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EXPLOSIVES ACT 1875 - SECT 32

Sale of gunpowder to be in closed packages labelled.

32. All gunpowder exceeding one pound in weight, when publicly exposed for
sale or sold, shall be in a substantial case, bag, canister, or other
receptacle made and closed so as to prevent the gunpowder from escaping, and
(except when the same is sold to any person employed by or on the property
occupied by the vendor for immediate use in the service of the vendor or on
such property,) the outermost receptacle containing such gunpowder shall have
affixed the word "gunpowder" in conspicuous characters by means of a brand or
securely attached label, or other mark.

If any gunpowder is sold or exposed for sale in contravention of this section

(1)The person selling or exposing for sale the same shall be liable to a
penalty not exceeding [fifty pounds]; and

(2)All or any part of the gunpowder so exposed for sale may be forfeited.

General rules as to packing of gunpowder for conveyance.

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