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Explosives Regulations, 2013

Version of section 45 from 2013-11-27 to 2014-01-31:

The following provision is not in force.

Marginal note:Importation

 A person may import an Footnote *explosive set out in the table to this section without a permit if the following conditions are met:

  • (a) the explosive is imported for personal use and not for commercial purposes;

  • (b) the explosive enters Canada with the person importing it;

  • (c) in the case of Footnote *small arms cartridges, the cartridges do not include a tracer, incendiary or similar military component or device (for example, an armour-piercing projectile); and

  • (d) the quantity of the explosive being imported is not more than the quantity set out in the table.

    TABLE

    Column 1Column 2
    ItemExplosiveQuantity
    1Model rocket motors that each have a maximum total impulse of 40 newton-seconds (NFPA alpha designations A to E, as indicated on the motor or its packaging)6
    2Avalanche airbag systems3
    3Footnote for TABLE *Small arms cartridges5 000
    4Percussion caps (primers) for small arms cartridges5 000
    5Empty primed small arms cartridge cases5 000
    6Black powder and hazard category PE 1 black powder substitutes8 kg, in containers of 500 g or less
    7Smokeless powder and hazard category PE 3 black powder substitutes8 kg, in containers of 4 kg or less

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