Full text of Act No. 440 / 1992 Coll.

Act of the Czech National Council on Mining Activities, Explosives and State Mining Administration (full text as shown by later amendments and additions)

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PRESIDENT OF THE CZECH NATIONAL COUNCIL
Announces
full version of the Act of the Czech National Council No. 61 / 1988 Coll., on Mining Activities, Explosives and State Mining Administration, as amended by the Act of the Czech National Council No. 425 / 1990 Coll. and the Act of the Czech National Council No. 542 / 1991 Coll.
The Czech National Council decided on this law:

ČÁST PRVNÍ

BASIC PROVISIONS
§ 1
Purpose of the law
The purpose of this Act is to determine the conditions for carrying out mining and mining activities, in particular in terms of the economical use of mineral deposits, the safety of work and operations, the protection of the working environment as well as the conditions for the use of explosives and to adapt the organisation and scope of the authorities of the State Mining Administration.

ČÁST DRUHÁ

HORNIC ACTIVITIES AND ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED BY HORNIC ELEMENTS

ODDÍL PRVNÍ

BASIC INJURY
§ 2
Mining
Mining activities under this Act shall mean:
(a) search and survey of deposits of reserved minerals ("exclusive bearings"), 1)
(b) opening, preparing and conquering of exclusive bearings;
(c) setting up, securing and disposing of mining and quarrying works;
(d) processing and processing of minerals carried out in connection with their conquest;
(e) the setting up and operation of drains, drains and drains in the activities referred to in (a) to (d);
(f) specific interference with the crust, 2)
(g) provision and disposal of old mining works.3)
§ 3
Mining activity
Activities carried out in a mining manner under this Act shall be understood as:
(a) mining of non-reserved mineral deposits, including treatment and treatment of minerals carried out in connection with their conquest and exploration and exploration of non-reserved mineral deposits carried out for that purpose;
(b) engineering geological and hydrogeological surveys, other than geological works, carried out to obtain additional data for the documentation of buildings;
(c) the extraction of sand and gravel in watercourses by floating machines, including the treatment and processing of such raw materials carried out in connection with their extraction, with the exception of the removal of sand and gravel deposits during the maintenance of watercourses;
(d) underground works carried out in a mining way, in particular the digging of pits and shafts, the stamping of stacks and tunnels, as well as other underground spaces with a capacity exceeding 500 m3;
(e) work to ensure the stability of underground areas (underground remediation work);
(f) work on opening caves and keeping them safe;
(g) land works carried out using machinery and explosives when more than 100 000 m3 of rock is moved on one site;
(h) machine drilling of wells over 30 m in length and wells over 30 m in length for purposes other than those referred to in § 2 and § 3 (a) to (g);
(i) taking natural medicinal and table mineral waters in mining works.
§ 3a
Organisation
Legal and natural persons who, in the context of business activity (4), are considered to be organisations under this law, subject to the conditions laid down by law, carry out activities governed by this law.
§ 4
Removal of doubts
In doubt whether it is a mining activity or whether it is a mining activity, the Czech Mining Authority will decide after consultation with the central authorities concerned. Where the decision also concerns the exercise of the overseeing of the authorities of the State Mining Administration, the procedure laid down in Paragraph 39 (3) shall apply.

ODDÍL DRUHÝ

BASIC CONDITIONS OF HORNICAL ACTIVITIES AND ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED BY HORNIC ELEMENTS
Obligations of organisations in mining and mining activities
§ 5
(1) Mining and mining activities must respect the principles of the protection and exploitation of mineral assets, the requirements for the economical use of mineral deposits, the safety and health at work and the safety of operations, the principles of mining technology, as well as the requirements for the protection of the working environment.
(2) Mining and mining activities may be carried out on the basis of an authorisation or authorisation granted under this Act, the Mining Act or specific regulations. 5) The conditions for obtaining authorisation to carry out mining activities and activities carried out in a mining manner, as well as for designing and designing objects and equipment which are part of mining activities or activities carried out in a mining way, or some related work, if not regulated by a special regulation, 6) are laid down by the Czech Mining Authority by a generally binding legislation.
(3) The Czech Mining Authority lays down requirements for the qualification and competence of personnel engaged in mining or mining activities, where appropriate, design or design objects and equipment which are part of a mining or mining activity, or perform certain work related to mining or mining activities, followed by a procedure for verifying the professional competence of workers by a generally binding law, unless those requirements are regulated by a specific regulation. 6)
(4) The organisation is required to notify the Circuit Mining Authority of the initiation, interruption and termination of the mining or mining activity to the extent and time limits laid down by the Czech Mining Authority by the generally binding legislation.
(5) Serious events and dangerous situations which could jeopardise the operation of an organisation or a legally protected general interest, in particular the safety of human life and health, as well as any serious accidents in the operations (accidents), serious accidents at work and failures in technical equipment, are required to notify the Regional Mining Authority without delay.
§ 6
(1) The organisation is required to ensure and control compliance with this Act, the Mining Act and the regulations issued on its basis, as well as other generally binding legislation governing safety and health at work, safety of operations and working conditions in mining and mining activities. In order to ensure the safe and professional management of mining activities and activities carried out in a mining way, the organisation shall designate a manager and the necessary number of persons to carry out technical supervision. For each mine and quarry, it shall be designated as a manager of a mine or a quarry. A race mine or quarry shall not be set up if it does not meet the conditions set out in § 5 (3).
(2) The organisation shall take the necessary preventive and protective measures in a timely manner and shall immediately eliminate hazardous situations which could jeopardise the operation of the organisation or the legally protected general interest, in particular the safety of human life and health. In the context of emergency prevention, the organisation is required to take measures, in particular, to prevent fires and explosions, water and mud drains, rock, coal and gas ruptures, as well as mining shocks and eruptions.
(3) The organisation shall identify the causes of accidents and accidents at work, register them and register them and submit the results to the Circular Mining Authority, together with an indication of the measures taken to remedy the defects.
(4) An organisation performing a mining activity shall establish a department or, where appropriate, a competent worker for the performance of tasks in the field of occupational safety and health and safety, a worker for the management of the disposal of major accidents (accidents) and draw up plans for their disposal.
(5) In view of the nature of the work, its risk and taking into account local conditions, the Czech Mining Authority may determine when an organisation, in a mining activity, is required to set up a unit or, where appropriate, to establish a competent worker for the performance of tasks in the field of safety and health at work and safety at work, a worker for the management of the disposal of major operational accidents (accidents) and to draw up a plan for their recovery.
(6) The Czech Mining Authority will adapt in more detail the general binding legislation
(a) requirements to ensure safety and health at work and safety of operations in mining and mining activities, including the safety of equipment used and fire protection in the underground;
(b) emergency prevention requirements and plans for serious traffic accidents (accidents);
(c) identification and registration of causes of serious accidents and accidents at work,
(d) reporting of serious events and dangerous situations, serious accidents in the operations (accidents), serious accidents at work and technical equipment disturbances.
§ 7
Mining emergency services and assistance to organisations in accidents
(1) The mining organisation is obliged to provide mining rescue services if it carries out underground and in cases specified by the Czech Mining Authority.
(2) The mission of the Mining Rescue Service is to carry out work to save human lives and property in major operational accidents (accidents), including the provision of first aid in the underground. The Mining Rescue Service also carries out specified tasks in the emergency prevention sector, as well as safety and health at work and safety of operations. The provision of medical first aid services in the underground is governed by specific regulations. 7)
(3) Mining rescue services are carried out by mining rescue stations.
(4) The Czech Mining Authority may, in view of the nature of the work, its risk and taking into account local conditions, order the organisation to provide mining services.
(5) If the organisation so requests, another organisation is obliged to provide assistance to the applicant for the destruction of the accident (§ 6), in particular to save the life of people and property, namely material, technology and workers, in particular mining rescue workers, but only to such extent as to avoid endangering the safety of the operation and safety of the life and health of the people in their own organisation. A request for assistance may be refused by an organisation only if such assistance would jeopardise the safety of operations in its own organisation, in particular the safety of life and human health. The organisation which provided the assistance shall be entitled to compensation for the costs thus incurred, compensation for damages and, where appropriate, other property damage in its own operation against the organisation which has been granted the assistance.
(6) If the organisation sets up its own mining rescue station, it is obliged to take care of the proper training of the mining rescue workers, their regular training, material equipment of the mining rescue station, as well as the familiarisation of rescue workers with new knowledge in the field of rescue and the early provision of prescribed medical examinations.
(7) The organisations referred to in paragraphs 1 and 4 shall be obliged to contribute to the cost of setting up, equipping and operating a regional mining rescue centre within the scope of which they carry out the activities for which the mining rescue service must be secured, at the level provided for in the agreement between the organisations. If an organisation does not accede to an agreement, it shall provide a mining rescue service in such a way as to comply with the rules issued pursuant to paragraph 9.
(8) Organisations are obliged to provide mining inspectors (§ 42) with adequate equipment to perform their duties, in particular rescue and rescue equipment and accessories. Regional mining rescue stations are required to allow mining inspectors - rescue workers regular training at the field mining rescue station and compulsory medical examinations in the range for mining rescue workers.
(9) The provision of the mining rescue service, its organisation and tasks and the requirements for the competence of their staff are laid down by the Czech Mining Authority in general by binding legislation.
§ 8
Technical equipment
(1) In mining and mining activities only technical equipment and equipment which comply with the regulations for safety and health at work and safety of operations may be used.
(2) The eligibility of technical equipment and equipment shall be checked by regular inspections, tests and revisions, which may only be carried out by authorised and competent personnel.
(3) Types of selected mining machinery, equipment, apparatus and equipment can only be used on the basis of the permission of the Czech Mining Authority. The Czech Mining Office shall determine the tests and the submission of the expert opinions necessary for the issue of the authorisation and ensure that the person requesting the authorisation is provided. At the same time, the Czech Mining Office will designate professional bodies, workplaces or experts who are entitled to process or perform examinations. At the time of the authorisation, the Czech Mining Authority shall also determine whether certain machines, equipment, apparatus and equipment are subject to periodic tests by a specialist designated by the organisation or by an expert body, workplace or expert recognised by the Czech Mining Office.
(4) Organisations performing mining or mining activities may design and manufacture dedicated technical equipment to carry out mining or mining activities only on the basis of the permission of the District Mining Office. The permit may be withdrawn by the district mining office if the organisation loses its ability to carry out the authorised activity properly.
(5) The Czech Mining Authority provides for a general binding law
(a) selected mining machinery, equipment, apparatus and equipment, as well as the conditions for their checking, the procedure for the authorisation of their types, the conditions for their use and the professional bodies, the workplaces and experts authorised to carry out expert assessments and to carry out the tests referred to in paragraph 3;
(b) reserved technical installations and the authorisation procedure referred to in paragraph 4.

ODDÍL TŘETÍ

AUTHORIZATION OF HORNIC ACTIVITIES
§ 9
Search and survey of bearings with mining parts
(1) Search and survey of bearings by mining parts, including the securing or disposal of such mining works, is permitted by the District Mining Authority in specified cases. The organisation shall submit the required documentation with the application for authorisation.
(2) The Czech Mining Office provides for a generally binding law in which cases, when searching for and exploring mining parts, the authorisation of the mining office, the procedure for issuing such authorisation and the authorisation to secure or dispose of such mining works, as well as the prescribed documentation is required.
§ 10
Opening, preparation and quarrying of exclusive bearings, securing and disposal of mining works and quarries
(1) The opening, preparation and extraction of exclusive bearings (8) is authorised by the District Mining Authority. With the application for authorisation, the organisation shall submit a plan of openings, preparation and procurement and the prescribed documentation. The opening, preparation and conquest shall not commence without the permission of the Circular Mining Office.
(2) Plans for opening, preparing and capturing are drawn up for the whole of the exclusive bearing or for the complete part thereof; If newly built or reconstructed mines or quarries are involved, these plans may be drawn up gradually according to the stages of work on the opener, preparation or extraction.
(3) Only mining methods which ensure safety and health at work and safety of operations, economical conquest, required reddening and permissible degree of pollution may be used in the production of exclusive bearings. The types of mining methods and the extent of their use shall be specified in the plans for opening, preparing and conquering. New mining methods must be tested and evaluated by the organisation; they may only be introduced into conquest technology with the consent of the Circuit Mining Authority.
(4) In the case of temporary cessation of operation in mining works and quarries, they shall be secured in such a way that the extraction of the exclusive bearing can be restored.
(5) In the case of permanent cessation of operations in mining works and quarries, their disposal or subsequent re-use shall be carried out in such a way that the life and health of humans or property is not jeopardised.
(6) The provision of mining and quarrying works and the disposal of the main mining and quarrying works is permitted by the district mining authority. The organisation shall submit a freezing or liquidation plan with the application for authorisation.
(7) The main mine parts under this law are all mining works that result in the surface and mining works that open the exclusive bearing or its complete part.
(8) Details of the procedure for the authorisation of the opening, preparation and extraction of exclusive bearings, the provision of mining and quarrying works and the disposal of main mining works and quarries, as well as the prescribed documentation, are laid down by the Czech Mining Authority by a generally binding law.
§ 11
Special interventions in the Earth's crust
(1) Special interventions to the Earth's crust (2) are authorised by the District Mining Authority. The organisation shall submit the required documentation with the application for authorisation.
(2) If, with specific interference with the Earth's crust, it is possible to prevent or make it difficult to conquer the sole bearing of another organisation, an expression of that organisation shall be attached to the application.
(3) Details of the procedure for the authorisation of specific interference in the crust and the prescribed documentation are laid down by the Czech Mining Authority by a general binding law.
§ 12
repealed
§ 13
Provision and disposal of old mining works
(1) Securing or disposing of old mining works (3) is authorised by the District Mining Authority. With the application for authorisation, the organisation shall submit a plan of securing or disposing of old mining works and the prescribed documentation.
(2) The details of the freezing and liquidation plan and the procedure for authorising the freezing and disposal of old mining works as well as the prescribed documentation are laid down by the Czech Mining Authority by a generally binding law.
§ 14
Strictly measurement and geological documentation
(1) Strictly metering and geological documents9) must include, in particular, bearing data, all mining works, drains, droppings and drains, as well as a surface situation within the scope of the whole mining area; If, due to the storage ratios of the bearing, it is possible to expect effects of conquest even outside the boundaries of the conquest space, the metering and geological documentation shall include a surface situation within the range of these effects. Where mining works or equipment are located outside the quarry, the documentation shall include such works or equipment.
(2) If the metering or geological documentation is missing, or if it is incomplete or defective, the district mining office may order the preparation or addition of such documentation to the organisation's cargo.
Entry into foreign property
§ 15
(1) In the opening, preparation and quarrying of exclusive bearings, as well as in the treatment and processing of minerals carried out in connection with their conquest, in the establishment, provision of mining works and quarries, or in the disposal of major mining works and quarries, including their installations, in the establishment and operation of drains, drains and desalination, in the provision or disposal of old mining works, and in special interventions in the earth's crust, personnel of the authorities and organisations are authorised to the extent necessary, after prior notification to the owner (the administrator, users), to carry out inspection, where appropriate orientation and to use them for the establishment and maintenance of measurement and marking and protection, signals and other measurement facilities.
(2) For the purpose of exercising the authorisation referred to in paragraph 1, authorities and organisations may also, to the extent necessary, if they do not do so at their request and on their load within a reasonable period of time by the owner (manager, user) of the real estate, make the necessary land modifications, to be able to be ventilated and to remove crops obstructing inspection and the use of measurement and border signs and protective features, signals and other measuring equipment.
(3) When exercising the authorisation referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the authorities and organisations shall ensure that they have as little interference as possible with the rights and rights of the protected interests of the owners (managers, users) of the property.
(4) Owners (administrators, users) of real estate are obliged to abide by the location of the measurement and border marks and the protective features, signals and other real estate measuring devices and to refrain from anything that could destroy them, damage them or render them useless.
(5) Without prejudice to specific provisions, 10) according to which the implementation of the activities referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 is excluded, restricted or subject to specific consent or authorisation.
§ 16
(1) (11) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, compensation for damage caused by an activity under Paragraph 15 (1) and (2) shall be subject to general rules on compensation.
(2) The authorities and organisations are obliged, after the termination of their activities under Article 15 (1) and (2), to put the property used immediately into its previous state and to inform the owner (manager, user) of the property.
(3) If it is not possible or economically useful to replace the damage caused by the introduction into the previous state, the owner (manager, user) of the property shall be entitled to compensation in cash.
(4) If the owner (manager, user) of the real estate is substantially limited in the normal use of the real estate pursuant to § 15 (1) and (3), he shall also be entitled to receive adequate one-off compensation from the authority or organisation for which the activity is being carried out or the establishment of the installation. This right may be exercised with the institution or organisation within one year of the date of receipt of the closure notification, otherwise the right shall cease. Disputes concerning one-off compensation shall be decided by the district office in whose territory the property is situated.
Procedure for authorising mining activities
§ 17
(1) The application for authorisation of mining activities pursuant to Sections 9 to 11 and 13 shall be submitted by the organisation with the prescribed documentation and documents no later than three months before the planned start of the work of the district mining office.
(2) Where mining activities are threatened by legally protected objects and interests, evidence of resolution of conflicts of interest shall be submitted with the request.
(3) If the application and documentation submitted do not provide sufficient basis for assessing the proposed mining activity or if the application for authorisation for mining activities pursuant to Article 10 is not in accordance with the conditions laid down in the decision to establish the protected bearing area and the mining area, the district mining authority shall invite the organisation to complete the application within the time limit set, or to comply with those decisions, if necessary; It shall proceed mutatis mutandis if the request does not contain all evidence of resolution of conflicts of interest.
(4) The Circular Mining Office shall decide on the application no later than two months after its submission or, where appropriate, on its addition in accordance with paragraph 3.
(5) The Circular Mining Authority shall terminate the mining authorisation procedure if the application has not been completed within the time limit set in accordance with paragraph 3.
§ 18
(1) The parties to the proceedings for the authorisation of mining activities are applicants, organisations and citizens whose rights and rights of protected interests or obligations may be affected by the authorisation and the municipality in whose territory the mining activity is to be pursued.
(2) The mining activity referred to in paragraph 1 shall be authorised by the District Mining Authority on the basis of a local investigation procedure; the costs of expert assessments required in the proceedings shall be reimbursed by the applicant.
(3) The District Mining Office shall notify the authorities concerned and the parties to the proceedings of the initiation of the proceedings no later than 10 days before the oral hearing or, where appropriate, the local inquiry. At the same time, they shall be advised that they may make use of their opinions or objections at the latest at the oral hearing or, where appropriate, in the local inquiry, otherwise that the opinions or objections subsequently submitted need not be taken into account. If, in justified cases, one of the public authorities needs a longer period of time to properly assess the matter, the District Mining Authority shall, at its request, extend the deadline set before the expiry of the case.
(4) The local investigation notice shall not be sent by the District Mining Office to those parties whose rights and legitimate interests have already been resolved when establishing a protected bearing area or a mining area, at the stage of the design, construction or reconstruction of the mine and quarry, or where a document is included in the application for authorisation of mining activities to resolve conflicts of interest.

ODDÍL ČTVRTÝ

ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED BY HORNIC ELEMENTS
§ 19
Conquering of a bearing of unreserved mineral
(1) Conquering the bearing of unreserved mineral, securing and disposing of the main mining works and quarries is permitted by the district mining office. Work must not start without such permits.
(2) The application for authorisation for the extraction of a bearing of an unreserved mineral is accompanied by a territorial decision (12) and a plan for the use of the bearing. The application for authorisation to secure or dispose of the main mining works and quarries shall be accompanied by a plan for their freezing or disposal.
(3) Paragraph 17 and 18 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the procedure for authorising the extraction of a bearing of unreserved mineral and for authorising the freezing and disposal of major mining works and quarries.
(4) An organisation which conquers a bearing of unreserved mineral or, where appropriate, in connection with the conquest of mineral or treated mineral shall comply with the conditions of economic and safe conquest of the bearing.
(5) In order to improve knowledge of the quantity and quality of stocks and of geological and mining conditions, the organisation is entitled to carry out further exploration of the bearing in the territory defined in the decision to use the land for the extraction of the non-reserved mineral. 12)
(6) In agreement with the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic and the Ministry of Economic Policy and Development of the Czech Republic, the Czech Mining Authority provides for a general binding legislation.
§ 20
Other mining activities
(1) The activities carried out in a mining manner referred to in § 3 (b) to (i) shall be carried out by organisations in accordance with specific rules. 5)
(2) The Czech Mining Authority, in order to ensure safety and health at work and safety of operations, lays down generally binding legislation in which activities carried out in a mining manner and to what extent the organisation is required to maintain a metering and geological documentation (§ 14); as regards the geological documentation, this regulation is issued by the Ministry of Economic Policy and Development of the Czech Republic in agreement with the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic and the Czech Mining Office.

ČÁST TŘETÍ

Explosives
§ 21
Basic concepts
(1) Explosives under this Act are substances (compounds or mixtures) in solid or liquid state which have the characteristics of explosives, explosives, ammunition or explosive pyrotechnic compounds. 13)
(2) This Act shall also apply to pyrotechnic articles and articles containing explosives if they are likely to endanger the safety of persons and property (explosive articles) by explosion; This law does not apply to ammunition. 14)
(3) Works in which the energy of chemical explosive transformation of explosives and explosive articles is used to produce light or sound effects shall be regarded as fireworks.
(4) A device or device which comes into contact with an explosive and has its chemical and physical properties and is necessary to carry out the blasting and fireworks (hereinafter referred to as "the device ') shall be considered as an aid for the use of explosives.
(5) In doubt whether it is an explosive, explosive article or pyrotechnic article, the Ministry of Industry of the Czech Republic will decide. in doubt whether it is a device or whether it is a tearing job, the Czech Mining Office will decide.
(6) Details of and treatment of pyrotechnic articles are laid down by the Czech Mining Authority by a generally binding legislation.
§ 22
Treatment of explosives
(1) Anyone who comes into contact with an explosive must proceed with the utmost care and comply with the regulations and instructions for the use of explosives so as not to jeopardise his or her safety and safety of other persons and property.
(2) Objects and premises in which explosives are placed or in which explosives are manufactured, processed or used must be ensured against the theft or misuse of explosives and must be equipped and secured in such a way that any explosion of explosives cannot endanger the safety of persons and property. The necessary measures shall already include project documentation.
(3) Organisations which manufacture, process, prepare, use, test or store explosives are required to secure explosives against theft or misuse in a manner consistent with local conditions; inform the competent police department of the means of security. The organisation producing and processing explosives shall establish a unit, or, where appropriate, establish a competent worker for the performance of tasks in the field of occupational safety and health and safety at work.
(4) Any theft, loss or discovery of explosives in the organisation's premises shall be immediately notified to the police department and outside the organisation's premises. The same must be done by those who find that the transport of explosives has been compromised.
(5) In the work of explosives, persons not involved in such work shall be required to follow the instructions of the workers or, where appropriate, persons performing such work to ensure the safety of human life and health and the protection of property.
(6) In the case of shredding or fireworks, owners (administrators, users) of real estate are required to bear the location of warning or information boards to ensure the safety of people's life and health and the protection of property.
§ 23
Manufacture of explosives and equipment
(1) Only an organisation approved by the Ministry of Industry of the Czech Republic can manufacture and process explosives or carry out research, development or experimental production of explosives.
(2) Organisations other than those referred to in paragraph 1 may only manufacture simple explosives for shredding work on the basis of the permission of the Czech Mining Office, issued in agreement with the Ministry of Industry of the Czech Republic.
(3) An organisation which manufactures, processes, manufactures or imports explosives or equipment is obliged to:
(a) to transmit a quality certificate of the explosives or devices supplied; in the case of imported explosives or aids, proof of their performance;
(b) attach instructions for their use to the supplied explosive or device approved by the Czech Mining Authority.
(4) The obligation to attach the instructions referred to in paragraph 3 (b) shall also lie with the customer who supplies explosives and supplies to the next customer.
(5) The collector is obliged to follow the instructions for the use of explosives and devices, to familiarise the relevant personnel with their content and to make an alert on this.
(6) Universities may carry out research, development and testing of new explosives to fulfil their teaching and scientific tasks. To the extent specified by the curriculum, they may prepare explosives for teaching purposes.
(7) The requirements to ensure safety and health at work and safety of operations in the manufacture and processing of explosives are laid down in a general binding legislation of the Czech Mining Office in agreement with the Ministry of Industry of the Czech Republic.
§ 24
Placing of explosives and devices into circulation
(1) Only explosives and equipment authorised by the Czech Mining Office can be put into circulation.
(2) The Czech Mining Authority shall determine the testing and presentation of the expert opinions necessary to permit the placing into circulation of explosives and equipment and their checking and to ensure that those who apply for such authorisation are provided.
(3) The procedure and detailed conditions for the authorisation of explosives and devices for circulation and for checking them will be adapted by the Czech Mining Authority by a generally binding legislation.
§ 25
Acquisition and collection of explosives
(1) Explosives may be obtained only on the basis of an explosive collection permit issued by an authority which authorises shredding or fireworks (§ 27). This authorisation is required for the collection of free dust, black hunting dust and matches when used for shredding or fireworks.
(2) Organisations which regularly use explosives in their activities may be authorised for a longer period of time, but not more than five years.
(3) Explosives may be acquired from the manufacturer, importer or any other authorised customer on the basis of an explosive collection permit.
(4) Explosives shall not be authorised for:
(a) the organisation of authorised explosives to manufacture and process or carry out research, development, testing or experimental manufacture of explosives;
(b) the organisation of authorised explosives to import and export.
§ 26
Transport and transfer of explosives
(1) The transport of explosives is considered to be the transport of dangerous goods. Special Regulations 15) and the relevant technical standards apply to the transport of explosives. 16)
(2) The arrangements for the carriage of explosives underground are laid down by the organisation in the timetable.

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CitationFull text of Act No. 440 / 1992 Coll., Act of the Czech National Council on Mining Activities, Explosives and State Mining Administration (full text as follows from later amendments and additions)
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Date of Promulgation14.09.1992
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