GUNPOWDER AND FIREWORKS.
No. 14 of 1901.
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12. Fireworks kept or exposed for sale on any premises shall be placed under cover in boxes or in glass cases, secured so as to protect the fireworks from ignition.
Fireworks for sale to be placed under cover.
Conveyance of gunpowder.
13.—(1) The following general rules shall be observed with respect to the packing of gunpowder for conveyance-
General rules as to packing of gunpowder for conveyance.
(a) the gunpowder if not exceeding five pounds in amount shall be contained in a substantial case, canister or other receptacle made and closed so as to prevent the gunpowder from escaping;
(b) the gunpowder if exceeding five pounds in amount shall be contained either in a single package or a double package. A single package shall be a box, barrel or case of such strength, construction and character that it will not be broken or accidentally opened, or become defective or insecure, whilst being conveyed and will not allow the gunpowder to escape. If the gunpowder is packed in a double package, the inner package shall be a substantial case, canister or other receptacle made and closed so as to prevent the gunpowder from escaping, and the outer package shall be a box, barrel or case of wood or metal or other solid material and shall be of such strength, construction and character that it will not be broken or accidentally opened, or become defective or insecure, whilst being conveyed and will not allow the gunpowder to escape;
(c) the interior of every package, whether single or double, shall be kept free from grit and otherwise clean;
(d) every package, whether single or double, when actually used for the packing of gunpowder, shall not be used for any other purpose;
(e) there shall not be any iron or steel in the construction of any such single package or inner or outer package, unless the same is effectually covered with tin, zinc or other material;
(f) the amount of the gunpowder in any single package, or if there is a double package, in any one outer package, shall not exceed one hundred pounds, except with the consent of and under conditions approved by the Governor; and
38 & 39 Vict c. 17, s. 33.
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GUNPOWDER AND FIREWORKS.
No. 14 of 1901.
939
12. Fireworks kept or exposed for sale on any premises shall be placed under cover in boxes or in glass cases, secured so as to protect the fireworks from ignition.
Fireworks
for sale to be placed under
cover.
Conveyance of gunpowder.
13.—(1) The following general rules shall be observed with General respect to the packing of gunpowder for conveyance-
rules as to packing of gunpowder
ance.
(a) the gunpowder if not exceeding five pounds in amount for convey- shall be contained in a substantial case, canister or other recep- tacle made and closed so as to prevent the gunpowder from escaping;
ac-
(b) the gunpowder if exceeding five pounds in amount shall be contained either.in a single package or a double package. A single package shall be a box, barrel or case of such strength, construction and character that it will not be broken or cidentally opened, or become defective or insecure, whilst being If the conveyed and will not allow the gunpowder to escape. gunpowder is packed in a double package, the inner package shall be a substantial case, canister or other receptacle made and closed so as to prevent the gunpowder from escaping, and the outer package shall be a box, barrel or case of wood or metal or other solid material and shall be of such strength, construc- tion and character that it will not be broken or accidentally opened, or become defective or insecure, whilst being conveyed and will not allow the gunpowder to escape;
(c) the interior of every package, whether single or double, shall be kept free from grit and otherwise clean;
(d) every package, whether single or double, when actually used for the packing of gunpowder, shall not be used for any other purpose;
(e) there shall not be any iron or steel in the construction of any such single package or inner or outer package, unless the same is effectually covered with tin, zinc or other material;
(ƒ) the amount of the gunpowder in any single package, or if there is a double package, in any one outer package, shall not exceed one hundred pounds, except with the consent of and under conditions approved by the Governor; and
38 & 39 Vict c. 17, s. 33.
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