The Central Government hereby exempts the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, Material Acquisition and Planning Section, New Corporate Building, 4th Floor, Tel Bhavan, Dehradun-248 003 from the provisions of sub-rule(2) of rule 31 of the Explosives Rules, 1983 for import of the following explosives from the Goex International, 423, Vaughn Road, West Cleburne, Texas, United States of America, at Mumbai Airport namely

REGD. NO. D. L.-33004/99

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 88] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2002/MAGHA 5,1923

271 GI/2002

(1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)j

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

(Department of Indmtrial Policy and Promotion)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 24th January, 2002

so 1O5(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 the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, Material Acquisition and Planning Section, New Corporate Building, 4th Floor, Tel Bhavan, Dehradun - 248 003 from the provisions of sub-rule(2) of rule 31 of3 the Explosives Rules, 1983 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), for import of the following explosives from the Goex International, 423, Vaughn Road, West Cleburne , Texas, United States of America, at Mumbai Airport, namely:-

Serial

Name of explosive

U.N.

Class

Net weight

number

(in

number

kilograms)

14430.00

1.4S

0441

1.

156.00

1.4D

0289

2.

110.00

1.4S

0456

3.

Charges, Shaped Cord, Detonating Detonators, Electric

2. The explosives mentioned in paragraph 1 above shall be imported subject to the following conditions, namely:

(1) necessary clearances are obtained from the Director General of Civil Aviation and the Airports Authority of India and conditions, if any, imposed by the said 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 vans, licensed under the said rules, shall be kept ready at the 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 the explosives van shall be cordoned off by providing adequate number of security guards in consultation with the Director General of Civil Aviation before the transfer of4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] explosives from aircraft to van begins. The arrangement shall continue till such transfer is completed and the van is duly locked and leaves the site;

(6) smoking or use of naked light shall not be permitted within the cordoned area; and

(7) vans carrying the explosives shall proceed to the storage magazines licensed under the 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.

[F.No. 2(17)/2001-Expl.]

A. E. AHMAD, Jt. Secy.

NOnncAnON

New Delhi, the 24th Januaiy, 2002

s.o. 1O6(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 the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, Material Acquisition and Planning Section, New Corporate Building, 4th Floor, Tel Bhavan, Dehradun - 248 003 from the provisions 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 the Owen Oil Tools, 8900 Forum6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)T Way, Forth Worth , Texas- 76140, United States of America, at Mumbai Airport, namely:-

Serial Name of explosive

U.N. Class Net weight

number

number

(in

kilograms) 1.

4.1

1325

75.00 Flammable Solid Organics,

N.O.S.

2.

0454

10.00

1.4S

3.

0349

350.00

1.4S

4.

0441

36.00

1.4S

5.

Igniters Articles, Explosives, N.O.S. Charges, Shaped Detonators, Electric

0456

22.00

1.4S

2. The explosives mentioned in paragraph 1 above shall be imported subject to the following conditions, namely:

(1) necessary clearances are obtained from the Director General of Civil Aviation and the Airports Authority of India and conditions, if any, imposed by the said 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 vans, licensed under the said rules, shall be kept ready at the 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 the explosives van shall be cordoned off by • providing adequate number of security guards in consultation with the Director General of Civil Aviation before the transfer of explosives from aircraft to van begins. The arrangement shall7 continue till such transfer is complete4 and the van is duly locked and leaves the site;

(6) smoking or use of naked light shall not be permitted within the cordoned area; arid

(7) vans carrying the explosives shall proceed to the storage

magazines licensed under the said rules and no undue delay shall be made on the way and all provisions Of the said rules and lou*1 traffic rules and municipal regulations shall be complied wi:!i during the transportation of the explosives.

[F.No. 2(17y2O01-£xpl.]

A. B. AHMAD, Jt. Secy.

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 24th January, 2002

s.o. 1O7(E).—iIn 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 the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, Exploration Business Group, 'Priyadarshini', Eastern Express Highway, Sion, Mumbai - 400 022 from the provisions of sub-rule(2) of rule 31 of the Explosives Rules, 1083 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), for import9 of the following explosives from the Halliburton Energy Services Inc., Jet Research Centre, 8432,South 1-35 W, Alvarado, Texas, United States of America, at Mumbai airport, namely:-

Serial

Name of the explosive

U.N.

Class

Net wei&ht

number

number

1.

Charged, Shaped 2.

Detonators, Electric 3.

Cartridges, Power Device 4.

igniters

5.

Articles, Explosives, N.O.S.

6.

Cord, Detonating 7.

Fuzes, Detonating

Detonators, Non-electric 8.

9.

Igniters

10. Detonators, Non-electric

Cartridges, Oil Well 11.

12. Components, Explosive Train

N.O.S.

[in

0441 1.4S

kilograms) 4867.85 0456 1.4S

7.92 0323 1.4S 317.81 0454

6.8

1.4S

0349

53.1 1.4S

0289 1.4D 199.76 0367 1.4S

19.88

2.04 0455 1.4S

0325 1.4G

5.44 0267 1.4B 91.86 0278 1.4C 10.08 0384 1.4S

0.90 2. The explosives mentioned in paragraph 1 above shall be imported subject to the following conditions, namely:-

(a) necessary clearances are obtained from the Director General of Civil Aviation and the Airports Authority of India and conditions, if any, imposed by them shall be complied with;

(b) 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;

(c) 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;

(d) adequate number of explosives vans, licensed under the said rules, shall be kept ready at the airport so that the explosives can be removed expeditiously from the aircraft after their landing;

Xi\<*U**-<-4,

(e) aircraft shall be parked at a remote place at the airport and an area of at least rive hundred square metres around the aircraft and the explosives van shall be cordoned off by providing adequate number of security guards in consultation with the Director General of Civil Aviation before the transfer of explosives from aircraft to van begins. This arrangement shall continue till such transfer is completed and the van is duly locked and leaves the site;

(f) smoking or use of naked light shall not be permitted within the cordoned area; and

(g) vans carrying the explosives shall proceed to the storage

magazines licensed under the 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, if any, shall be complied with during the transportation of the explosives.

3. This notification shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

[ENo. 2(ll)/2001-Expl]

A. E. AHMAD, Jt. Secy.

P n B t od by the Manager. Govt. of India P r ^ R i ng Road, Mayapuri N " - M M - r i O "4

and PutLwd by the Controller of Publication.. DeiM-110054.