180. Power to destroy explosives and ingredients thereof. - (1) The Chief Controller or a Controller. -
(a) Shall destroy any explosive, whenever found-
(i) The manufacture, possession or import of which has been
prohibited absolutely under Sec. 6 of the Act; or
(ii) If the explosive belong to the 5th (Fulminate) class and is being manufactured, possessed, used, sold, transported, exported or imported illegally without a licence under these rules; -
(b) May destroy or render harmless any other explosives, or ingredient thereof in respect of which the Chief Controller or Controller has reason to believe that any of the provisions of the Act or these rules have been contravened or which in his opinion are no longer fit for storage, transport or use and the matter appears to be urgent to such Controller and fraught with serious danger to public.
(2) Whenever the Chief Controller or a Controller destroys any explosive or
ingredient thereof or renders it harmless under sub-rule (1), he shall take and keep a sample thereof provided if in his opinion such sample can be taken, transported and keep safely for the period required without any danger to any life or property and if required, give a portion of the sample to the person owning the explosive or having the same under his control at the time of seizure.
(3) Where any explosive or ingredient thereof is destroyed by a Controller, he shall report all the facts to the Chief Controller. The explosives shall be destroyed or rendered harmless as provided under this rule at the expense of the occupier of factory, magazine, storehouse or place of the owner of the explosives.
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