Definitions
Section 4 of the Explosives Act, 1884 deals with definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "aircraft" means any machine which can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air, other than the reactions of the air against the earth's surface, and includes balloons, whether fixed or free, airships, kites, gliders and The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1887.
1[4. Definitions.--In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
(a) "aircraft" means any machine which can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air, other than the reactions of the air against the earth's surface, and includes balloons, whether fixed or free, airships, kites, gliders and flying machines;
(b) "carriage" includes any carriage, wagon, cart, truck, vehicle or other means of conveying goods or passengers by land, in whatever manner the same may be propelled,
(c) "District Magistrate", in relation to any area for which a Commissioner of Police has been appointed, means the Commissioner of Police thereof and includes--
(a) any such Deputy Commissioner of Police, exercising jurisdiction over the whole or any part of such area, as may be specified by the State Government in this behalf in relation to such area or part: and
(b) an Additional District Magistrate;
(d) "explosive" means gunpowder, nitoglycerine, nitroglycol, gun-cotton, di-nitro-toluene, tri-nitro-toluene, picric acid, di-nitro-phenol, tri-nitro-resorcinol (styphnic acid), cyclo-trime- thylene-trinitramine, penta-erythritol-tetranitrate, tetryl, nitro-guanidine, lead azide, lead styphynate, fulminate of mercury or any other metal, diazo -di-nitro-phenol, coloured fires or any other substance whether a single chemical compound or a mixture of substances, whether solid or liquid or gaseous used or manufactured with a view to produce a practical effect by explosion or pyrotechnic effect; and includes fog-signals, fireworks, fuses, rockets, percussion-caps, detonators, cartidgcs, ammunition of all descriptions and every adaptation or preparation of an explosive as defined in this clause;
(e) "export" means taking out of India to a place outside India by land, sea or air;
(f) "import" means to bring into India from a place outside India by land, sea or air;
(g) "master",--
(a) in relation to any vessel or aircraft means any person, other than a pilot, harbour master, assistant harbour master or berthing master, having for the time bein g the charge or control of such vessel or aircraft, as the ease may be; and
(b) in relation to any boat belonging to a ship, means the master of that ship;
(h) "manufacture" in relation to an explosive includes the process of--
(1) dividing the explosive into its component parts or otherwise breaking up or unmaking the explosive, or making fit for use any damaged explosive; and
(2) re-making, altering or repairing the explosive;
(i) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(j) "vessel" includes any ship, boat, sailing vessel, or other description of vessel used in navigation whether propelled by oars or otherwise and anything made for the conveyance, mainly by water, of human beings or of goods and a caisson.]
Section 4, The Explosives Act, 1884 (Act 4 of 1884).
Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 4
What does Section 4 of the Explosives Act deal with?
Section 4 of the Explosives Act is headed "Definitions". [4. Definitions.--In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "aircraft" means any machine which can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air, other than the reactions of the air against the earth's surface, and includes balloons, whether fixed or free, airships,
How do I find court cases under Section 4 of the Explosives Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Explosives Act 1884 4, section 4 Explosives Act 1884, section 4 of the Explosives Act. People searching for it also type explosive act 4 and explosives act 1884 4 of 1884. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 4 of the Explosives Act, and has it changed?
One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently The Ammonium Nitrate Rules, 2012 (2012).
When did Section 4 of the Explosives Act come into force?
Section 4 of the Explosives Act, cited as Explosives Act 1884 4, came into force on 01 Jul 1887, having been enacted on 26 Feb 1884. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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