(1) It is a condition
of a licence authorising the storage of ammonium nitrate blasting intermediate
that the holder of the licence must ensure that, unless the Director has
authorised otherwise in writing, the distance between the place where
ammonium nitrate blasting intermediate is stored and protected works is not
less than the distance prescribed by the Explosives Regulations 2011 for
explosives of category ZZ stored in a magazine (see Part 11 and Schedule T of
those regulations).
(2) It is a condition
of a licence authorising the storage of security sensitive ammonium nitrate
other than ammonium nitrate blasting intermediate that the holder of the
licence must ensure that, unless the Director has authorised otherwise in
writing, the distance between a place where 100 tonnes or more of the
substances are stored and protected works is not less than the distance
prescribed by the Explosives Regulations 2011 for a mass of explosives of
category ZZ stored in a magazine that is half the actual mass of the
substances (see Part 11 and Schedule T of those regulations).
(3) In this
regulation—
"ammonium nitrate blasting intermediate" means security
sensitive ammonium nitrate comprised of an emulsion, suspension or gel,
primarily made up of ammonium nitrate (with or without other inorganic
nitrates) and containing other substances such as oxidisers and fuels, and
intended for use as a blasting explosive following modification prior to use.