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PART III

GOVERNMENT EXPLOSIVES Depots

Governor may

13A. The Governor may, by notice published in the Gazette, designate any place or vessel as a Government Explosives Depot designate places for the storage of explosives.

13B. The Commissioner of Mines shall, subject to section 13C, have the control and management of every depot.

13C. (1) The Director of Marine may give directions as to the surveying, movement, siting and mooring of any vessel designated as a depot.

(2) The Director of Marine may, if it appears to him that a vessel designated as a depot is in any respect unsuitable for the storage of explosives-

(a) prohibit the use of the vessel for the storage of explosives:

or

(b) permit the use of the vessel for the storage of explosives. either unconditionally or subject to such conditions as he may think fit to impose.

13D. The Governor may, by notice published in the Gazette. appoint a manager and one or more deputy managers of a depot.

and vessels as Government Explosives Depots.

Commissioner of Mines to be in charge of depots.

Powers of Director of Marine.

Appointment of managers and deputy managers.

13E. (1) The Governor in Council may by regulation provide Regulations for

for-

(a) the control and management of depots;

(b) safety precautions to be taken in depots;

(c) the empowering of any public officer to give such direc- tions as he thinks fit for the purposes of the proper control and management and the safety of depots;

(d) the fees chargeable for the storage of explosives in depots and for deliveries of explosives by the Government to or from depots;

(e) the destruction of explosives stored in depots;

(f) the sale of explosives stored in depots in respect of which the prescribed fees have not been paid and the deduction of such fees and the expenses of sale from the proceeds of sale; and

(g) the better carrying out of the provisions of this Part.

(2) Regulations made under this section may provide that contravention of specified provisions of such regulations shall be

management of depots.

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