What Canada Explosives Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. E-17): Licensing of Explosives Manufacture, Storage and Penalties requires
The Explosives Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. E-17) regulates the manufacture, storage, sale, transport, importation and possession of explosives in Canada, administered by Natural Resources Canada through the Chief Inspector of Explosives. Section 2 defines explosive as anything that is made, manufactured or used to produce an explosion, a detonation or a pyrotechnic effect. Section 5 authorizes the Governor in Council to make regulations classifying explosives, prescribing safety standards, and controlling acquisition, possession, importation and exportation. Section 6 sets the core prohibitions: explosives may be manufactured only in a licensed factory, stored only in a licensed magazine, and sold or possessed only as authorized, and the processing of explosives is limited to licensed factories. Section 7 empowers the Minister to issue factory and magazine licences, permits for vehicles transporting explosives, and certificates for occasional explosive-related activities. The offence and penalty provisions are graduated: section 20 (acts likely to cause an explosion) and section 21 (unauthorized possession or manufacture) are each punishable on summary conviction by a fine of up to 250,000 dollars or two years imprisonment, and on indictment by a fine of up to 500,000 dollars or five years imprisonment, while section 22 (general contraventions) carries a fine of up to 50,000 dollars for a first offence and up to 100,000 dollars for a subsequent offence. The Act is the legal foundation of Canadian explosives safety and licensing.
Pillar: Industrial IoT & Energy · Authority: Parliament of Canada / Natural Resources Canada (Chief Inspector of Explosives) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/E-17/FullText.html
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- Explosives Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. E-17), section 2 - definition of explosive.
- Explosives Act, section 5 - regulations by the Governor in Council.
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