Section 139: Prohibition of transaction of explosives

1) No person shall transact explosives without obtaining a license or in a manner to be contrary to the terms and restrictions specified in the license, even if, obtained.

Explanation: For the purposes of this Chapter, the term “transaction” means procurement, sale, retention, use, stockpiling, storage, transport, alteration, mixing, export or import.

2) A person who commits the offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to the following sentence:

(a) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years and a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees, in the case of high explosives,

(b) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years and a fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees, in the case of low explosives,

(c) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years and a fine not exceeding thirty thousand rupees, in the case of ordinary explosives.