(1) This Act may be called the1[* * *] Explosives Act, 1884; and Local extent.
(2) It extends to the whole of India2[* * *].
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1. Substituted by Act 32 of 1978, sec. 2, for "transport and importation" w.e.f. 2-3-1983.
2. The words and letter "except Part B Sates" omitted by Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Schedule w.e.f. 1-4-1951.