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LAWS OF KENYA
EXPLOSIVES ACT
THE EXPLOSIVES (BLASTING EXPLOSIVES) RULES
LEGAL NOTICE 321 OF 1962
- Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. LXIV—No. 28 on 3 July 1962
- Commenced on 3 July 1962
- [Amended by Explosives (Blasting Explosives) (Amendment) Rules, 1969 (Legal Notice 271 of 1969) on 5 December 1969]
- [Amended by Explosives (Blasting Explosives) (Amendment) Rules, 2010 (Legal Notice 94 of 2010) on 18 June 2010]
- [Revised by 24th Annual Supplement (Legal Notice 221 of 2023) on 31 December 2022]
Part I – CITATION AND INTERPRETATION
Part II – CLASSIFICATION OF EXPLOSIVES
Class I ............................................. | Gunpowder. | |
Class II ............................................. | Nitrate mixture. | |
Class III............................................. | Nitro-compounds. | |
Class IV............................................. | Chlorate mixture. | |
Class V ............................................. | Fulminates. | |
Class VI ............................................. | Explosive of the ammunition group other than those covered by the Firearms Act (Cap. 114). | |
Class VII ............................................. | Fireworks. |
Part III – LICENSING OF FACTORIES AND CONDITIONS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES
Part IV – PACKING OF EXPLOSIVES
EXPLOSIVES—CLASS III, Division 1Gelignite 602.5 cm. X 20 cm. 2.4.61 |
EXPLOSIVES — CLASS VI, Division 212,500 Detonators No. 6 |
EXPLOSIVES—CLASS VI, Division 2500 Electric DetonatorsLow Tension120 cm. Wires |
Part V – IMPORT AND EXPORT
Part VI – TRANSPORT OF EXPLOSIVES
Part VII – EXPLOSIVES MAGAZINES—LICENSING AND CONSTRUCTION OF MAGAZINES
TABLE OF SAFETY DISTANCES
INSERT SAFETY DISTANCES(Metres) | OUTSIDE SAFETY DISTANCES(Metres) | |||
I | II(Mounded) | III(Mounded) | IV(Mounded) | V(Mounded) |
Net weight of explosives (kg) | Magazines or explosivesstores | Process buildingprivate roads,footpaths orrailways | Railways,aerodromes, dockssports ground, public highways, etc., anddwelling-house withconsent of occupier | Dwelling-housewithout consentof occupier, shops,public buildings,factories, petroleumstores hospitalsand other buildingswhere persons may assemble |
501002505001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0004,000 | 10121620252831333538 | 1922283655728696109122 | 232432477596113128147163 | 46476497149191228256294325 |
5,0007,50010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,00045,000 | 41475259657075798286 | 135158177205225243258273285297 | 179212235273301325344363379395 | 358422469543600648688725758790 |
Part VIII – STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES GENERALLY
Part IX – DEALING IN EXPLOSIVES
"DEALER IN BLASTING EXPLOSIVES"
Part X – USE
Part XI – ACCIDENTS—REPORTS AND INQUIRIES
History of this document
31 December 2022 this version
Revised by
24th Annual Supplement
18 June 2010
05 December 1969
03 July 1962
Published in Kenya Gazette 28
Commenced