Explosives and Dangerous Goods Act Amendment Act 1967 (WA)

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EXPLOSIVES AND DANGEROUS

GOODS.

No. 22 of 1967.

AN ACT to amend the Explosives and Dangerous

Goods Act, 1961-1966.

[Assented to 23rd October, 1967.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most ExcellentMajesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

and Dangerous Goods Act Amendment Act, 1967. and citation	1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Explosives Short title
(2)

In this Act the Explosives and Dangerous

Goods Act, 1961-1966 is referred to as the principal

Act.

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act may be cited as the Explosives and Dangerous Goods Act, 1961-1967.

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Commence-

ment.	2. This Act shall come into operation on the date upon which the Explosives and Dangerous Goods Act Amendment Act, 1966 comes into operation.
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amended.	3. Section nine of the principal Act is amended by adding after the word, "appoint" in line four, the words, "a Deputy Chief Inspector and".
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amended. 4. Section fourteen of the principal Act is

amended

(a)	by substituting for the word, "he" in line two of subsection (2), the words, "the Chief Inspector"; and
(b)	by substituting for the word, "Governor" in line four of paragraph (b), of subsection (4), the words, "Chief Inspector".

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amended. 5. Section twenty-two of the principal Act is amended by adding after the word, "Acts" being the last word in paragraph (d) of subsection (1), a passage as follows

it

(e) any place approved by the Chief Inspector and specified in an instrument in writing under his hand, as being suitable for the temporary storage of any explosive or class of explosives so specified".

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amended. 6. Section thirty of the principal Act is amended

(a)	by substituting for the word, "A" in line one of subsection (3), the passage, "Subject to subsection (4) of this section, a";
(b)	by deleting the word, "blasting" in line one of paragraph (c) of subsection (3);
(c)	two of paragraph (c) of subsection (3), the word, "purchase"; and

by substituting for the word, "use" in line

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(d) by adding after subsection (3) a subsection

as follows

(4) Nothing in subsection (3) of this

section applies to the sale of an explosive

(a)	to a person who is apparently under eighteen years of age, if the explosive is a manufactured firework of the shop goods class known as a snap for bon bon crackers, amorces or toy caps or streamer bombs or other pre- scribed manufactured fireworks of the shop goods class;
(b)	to any person of or above the age of eighteen years, if the explosive is

(i)   any of the manufactured fireworks of the shop goods class referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection or other prescribed manufactured fireworks of the shop goods class; or

(ii)   any distress signal rocket or other distress or signal- ling device of any kind or any other prescribed manufactured firework. .

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7. Section thirty-four of the principal Act is amended

amended

(a)	by deleting the word, "blasting" in lines three and seven of subsection (1);
(b)	by deleting the word, "blasting" in line one of subsections (2) and (3);
(c)	by repealing subsection (4) and re-enacting it as follows

(4) In this section "a permit" means a

permit to purchase explosives. ; and

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(d) by adding after subsection (4) a subsection as follows

(5) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section applies to an explosive that is a manufactured firework of the shop goods class known as a snap for bon bon crackers, amorces or toy caps or streamer bombs or any other prescribed firework. .

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amended. 8. Subsection (4) of section forty-two of the

principal Act is repealed and re-enacted as follows

(4) A substance may be declared and classified pursuant to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section when that substance

(a)	is being applied or used for prescribed purposes or in prescribed quantities;
(b)	is contained in prescribed containers; or
(c)	is stored or kept in prescribed quanti- ties,

but nothing in this section applies to the substance when it is not being so applied, used, contained, stored or kept. .

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amended. 9. Section sixty-two of the principal Act is

amended by adding after subsection (2) a subsection

as follows

(3) The regulations may prescribe that any act or thing shall be in accordance with a standard specified in the regulations or with the approval of, or to the satisfaction of, the Chief Inspector. .