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Notification prohibiting the manufacture, possession and import of electric detonators throughout India with effect from 1st April 2025 under section 6 of the Explosives Act, 1884.

Detailed Summary

By S.O. 4255(E) dated 29th September 2023, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade), having determined that the electric detonator (explosive of Class 6 Division 3 or UN Class 1 Division 1) is of a dangerous character and that its manufacture, possession and import should be prohibited for security and public safety reasons, and after consultation with stakeholders of the explosives industry having decided in the public interest that production of the said explosive shall be completely phased out by the end of financial year 2024-2025, exercised powers under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Explosives Act, 1884 (4 of 1884) to prohibit the manufacture, possession and import of the electric detonator throughout the country with effect from 1st April 2025; the notification was issued under file number P-13015/45/2021-EXPLOSIVE-Part(1) and signed by Rajeev Singh Thakur, Additional Secretary.

Full Text

6167 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4084] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY , SEPTEMBER 29, 2023/ ASVINA 7, 1945 CG-DL-E-30092023-249077 MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department f or Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 29th September , 2023 S.O. 4255(E).—Whereas the Central Government is of the opinion that the explosive, namely, electric detonator (explosive of Class 6 Division 3 or U N Class 1 Division 1) is of a dangerous character; And whereas it is expedient for the security concerns and public safety to prohibit the manufacture, possession and import of electric detonator (explosive of Class 6 Division 3 or U N Class 1 Division 1); And whereas the Central Government, after consultation with stakeholders of explosives industry, in the public interest has decided that the production of the said explosive shall be completely phased out by the end of financial year 2024 -2025; Now, there fore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of sub -section (1) of section 6 of the Explosives Act, 1884 (4 of 1884), the Central Government hereby prohibits the manufacture, possession and import of the electric detonator (explosive of Class 6 Division 3 or UN Class 1 Division 1) throughout the country with effect from the 1 st day of April, 2025. [F. No. P -13015/45/2021 -EXPLOSIVE -Part(1)] RAJEEV SINGH THAKUR, Additional Secy . Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Governm ent of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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