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EXPLOSIVES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1970 - SECT 8

Interpretation.

8.(1) In this Act

"authorised shot firer" means, in relation to a mine or a quarry, a person who
is duly authorised to act as a shot firer for the purposes of any rules or
regulations for the time being applicable to blasting operations at that mine
or quarry;

"Explosives Regulations" and "Minister" have the meanings respectively
assigned to them in section 3(1);

"instrument" has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(c) of the
Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954;

"principal Acts" has the meaning assigned to it in section 1(1).

(2) For the purposes of sections 2 and 3, references to explosives shall
include references to any liquid, substance, article or thing intended to be
used in the adaptation or preparation or modification of an explosive.

(3) Subject to subsection (2), in this Act, "explosive" and other expressions
to which meanings are respectively assigned in the Explosives Act 1875 shall
have those meanings.

S.9(1), with Schedule 2, effects repeals; subs.(2) effects revocations


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