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Explosives Act

Version of section 6 from 2014-02-01 to 2024-03-06:


Marginal note:Manufacture, use, etc.

 Except as authorized under this Act and subject to such exemptions as may be provided by regulation, no person shall

  • (a) make or manufacture any explosive, either wholly or in part, except in a licensed factory;

  • (b) sell any authorized explosive unless that person is the operator of a licensed factory or licensed magazine and is authorized to sell explosives;

  • (c) store any explosive in a magazine that is not a licensed magazine;

  • (d) have in his possession any explosive; or

  • (e) carry on, except in a licensed factory, any of the following processes, namely,

    • (i) dividing an explosive into its components, or otherwise breaking up or unmaking any explosive,

    • (ii) making fit for use any damaged explosive, or

    • (iii) remaking, altering or repairing any explosive.

  • R.S., 1985, c. E-17, s. 6
  • 2004, c. 15, s. 38(E)

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