126. Storage of explosives in excess of the licensed quantity. - (1) The quantity of any kind of explosives kept in any licensed magazine or storehouse shall not exceed the quantity entered in the licence against such kind of explosives.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), the Chief Controller may issue a permit, on payment of the prescribed fee to a holder of licence in Form 22 and such holders of licence in Form 21 who also have licence in Form 20 (for the class of explosives) for keeping of explosive in excess of the licensed quantity entered in the licence when he is satisfied that such excess storage is essential and unavoidable due to circumstances beyond the control of the licensee. The validity of such permit shall not exceed 30 days,
(i) The licensing authority shall not issue any permit for excess storage of explosives if the magazine or store-house cannot observe the requisite safety distances for the total quantity entered in the licence plus the additional quantity of explosives so permitted.
(ii) No permit for storage of explosives in excess of the licensed capacity shall be granted if the specified distances on the licence around the magazine or store-house or the floor space in the specified rooms for storage of each kind of explosives is not adequate for keeping of the total quantity of explosives, including the excess quantity applied for. (3) The licensing authority may refuse to grant a permit for excess storage of explosives if such excess storage is of a repeated nature.
(4) No explosive in excess of the licensed quantity shall be stored in the magazine or store-house unless a permit in this behalf is obtained from the licensing authority by a letter or telegram.
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