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The Explosives Act, 1884

Inquiry into more serious accidents

In force From 01 Jul 1887 Act 4 of 1884 As on 14 Oct 2026

Act 4 of 1884 Ministry Commerce and Industry Enacted 26 Feb 1884 In force 01 Jul 1887 Cited by 1 provision

Section 9A of the Explosives Act, 1884 deals with inquiry into more serious accidents. The Central Government may, where it is of opinion, whether or not it has received the report of an inquiry under section 9, that an inquiry or more formal character should be held into the causes of an accident such as is referred to in section 8, appoint the [Chief Controller of Explosives] or any The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1887.

1[9A. Inquiry into more serious accidents.--(1) The Central Government may, where it is of opinion, whether or not it has received the report of an inquiry under section 9, that an inquiry or more formal character should be held into the causes of an accident such as is referred to in section 8, appoint the 1[Chief Controller of Explosives] or any other competent person to hold such inquiry, and may also appoint one or more persons possessing legal or special knowledge to act as assessors in such inquiry.

(2) Where the Central Government orders an inquiry under this section, it may also direct that any inquiry under section 9 pending at the time shall be discontinued.

(3) The person appointed to hold an inquiry under this section shall have all the powers of a Civil Court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), for the purposes of enforcing the attendance of witnesses and compelling the production of documents and material objects; and every person required by such person as aforesaid to furnish any information shall be deemed to be legally bound so to do within the meaning of section 176 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1890).

(4) Any person holding an inquiry under this section may exercise such of the powers conferred on any officer by rules under section 7 as he may think it necessary or expedient to exercise for the purposes of the inquiry.

(5) The person holding an inquiry under this section shall make a report to the Central Government stating the causes of the accident and its circumstances, and adding any observations which he or any of the assessors may think fit to make; and the Central Government shall cause every report so made to be published at such time and in such manner as it may think fit.

(6) The Central Government may make rules for regulating the procedure at inquiries under this section.]

Section 9A, The Explosives Act, 1884 (Act 4 of 1884).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 7 Power to make rules conferring powers of inspection, search, seizure, detention and removal
  2. s. 8 Notice of accidents
  3. s. 9 Inquiry into accidents
  4. Indian Penal Code s. 176 Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 14 Saving and power to exempt

Questions about Section 9A

What does Section 9A of the Explosives Act deal with?

Section 9A of the Explosives Act is headed "Inquiry into more serious accidents". [9A. Inquiry into more serious accidents.--(1) The Central Government may, where it is of opinion, whether or not it has received the report of an inquiry under section 9, that an inquiry or more formal character should be held into the causes of an accident such as is referred to in section 8, appo

How do I find court cases under Section 9A 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 9A, section 9A Explosives Act 1884, section 9A of the Explosives Act. 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 9A of the Explosives Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 7 (Power to make rules conferring powers of inspection, search, seizure, detention and removal), section 8 (Notice of accidents), section 9 (Inquiry into accidents), Indian Penal Code 176 (Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

When did Section 9A of the Explosives Act come into force?

Section 9A of the Explosives Act, cited as Explosives Act 1884 9A, 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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