Explosives
Background
The security of explosives are a matter reserved to the United Kingdom Government but it is for the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to introduce regulations on security of explosives.
The Northern Ireland Office’s National Security Operations Unit is responsible for explosives security – policy, legislation and statutory functions. The security of explosives includes – the preventions of loss or theft of explosives, the prevention of the use of explosives for wrongful purposes and the detection, identification and traceability of explosives.
National Security Operations Unit
Stormont House Annexe
Stormont House
Belfast
BT4 3SH
Tel: 028 9076 5437
Fax: 028 9052 7807
The legislation and supporting documentation presented on this website is not a comprehensive list of the legislation relating to explosives in Northern Ireland. It is not intended to be an authoritative statement of the law. Further legislation and supporting information will appear here as this area of the website develops.