2. Definitions. -In these rules unless the context otherwise requires, -
(1) “Act" means the Explosives Act, 1884 (4 of 1884);
(2) “Authorised explosives" means an explosive included in a list of authorised explosives published by the Central Government from time to time in the official Gazette;
(3) “Chief Controller” means Chief Controller of Explosives;
(4) “Competent person" means a person recognised by the Chief Controller to be a competent person or a person who holds a certificate of Competency in the job in respect of which competency is required from an institution recognised by the Chief Controller in this be-half;
(5) “Conservator” includes any person acting under the authority of the officer or body of persons appointed to be conservator of a port under Sec. 7 of the Indian Ports Act, 1908 (15 of 1908);
(6) “Controller” includes Joint Chief Controller of Explosives, Deputy Chief Controller of Explosives Controller of Explosives and Deputy Controller of Explosives
(7) “Detonator” means a small tube of aluminium or copper or other materials approved by the Chief Controller-
(a) One end of which is closed and the other-
(i) Left open for the insertion of safety fuse for the purpose of initiating explosion within the tube; or
(ii) Fitted with wires or other device for that purpose and sealed;
(b) Which is loaded with a charge of initiating explosive, the charge being so designed as to produce an explosion that would communicate the other tube similarly constructed and charged;
(7-A) “District Authority” means-
(a) In towns having a Commissioner of Police, the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner of Police;
(b) In any other place, the District Magistrate;
(8) “Form” means a form specified in Sch. V;
(9) “Licensable capacity” in relation to a magazine means the capacity of the magazine reckoned on the basis of the floor area and required safety zone all round such magazine;
(10) “Licensed factory” means a factory in respect of which a licence issued under these rules is in force;
(11) “Licensed magazine” means a magazine in respect of which a licence, issued under these rules is in force;
(12) ‘Licensed store house” means a storehouse in respect of which a licence, issued under these rules is in force;
(13) “Magazine” means a building specially constructed in accordance with a design approved by the Chief Controller and intended for storage of more than 51 kg. of explosives.
(14) (14) “Permitted explosives,” means authorised explosives which are permitted by the Director General of Mines Safety to be used in underground coal mines;
(15) “Prohibited explosives” means explosives which are prohibited by the Central Government under Sec. 6 of the Act;
(16) “Protected works” includes--
(a) Building in which persons dwell, work or assemble, college, school, hospital, theatre, cinema house, factory, place of storage of hazardous substances,
(b) Any public road for railway line or navigable waterways; or dams and reservoirs
(c) overhead trunk high tension power lines; but does not include footpath, cart tracks not in regular use, agricultural wells and pump sets connected therewith;
(17) “Safety cartridge" means a cartridge for small arms having a diameter not exceeding 2.5 cms., the case of which can be extracted for the small arms after fixing and which is so closed as to prevent any explosion in one cartridge being communicated to other cartridges;
(18) “Safety fuse” means a fuse or igniting charges of other explosives which burn and does not explode and which does not contain its own means of ignition, and which is of such strength and construction and contains an explosive in such quantity that the burning of such fuse would not communicate laterally with other like fuse.
(19) “Safety zone” means the zone necessary for the maintenance of the distances required under the conditions of a licence to be kept clear between any licensed factory shed, magazines or store-house and protected works;
(20) “Schedule” means a schedule annexed to these rules;
(21) “Small arm nitro-compound” means nitro-compound adapted and intended exclusively for use in cartridges of small arms;
(22) “Storehouse” means a building other than a magazine for storage of certain types of explosives;
(23) “Testing officer” means such officer as the Central Government may appoint in this behalf;
(24) “Transport” means movement of explosives from one place to another by land, sea or air in India but does not include movement of explosives within a licensed factory;
(25) “Transfer” with its grammatical variations and cognate, expressions includes letting on hire, lending, giving and parting with possession;
(26) “Van” means a mechanically propelled vehicle or transport of explosive by land.
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