THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY

|PARI II—SK<\ 3(ii)|

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

(Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 22nd January, 2001

S.O. 75(E).—IJI exercise of the powers conferred by .sub-section (2) of Section 14 of the Explosives Act, 1884

(4 of 1884), the Central Government hereby exempts IWs. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, Exploration

Business Group, "Priyadarshini", Eastern Express Highways, Sion, Muinbai-400022, from the provisions ofsub-mJe

(2) of rule 31 of the Explosives Rules, 1983 (hereinafter referred to as Ihc said rules), for import of the following

explosives from M/s. Halliburton Energy Services, 8432, South 1-35 W, Alvarado, Texas, United States of America at

Mumbai airport, namely :—

Serial

number

Name of the

explosive

Charges, Shaped

Detonators, Electric

Cartridges, Power Device

Igniters

Cord, Detonating

Articles, Explosive, N. 0. S.

U.N.

number

0441

0456

0323

0454

0289

0349

Class

1.4S

I.4S

1.4S

Net Weight

(inKgs.)

1447.50

2.07

90.7

4 76

45.4

5.2

2 The explosives mentioned in paragraph 1 Shall be imported subject to the following conditions, namely :—

1I)

necessary clearances are obtained from the Director General of Civil Aviation and the Airports Authority

of India and conditions, if any, imposed by these two authorities shall be complied with;

(2)

explosives conforming only to Division 1.4 of the classification given in section 3 of the International

Air Transport Association Dangerous Goods Regulations, 1996 shall be imported;

(3)

relevant provisions relating to the possession, transport, use and import of explosives, as contained in

the said rules, except sub-rule (2) of rule 31, shall be complied with;

(4)

adequate number of explosives van, licensed under the said rules, shall be kept ready at Ihc airport so

that the explosives can be removed expeditiously from the aircraft after its landing;

(5)

aircraft shall be parked at a remote place at the airport and an area of at least five hundred square

metres around the aircraft and explosives van shall be cordoned off by providing adequate number of

security guards in consultation with Director General of Civil Aviation before (lie transfer of explosives

from aircraft to van is started. The arrangement shall continue till such transfer is completed and the

van is duly locked and leaves the site;

(f>)

no smoking or use of naked light shall be penniitcd within the cordoned area, and

(7)

vans carrying the explosives shall proceed to the storage magazines licensed under Ihc said rules and

no undue delay shall be made on the way and all provisions of the said rules and local traffic rules and

municipal regulations shall be complied with during the transportation of the explosives

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