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Special precautions,

Offences and penaltics.

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(ii) if the hole is damaged another bole shall be drikke parallel to the first hole and not less than one foot from it and shall be loaded, tamped and fired:

(iv) the spot where the misfire took place shall be searched after firing for unexploded dynamite or other explosive;

(c) no explosive, detonator, detonator wire or fuze shall be with-

drawn from the hole containing the charge;

(d) the misfired explosive shall not be used again or returned to the store and shall be destroyed by some safe and suitable method by the shot firer in charge:

(e) the charge shall not be approached within fifty feet by any person other than the shot firer in charge of the blasting until the explosive has been removed or fired or rendered safe. (2) For the purposes of this regulation a shot shall not be deemed to have fired by reason only of the fact that the bottom of the bull hole can be seen.

85. (1) The shot firer in charge of any blasting shall notify the person by whom he is employed of any special precautions which he may consider necessary for the safety of persons or property.

(2) Except with the permission of the Authority, no blasting shall be carried out until all such precautions as have been notified under this regulation have been taken.

Penalties.

86. (1) Any person who contravenes the provisions of regulation 4. 7, 61, 73(1) or 74 shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a for of eight thousand dollars.

(2) The owner of any explosives in respect of which any of the provisions of regulation 13 or 14 is contravened shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of eight thousand dollars.

(3) The owner and person in charge of any vehicle in or in respect of which any of the provisions of regulation 9 or 11 is contravened shall each be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of one thousand dollars.

(4) Any person in possession of explosives in respect of which may of the provisions of regulation 10 is contravened shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of one thousand dollars.

(5) The licensee of any store in or in respect of which or containing explosives in respect of which any of the provisions of regulation 15. 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32(2), 33. 35, 39 or 40 is contravened shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of one thousand dollars.

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(6) The licensee of any store who fails to keep and maintain a sock book in accordance with the provisions of regulation 34 shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of one thousand dollars.

(7) The licensee of any factory in or in respect of which or con- taining explosives in respect of which any of the provisions of regulation 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48(1), 49, 50(3), 51(2), 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 or 62 is contravened shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of one thousand dollars.

(8) The licensee of any factory who contravenes the provisions of regulation 48(2) or 53(1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of one thousand dollars.

(9) The owner of any explosives contained in any package in respect of which any of the provisions of regulation 64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 10(2) or 72 is contravened or packed in contravention of any such pro- visions shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a line of one thousand dollars.

(ID) Any person who is carrying out or has undertaken any opera- tion involving blasting in the course of which any of the provisions of regulation 79, 80, 81, 82(1), 84(1) or 85(2) is contravened and the shot firer in charge of any such blasting shall each be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of one thousand dollars.

(11) Any shot frer in charge of any blasting who contravenes the provisions of regulation 83 shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of one thousand dollars.

(13) Any person who contravenes the provisions of regulation 25, S[(1), 77 or 82(2) shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of ope thousand dollars.

(13) Any person who contravenes the provisions of regulation 6, SKI), 50(2), 76 or 78 shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of five hundred dollars.

PART III.

Category 2 DANGEROUS GUoDs (Compressed Gases and OrgaNIC

BLOWING AGENTS).

87. In this Part-

'cylinder" means any cylinder used for the storage of compressed,

liquefied or dissolved gas or organic blowing agents; "dissolved gas" means any dangerous goods of category 2 class 3: "gus" except where a particular type of gas is mentioned means any

category 2 dangerous goods;

"liquefied gas" means any dangerous goods of category 2 class 2;

Interpreta-

tion.