Explosives Act, 1956 (Act No. 26 of 1956)Explosives RegulationsChapter 4 : Importation and Exportation of Explosives |
| 4.1 | Except with the written permission of the Chief Inspector of Explosives no explosive other than an authorised explosive shall be imported into the Republic of South Africa. |
| 4.2 | No explosive shall be imported, whether for use in the Republic of South Africa or for transit through any part of the Republic, except under and in accordance with the conditions of a permit issued by an inspector or on the express authority of an inspector and such explosive shall be of good quality and shall be packed and marked or labelled in accordance with these regulations. |
| 4.3 | Applications for permits to import or export explosives shall be made to the Chief Inspector of Explosives and, in each instance, the explosives in respect of which application is made, shall not be dispatched or shipped from the supplier until authority has been granted. |
| 4.4 |
| 4.4.1 | Applications for import permits shall give-- |
| a) | the name in full and address of the applicant; |
| b) | the name, exact description and quantity of the explosive to be imported; |
| c) | the country from which the explosive is to be imported; |
| d) | the name and address of the manufacturer of the explosive; |
| e) | the address of the licensed magazine or store in which the explosive is to be stored on arrival; |
| f) | the purpose for which the explosive is to be used in the Republic; and |
| g) | a declaration that the supplier has been advised of the packing and marking requirements in the Republic for the explosives to be imported. |
| 4.4.2 | The information called for in regulation 4.4.1 shall be submitted in the form of two copies of the pro forma indent, indent, or similar document. In the case of a registered company, the indents must be submitted under cover of a letter reflecting the name, registered address and names of the directors of the company. In the case of a syndicate and a partnership, the full names of all the partners shall be given and the name or style of the partnership. |
| 4.4.3 | As soon as practicable after dispatch of the explosives, but not less than seven days before the expected arrival of the explosive in the Republic, the importer or his agent shall advise the Chief Inspector of Explosives of the date of the expected arrival of the explosive, the place or port of entry, the number of packages in the consignment, together with the gross mass of each and, if by sea, the name of the ship conveying the explosive. |
| 4.4.4 | The import permit will be issued on receipt of two identical copies of an invoice giving the information called for in regulation 4.4.3. The invoices shall be obtained by airmail from the country of origin and submitted to the Chief Inspector of Explosives by airmail. |
| 4.5 | Applications for export permits shall give-- |
| a) | the name in full and address of the applicant; |
| b) | the name, exact description and quantity of the explosive to be exported and the place of exportation; |
| c) | the name and address of the person to whom the explosive is to be consigned; and |
| d) | the final destination of the explosive. |
| 4.5A | Regular exporters of explosives may be issued with continuous export permits. |
| 4.6 |
| 4.6.1 | Where explosives are imported via any foreign port, such explosives prior to being consigned from the said port to the Republic, shall be examined, when necessary, at the port by an inspector for the Republic and the inspector may remove such samples as are reasonably necessary for the purpose of analysis or test. |
| 4.6.2 | The importer of such explosives shall bear all the expenses incurred in respect of the subsistence and travelling expenses of such inspector, and, in addition, may be called upon to refund to the Government a sum, not exceeding in amount the pay of such inspector for every day during which he is necessarily absent from his station in consequence of such duty. |
| 4.7 | On receipt, after importation, of a consignment of explosives at the destination magazine or store, the importer or his agent shall send immediately notification thereof to the Chief Inspector of Explosives. |
| 4.8 | Advice of the dispatch of explosives for export shall be sent without any delay to the Chief inspector of Explosives. |
Penalty
| 4.9 | Any person who imports, exports, or attempts to import or export any explosive in contravention of the regulations of this Chapter shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding R600 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or to both such fine and such imprisonment and the explosive in respect of which the contravention has taken place shall be forfeited. |