Explosives Ordinance (Cap. 33)

Contents

1. Art. 1 Short title.
2. Art. 2 Interpretation.
3. PART I
4. Art. 3 Licence for the introduction of explosives into Malta. Conditions.
5. Art. 4 Precautions for the establishment of gunpowder factories or similar factories.
6. Art. 5 Quantity of explosives allowed.
7. Art. 6 Dynamite, gun- cotton, fulminates, etc.
8. Art. 7 Issue of permit.
9. Art. 8 Entries in register.
10. Art. 9 No sale or storage of gunpowder or explosives is permitted without licence.
11. Art. 10 Validity of licence.
12. Art. 11 Shops for the retail of explosives.
13. Art. 12 Shops for the sale of gunpowder in inhabited places.
14. Art. 13 Shops not situated in inhabited places.
15. Art. 14 Loaded cartridges.
16. Art. 15 Percussion caps, empty cartridge caseswithcapsand fuses.
17. Art. 16 Licence to keep or removeexplosives.
18. Art. 17 Keeping of explosives.
19. Art. 18 Gunpowder how kept.
20. Art. 19 Sale of gunpowder in street or to children prohibited.
21. Art. 20 Sale of gunpowder to be in closed packages labelled.
22. Art. 21 Rulesastopacking for conveyance of gunpowder.
23. Art. 22 Power of Minister responsible for the Police to make regulations.
24. Art. 23 Appointment of committee.
25. Art. 24 Discharge of petards, bombs, etc.
26. Art. 25 Setting fire to stubble, etc., in fields.
27. Art. 26 Use or possession of explosives for fishing purposes.
28. Art. 26A Arrest without warrant.
29. Art. 26B Suspension of licence.
30. Art. 26C Revocation of licence.
31. Art. 26D Exclusion from holding a licence.
32. PART II
33. Art. 27 Penalty for introducing, etc., explosives,
34. Art. 28 for suffering building to be used for the storage of explosives,
35. Art. 29 for keeping, etc., explosives,
36. Art. 30 for conveying explosives,
37. Art. 31 for contravening regulations,
38. Art. 32 for obstructing entry of officers,
39. Art. 33 forsettingfiretoor letting off petards, etc.,
40. Art. 34 for using explosives for fishing purposes.
41. PART III
42. Art. 35 Extension of definition of "explosive" to other explosive substances.
43. Art. 36 Persons carrying on certain processes to be deemed manufacturers.
44. Art. 37 Definition and classification of explosivesbyorder of the Minister responsible for the Police.
45. Art. 38 Regulations and orders to be published in Government Gazette.
46. Art. 39 Offences to be classed as contraventions.
47. Art. 40 Forfeiture of etc. corpus delicti,
48. Art. 40A Cancellation of licence.
49. Art. 40B Applicabilityofthe Probation Act.
50. Art. 41 Saving for higher punishments under other laws.
51. Art. 42 Proceedings for offences against this Ordinance.
52. Art. 43 Damages.
53. Art. 43A Reduction of punishment.
54. Art. 44 Punishment in the case of a second offence.
55. Art. 45 Third or subsequent conviction for a like offence.
56. Art. 45A Forfeiture of property.
57. Art. 45B Suspension order.
58. Art. 45C Non-applicability.
59. Art. 45D Compensation.
60. Art. 46 Power of the court toorder removalof nuisance.
61. Art. 47 Removal of nuisance by Police.
62. Art. 48 Insanityor absence of offender.
63. Art. 49 Non-applicability of Ordinance.
64. Art. 50 Regulations made under former law.