Editing Explosive (section)

==Regulation==
The legality of possessing or using explosives varies by jurisdiction. Various countries around the world have enacted explosives law and require licenses to manufacture, distribute, store, use, possess explosives or ingredients.

===Netherlands===
In the [[Netherlands]], the civil and commercial use of explosives is covered under the ''Wet explosieven voor civiel gebruik'' (explosives for civil use Act), in accordance with EU directive nr. 93/15/EEG<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0006803/geldigheidsdatum_23-12-2013|title=wetten.nl – Wet- en regelgeving – Wet explosieven voor civiel gebruik – BWBR0006803|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225005146/http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0006803/geldigheidsdatum_23-12-2013|archive-date=25 December 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> (Dutch). The illegal use of explosives is covered under the ''Wet Wapens en Munitie'' (Weapons and Munition Act)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0008804/geldigheidsdatum_23-12-2013|title=wetten.nl – Wet- en regelgeving – Wet wapens en munitie – BWBR0008804|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225005149/http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0008804/geldigheidsdatum_23-12-2013|archive-date=25 December 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> (Dutch).

===United Kingdom===
{{further|Explosive Substances Act 1883}}
The new Explosives Regulations 2014 (ER 2014)<ref name=":1">{{OGL-attribution|version=3.0|{{Cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1638/made/data.htm|title=The Explosives Regulations 2014|website=www.legislation.gov.uk|access-date=2019-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212014704/https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ |archive-date=12 February 2019}}}}</ref> came into force on 1 October 2014 and defines "explosive" as:

{{blockquote|"a) any explosive article or explosive substance which would —

(i) if packaged for transport, be classified in accordance with the [[United Nations]] Recommendations as falling within Class 1; or

(ii) be classified in accordance with the United Nations Recommendations as —

(aa) being unduly sensitive or so reactive as to be subject to spontaneous reaction and accordingly too dangerous to transport, and

(bb) falling within Class 1; or

(b) a desensitised explosive,

but it does not include an explosive substance produced as part of a manufacturing process which thereafter reprocesses it in order to produce a substance or preparation which is not an explosive substance"<ref name=":1" />}}

{{blockquote|"Anyone who wishes to acquire and or keep relevant explosives needs to contact their local police explosives liaison officer. All explosives are relevant explosives apart from those listed under Schedule 2 of Explosives Regulations 2014."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hse.gov.uk/explosives/licensing/index.htm|title=HSE Explosives – Licensing|website=www.hse.gov.uk|access-date=2019-02-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421213250/http://www.hse.gov.uk/explosives/licensing/index.htm|archive-date=21 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

===United States===
During [[World War I]], numerous laws were created to regulate war related industries and increase security within the United States. In 1917, the [[65th United States Congress]] created [[List of United States federal legislation, 1901–2001#65th United States Congress|many laws]], including the ''[[Espionage Act of 1917]]'' and ''Explosives Act of 1917''.

The ''Explosives Act of 1917'' (session 1, chapter 83, {{USStat|40|385}}) was signed on 6 October 1917 and went into effect on 16 November 1917. The legal summary is "An Act to prohibit the manufacture, distribution, storage, use, and possession in '''time of war''' of explosives, providing regulations for the safe manufacture, distribution, storage, use, and possession of the same, and for other purposes". This was the first federal regulation of licensing explosives purchases. The act was deactivated after World War I ended.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ime.org/content/1913_1919|title=1913–1919|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201054704/https://www.ime.org/content/1913_1919|archive-date=1 February 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

After the United States entered [[World War II]], the Explosives Act of 1917 was reactivated. In 1947, the act was deactivated by [[President Truman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ime.org/content/1940_1949|title=1940–1949|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075716/https://www.ime.org/content/1940_1949|archive-date=4 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The ''[[Organized Crime Control Act of 1970]]'' ({{USPL|91|452}}) transferred many explosives regulations to the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms]] (ATF) of the [[United States Department of the Treasury|Department of Treasury]]. The bill became effective in 1971.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ime.org/content/1970_1979|title=1970–1979|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117031212/https://www.ime.org/content/1970_1979|archive-date=17 November 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Currently, regulations are governed by [[Title 18 of the United States Code]] and [[Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations]]:
* "Importation, Manufacture, Distribution and Storage of Explosive Materials" (18 U.S.C. Chapter 40).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2011-title18/pdf/USCODE-2011-title18-partI-chap40.pdf |title=Federal Explosives Laws |publisher=U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives |access-date=1 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306153102/https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2011-title18/pdf/USCODE-2011-title18-partI-chap40.pdf |archive-date=6 March 2016 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* "Commerce in Explosives" (27 C.F.R. Chapter II, Part 555).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atf.gov/content/library/codified-regulations |title=Regulations for Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives &#124; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives |access-date=2014-12-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215074434/http://www.atf.gov/content/library/codified-regulations |archive-date=15 December 2014 |df=dmy-all}} ATF Regulations</ref>