LawgistThe Explosives Act
17APower to delegat
1[17A. Power to delegate.--The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that any power or function which may be exercised or performed by it under this Act other than the power under sections 5, 6, 6A, 14 and 17 may, in relation to such matters and subject to such conditions, if any, as it may specify in the notification, be exercised or performed also by--
(a) such officer or authority subordinate to the Central Government, or
(b) such State Government or such officer or authority subordinate to the State Government.]
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1. Ins by s. 18, ibid. (w.e.f. 2-3-1983).
All sections
- 1 Short titl
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Repealed
- 4 Definitions
- 5 Power to make rules as to licensing of the manufacture, possession, use, sale, transport and importation of explosives
- 5A Persons already in business in respect of certain explosives to carry on such business without licence for a certain period
- 6 Power for Central Government to prohibit the manufacture, possession or importation of specially dangerous explosives
- 6A Prohibition of manufacture, possession, sale or transport of explosives by young persons and certain other person
- 6B Grant of licence
- 6C Refusal of licences
- 6D Licensing authority competent to impose conditions in addition to prescribed condition
- 6E Variation, suspension and revocation of licences
- 6F Appeal
- 7 Power to make rules conferring powers of inspection, search, seizure, detention and removal
- 8 Notice of accidents
- 9 Inquiry into accidents
- 9A Inquiry into more serious accident
- 9B Punishment for certain offence
- 9C Offences by companies
- 10 Forfeiture of explosives
- 11 Distress of aircraft or vesse
- 12 Abetment and attempts
- 13 Power to arrest without warrant persons committing dangerous offences
- 14 Saving and power to exempt
- 15 Saving of Arms Act, 1959
- 16 Saving as to liability under other law
- 17 Extension of definition of “explosive” to other explosive substances
- 17A Power to delegat
- 18 Procedure for making, publication and confirmation of rules
