MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion)-The Central Government hereby exempts M/s. Enron Oil and Gas India Ltd., 1st Floor, Midas, Sahar Plaza, Kondivita, M.V. Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai, from observance of sub-rule (2) of rule 31 of the Explosives Rules, 1983

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MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 22nd January, 2001

S.O. 76(E).—In 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 M/s. Enron Oil and Gas India Ltd., 1st Floor, Midas, Sahar Plaza, Kondivita, M.V. Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai, from observance of sub-rule (2) of rule 31 of the Explosives Rules, 1983 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), for import of the following explosives from M/s. SPT Production Centre, Schlumberecr Drive. Suear Land. Texas-77478. USA at Mumbai airoort. namelv •—

Class

Serial number

Name of the explosive

U.N. number

Net Weight (in Kgs.)

0325 0323 0441 0455 0255 0289

1.4G 1.4S 1.4S 1.4S 1.4B 1.4D

0.68 14.52 817.44 0.27 0.91 21.76 1. 2. 3. 4, 5. 6.

Ignrlers Cartridges, Power Device Charges, Shaped Detonators, Non-electric Detonators, Electric CordDetonatine

2. The explosives mentioned in paragraph 1 shall be imported subject to the following conditions, namely:— (1) necessary clearances are obtained from the Director General of Civil Aviation and the International Airports Authority of India and conditions, if any, imposed by these two authorities shall be comphed 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 vans, licensed under the said rules, shaft* be kept ready at the airport so that the explosives maybe 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 the transfer of explosives from aircraft to van is started. The arrangement shall continue till such transfer is completed and the van is duty locked and leaves the site;