The Ammonium Nitrate Materials (High Nitrogen Content) Safety Regulations 2003

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2003/1082
Year2003
  • These Regulations may be cited as the Ammonium Nitrate Materials (High Nitrogen Content) Safety Regulations 2003, extend to Great Britain and come into force on 1st May 2003.
  • ammonium nitrate in solid form, where its nitrogen content is more than 28% of its weight,material in solid form, comprising a mixture of components, one of which is ammonium nitrate, in circumstances where the nitrogen content derived from ammonium nitrate is more than 28% of the material by weight, andfor so long as any material is treated as relevant ammonium nitrate material by virtue of regulation 9(3) , that material,(2) In these Regulations—a detonation resistance certificate shall be treated as relating to a batch or part batch if it is based on a detonation resistance test carried out on a sample certified by a sampling body as being representative of the batch or part batch;a sample shall be treated as failing a detonation resistance test if the result of the test is that the sample is capable of detonation under the circumstances of such a test; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(1) Subject to regulation 10, no person shall manufacture relevant ammonium nitrate material, unless he maintains arrangements in place to ensure that the requirements of paragraphs (2) to (4) are satisfied.(2) A sample certified as being a representative sample by a sampling body from each batch of manufactured relevant ammonium nitrate material must be subjected to a detonation resistance test during or as soon as reasonably practicable after manufacture.to blend the batch with other suitable material so that the resultant material is not relevant ammonium nitrate material and that the risk of detonation is reduced to an insignificant level,otherwise to reduce the risk of detonation of the batch of relevant ammonium nitrate material concerned to an insignificant level, orto have another sample taken by a sampling body and subjected to a detonation resistance test,and of the period within which he will take them; andtake those measures within that period or, where any notice has been served by the enforcing authority on the manufacturer requiring alternative measures, a shorter period or both, comply with the requirements in the enforcing authority’s notice.(4) The manufacturer must ensure that each batch of the material is kept separate and that the detonation resistance certificate clearly identifies the batch to which it relates.(5) Any person who manufactures relevant ammonium nitrate material must retain a detonation resistance certificate relating to each batch and keep a record of the details of the manufacture and disposal of the batch for a period of two years after the last date of disposal of relevant ammonium nitrate material from the batch.(1) Relevant ammonium nitrate material, subject to regulation 10, shall not be imported into Great Britain from within the European Union unless it is accompanied by a detonation resistance certificate relating to a sample certified as being a representative sample by a sampling body for each batch or part batch.the material either comprises a single batch or is divided into clearly identifiable batches;it is accompanied by a detonation resistance certificate relating to a sample certified by a sampling body as being a representative sample for each such batch;not more than 60 days before the arrival of the material in Great Britain, ornot more than 60 + x days before the material arrives in Great Britain where x represents an excess caused by circumstances beyond the control of the importer; anda detonation resistance certificate for each batch that is being imported, andan identification document completed by him relating to the imported material, to the Secretary of State F25, whether by post or by electronic means.(3) Relevant ammonium nitrate material shall not be imported into Great Britain unless each batch of relevant ammonium nitrate material imported is kept separate and each detonation resistance certificate clearly identifies the batch to which it relates.(4) No person shall import relevant ammonium nitrate material into Great Britain otherwise than in accordance with the preceding provisions of this regulation.where the material was imported from outside the European Union, an identification document covering it and a detonation resistance certificate relating to it; andwhere the material was manufactured within the European Union, a detonation resistance certificate relating to it.

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