Explosives Act, 1884 Section 14 - Bare Act

¹[14. Saving and power to exempt.

(1) Nothing in this Act, except sections 8, 9 and 9A shall apply to the manufacture, possession, use, transport or importation of any explosive-

(a) by any of the²[Armed Forces of the Union, and Ordnance factories or other establishments of such Forces] in accordance with rules or regulations made by³[* * *] the Central Government;

(B) by any person employed under⁴[the Central Government or under a Stale Govern­ment] in execution of this Act.

(2) The Central Government may by notification in the Official Gazette exempt, absolutely or subject to any such conditions as it may think fit to impose,⁵[any explosive and any person or class of persons from all or any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder].

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1. Substituted by Ordinance 18 of 1945, section 4, for the former section.

2. Substituted by Act 32 of 1978, section 16, for "Indian Forces" w.e.f. 2-3-1983

3. The words "His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom or" omitted by Ordinance 18 of 1945, section 4.

4. Substituted by the A.O. 1948. for "any Government in British India".

5. Substituted by Act 32 of 1978, section 16, for certain words w.e.f. 2-3-1983.