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EXPLOSIVES ACT 1936 - SECT 37

37—Explosives not to be shipped within certain limits

        (1)         No ship or boat shall, except with the authority of the Minister of Marine, take on board any explosives exceeding 15 kilograms in weight of gunpowder or 3 kilograms in weight of any other explosive whilst within any prohibited area.

        (2)         The Minister of Marine may grant authority to the master of any ship or boat to take on board explosives within a prohibited area. Any such authority may be granted subject to any conditions thought fit by the Minister of Marine.

        (3)         The master of a ship or boat in respect of which a contravention of this section is committed is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $5 000 or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.

        (4)         Subject to section 38, the provisions of this section shall not apply to any boat under the control of the Director.



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