Explosives Act, 1884 Preamble 1

THE EXPLOSIVES ACT, 1884¹

[Act, No. 4 of 1884]²

[26th February, 1884]

PREAMBLE

An Act to regulate the manufacture, possession, use, sale,³[transport, import and export] of explosives.

Whereas it is expedient to regulate the manufacture, possession, use, sale,³[transport, import and export] of explosives; it is hereby enacted as follows:--

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1. This Act has been declared, under section 3 (a) of the Scheduled Districts Act, 1874 (14 of 1874), to be in force in the Districts of Hazaribagh, Lohardaga (now called the Ranchi District-See Calcutta Gazette, 1899, Pt. I. pg. 44), Palamau and Nanbhum and in Pargana Dhalbhum and the Kolhan in the Ssingbhum District of the Chota Bagpur Division-See Gazette of India, 1896, Pt. I. pg. 972.

It has been applied to the Sonthal Parganas under section 3 of the Sonthal Parganas Settlement Regulation, 1872 (3 of 1872), as amended by the Sonthal Parganas Laws Regulation, 1886 (3 of 1886), and by section 3 of Regulation 3 of 1899, and to Porahat Estate by Bihar Regulation 2 of 1946.

It has been extended to Berar Laws Act. 1941 (4 of 1941), to Goa, Damen and Diu by Regulation 12 of 1962, section 3 and Schedule, to Dadra and Nagar Heveli by Regulation 6 of 1963, section 2 and Schedule I, to Pondicherry by Regulation 7 of 1963, section 3 and Schedule and to Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands by regulation 8 of 1965, section 3 and Schedule The Act has been extended to Goa, Daman and Diu with modifications, by Reg.12 of 1962, section 3 and Schedule, extended to and brought into force in Dadra and Nagar Heveli by Reg. 6 of 1963, section 2 and Schedule w.e.f. 1-7-1965 and to the whole of the Union territory of Lakshadweep by Regulation 8 of 1965, section 3 and Schedule I w.e.f. 1-10-1967

The Act comes into force in Pondicherry on 1-10-163 vide Regulation7 of 1963, section 3 and ScheduleI.The Act comes into force in the State of Sikkim on 7-11-1992 vide S.O. 823 (E). dated 7 th November, Gazette of India, Extra., Pt. II, section 3 (ii)

2. For the law relating to expplosivce substances, See also the Explosive Substances Act, 1908 (6 of 1908)

3. The words "Indian" omitted by Act 32 of 1978, section 3 w.e.f. 2-3-1983.