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Core Purpose

Proposes draft rules to amend the Explosives Rules, 2008, under the Explosives Act, 1884, inviting public suggestions and objections.

Detailed Summary

This notification from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry publishes draft Explosives (Amendment) Rules, 2024, proposing amendments to the Explosives Rules, 2008. These amendments, made under Sections 5 and 7 of the Explosives Act, 1884, include omitting sub-rule (3) of Rule 106 and replacing the word "five" with "ten" in sub-rules (1) and (8) of Rule 112 of the principal rules. The draft rules are published for public information and to invite objections or suggestions, which must be submitted within 30 days to the Director (Explosives), Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, at Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi, or via email at expl-dipp@nic.in. The Central Government will consider received feedback.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-14012025-260205 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 26] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2025/PAUSHA 23, 1946 350 GI/2025 MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 29th.November, 2024 G.S.R. 30(E).—The draft of the following rules to amend the Explosives Rules, 2008, which Central Government proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5 and 7 of the Explosives Act, 1884 (4 of 1884) is hereby published as required by sub-section (1) of section 18 of the said Act for information of all persons likely to be affected thereby, and notice is hereby given that the said draft shall be taken into consideration after the expiry of a period of thirty (30) days from the date on which the copies of the Gazette of India containing this notification are made available to the public. Objections or suggestions if any, to these draft rules may be sent to the Director (Explosives), Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Room No. 252-A, Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi – 110011 or Email: expl-dipp@nic.in; within the period specified above; The objections or suggestions which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft rules within the period above so specified will be taken into consideration by the Central Government. Draft Rules 1. (1) These rules may be called the Explosives (Amendment) Rules, 2024. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the principal rules, in rule 106, the sub-rule (3) shall be omitted. 3. In the principal rules, in rule 112, in sub-rule (1) the word “five” shall be replaced with the word "ten". 4. In the principal rules, in rule 112, in sub-rule (8) the word “five” shall be replaced with the word "ten". [F. No. 2(3)/2019-Expl-Part(4)] Dr. SANDHYA BHULLAR, Jt. Secy. Note: The principal rules were published in Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide notification number G.S.R. 907(E), dated the 29th December, 2008 and subsequently amended vide notification number G.S.R. 65(E) dated 24thJanuary, 2011, G.R. 772(E), dated the 11thDecember, 2013 and G.S.R. 17 (E) dated 9th January 2019.

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