Explosives Regulations, 2013

Marginal note:Industrial explosives

• 141 (1) A person who complies with subsection (2) may destroy deteriorated, expired or misfired Footnote ^*industrial explosives by placing them in a borehole with other Footnote ^*explosives and igniting the other explosives.

• Marginal note:Requirements

  (2) The person who carries out the activity must ensure that the following requirements are met:

  • (a) the explosives to be destroyed and the other explosives must have similar properties (for example, similar density and propensity to detonate); and

  • (b) the presence of the other explosives at the time of the ignition must not increase the likelihood of harm to people or property.

• Return to footnote ^*Terms preceded by an asterisk are defined in section 6.