THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY

[PART II—SEC 3(ii)l

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 •—

Serial

number

Name of the

explosive

Ignrlers

Cartridges, Power Device

Charges, Shaped

Detonators, Non-electric

Detonators, Electric

CordDetonatine

U.N.

number

0325

0323

0441

0455

0255

0289

Class

1.4G

1.4S

1.4B

1.4D

Net Weight

(in Kgs.)

0.68

14.52

817.44

0.27

0.91

21.76

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;

(6) no smoking or use of naked light sliall be permitted within the cordoned area; and

(7) vans carrying the explosives sliall proceed to the storage magazines licensed under the said rules and no

undue delay sliall be made on the way and all provisions of the said rules and local traffic rules and

municipal regulations sliall be complied with during the transportation of the explosives.

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A.E. AHMAD, Jt. Secy.

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