Section 3: Manufacture of explosives

3. Manufacture of explosives (1) No person shall manufacture any explosive unless he holds a permit issued by the Commissioner. (2) The Commissioner may attach to a permit such conditions as he thinks fit to impose and may vary those conditions. (3) The Commissioner may cancel or revoke any permit issued under subsection (1). (4) The Commissioner shall not be required to give any reason for— (a) the refusal of a permit; (b) the imposition of any condition to the issue of a permit; (c) the variation of any condition attached to a permit; or (d) the cancellation or revocation of a permit. (5) (a) Any person who is aggrieved by a decision of the Commissioner under this section may appeal to the Minister by giving notice in writing to the Permanent Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office, stating the grounds of his appeal, within 10 days of the date of notification of the decision of the Commissioner to him. (b) The decision of the Minister shall be final. (6) The Commissioner may, if he considers it necessary or expedient in the interest of defence, public safety or public order, by notice in writing, direct the holder of a permit issued under this section to stop the manufacture of explosives or to close the factory.