Explosives Act, 1956 (Act No. 26 of 1956)6. Prohibition of storage of authorized explosives except in licensed premises |
| 1) | No person shall keep, store or be in possession of, any authorized explosive in or on any premises-- |
| a) | except in an explosives factory or explosives magazine; or |
| b) | unless the explosive be kept for private use, and not for sale or other disposal, and in accordance with regulation; or |
| c) | unless the explosive be kept by the State for use in the construction of any railway, road, or other public work, and be stored in a temporary magazine approved by an inspector and under conditions prescribed in writing by an inspector; or |
| d) | unless authorized thereto by a permit issued by an inspector and the explosive be kept in quantities not exceeding 500 kilograms, and be stored in an isolated place approved by an inspector and under conditions prescribed in writing by an inspector; or |
| e) | unless the explosive be kept by a person in possession of a licence, as provided in section 7, to deal in explosives, and in accordance with any conditions attached to that licence, or prescribed by regulation. |
| 2) | Any person who contravenes the provisions of this section or any condition prescribed thereunder or referred to therein, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years, and the explosive in respect of which the contravention has taken place shall be forfeited. |
| 3) | The owner and the occupier of any premises in, at, or on which any contravention of this section occurs, shall be liable to the penalties prescribed for any such contravention, unless such owner or occupier (as the case may be) proves that he was unaware that any such contravention occurred. |