ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Explosives Act
4. Restriction of manufacture of unauthorized explosives
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
4. Restriction of manufacture of unauthorized explosives
(1)No person shall manufacture any unauthorized explosive unless—(a)it is manufactured solely for the purposes of chemical experiment and not for sale, and in quantities not exceeding five hundred grams in weight at any one time, or two kilograms in all; or(b)it is manufactured solely for practical trial as an explosive and not for sale, and in such quantities and under such conditions as may be specified in writing by an inspector.(2)Any person who contravenes the provisions of this section or any conditions imposed under the powers thereof shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand shillings or, in default of payment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, and the explosive in respect of which the contravention has taken place shall be forfeited.(3)The owner and the occupier of any premises in or on which an unauthorized explosive has been manufactured in contravention of this section shall be deemed to be the manufacturer, unless such owner or occupier (as the case may be) satisfies the Court before which he is charged that he was unaware that any such contravention was occurring or had occurred.(4)The burden of proving that any manufacture of an unauthorized explosive was solely for purposes of chemical experiment or practical trial and not for sale shall, in any prosecution under this section, be upon the accused.