Explosives Regulations, 2013

Marginal note:No sale

• 489 (1) A sale of ammonium nitrate must be refused if

  • (a) the quantity requested is not proportional to the buyer’s needs; or

  • (b) the component seller or their employee has reasonable grounds to suspect that the ammonium nitrate will be used for a criminal purpose.

• Marginal note:Report

  (2) Every refusal to sell ammonium nitrate as a result of complying with subsection (1) or section 495 must, within 24 hours after the refusal, be reported to the Chief Inspector of Explosives and to the local police force.