b) | obtain information with regard to the method for the synthesising of explosives. |