Uganda Act or statute

Parliament of Uganda

Explosives Act

Defines "authorised explosive" as explosives named in the Schedule and other explosives the Minister may declare by statutory instrument. The Minister may appoint inspectors and other officers and…

Jurisdiction: Uganda
Structure: 2 provisions
Citation: Chapter 298
Dates: Undated source snapshot

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“Defines "authorised explosive" as explosives named in the Schedule and other explosives the Minister may declare by statutory instrument.”

Defines "authorised explosive" as explosives named in the Schedule and other explosives the Minister may declare by statutory instrument. The Minister may appoint inspectors and other officers and must notify those appointments in the Gazette; the engineer may depute persons to act as inspectors in specified localities and for specified purposes.

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1. Interpretation

Defines "authorised explosive" as explosives named in the Schedule and other explosives the Minister may declare by statutory instrument.

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2. Power to appoint inspectors

The Minister may appoint inspectors and other officers and must notify those appointments in the Gazette; the engineer may depute persons to act as inspectors in specified localities and for specified purposes.

Section 2

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§ 11. InterpretationInterpretation

Defines "authorised explosive" as explosives named in the Schedule and other explosives the Minister may declare by statutory instrument.

Section 1. Interpretation Section " authorised explosive " means any explosive named in the Schedule to this Act and any other explosive which the Minister may declare by statutory instrument to be an authorised explosive;

Section 1

§ 22. Power to appoint inspectorsProvision

Section 2. Power to appoint inspectors Section 2(1) The Minister may appoint such inspectors and such other officers, as to him or her may seem necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Act, and shall notify all such appointments in the Gazette . Section 2(2) The engineer may depute other persons to act as inspectors in certain localities and for certain purposes; and insofar as any such person is authorised so to act, he or she shall have the same powers and be subject to the same duties as are conferred and imposed upon inspectors by this Act.

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