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Section 5A: Persons already in business in respect of certain explosives to carry on such business without licence for a certain period.

The Explosives Act, 1884Central Act · Act 4 of 1884

Notwithstanding anything in section 5 or in the rules made thereunder where, immediately before the commencement of the Indian Explosives (Amendment) Act, 1978 (32 of 1978), any person was carrying on the business of manufacture, sale, transport, import or export of any explosive (for which no licence was required under this Act before its amendment by the Indian Explosives (Amendment) Act, 1978, then, such person shall be entitled to continue to carry on such business without licence in respect of such explosive

(a) for a period of three months from the date of such commencement; or

(b) if before the expiry of the said period of three months, such person has made an application for grant of licence under this Act for such business in such explosive, until the final disposal of his application, whichever is later.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Explosives Act, 1884
Section5A
Marginal notePersons already in business in respect of certain explosives to carry on such business without licence for a certain period.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • inserted. . Ins. by s. 6, ibid. (w.e.f. 2-3-1983).

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