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consistent with this subtitle, as necessary or advisable to protect the
safety of plant employees and the general public, and to protect pub-
lic property. The scope of these regulations may include, but is not
limited to, the implementation of this subtitle and to any and all
aspects of the location, construction, arrangement, operation, per-
sonnel, public liability insurance and [workman's] workmen's com-
pensation, and safety of fireworks plants.

29.

The owner or operator of a mine, quarry, or other operation or
business in which explosives are used, or any contractor performing
work in which explosives are used, shall secure a license to engage
in the business of dealing in explosives, as provided in subsection (b)
of Section 28 of this subtitle, and it shall be the duty of such owner,
operator or contractor to issue or sell to any of his or its employees
only such amount of explosives as may reasonably be required by
that employee in the performance of his duties, and it shall not be
necessary for any such employee to secure the license provided for
in subsection (c) of Section 28 of this subtitle, in order to possess
any such explosives so issued or sold to him by any such operator,
owner or contractor, whether or not such operator, owner, or con-
tractor has secured a license to engage in the business of dealing in
explosives. Any such operator, owner or contractor who fails to
secure the above-mentioned license shall be deemed to have violated
the provisions of this subtitle, and it shall be the duty of such opera-
tor, owner or contractor selling or issuing explosives to any of his
or its employees to see that no explosives are taken by any such em-
ployee to any point not necessary to the carrying out of his duties,
and to further see that any unused explosives are returned to such
operator, owner or contractor upon the termination of the [word]
work for which such explosives were issued or sold. Any such em-
ployee possessing explosives in any place where such explosives are
not required for the performance of his duties, and not having an
individual license to possess explosives, as provided in the aforesaid
subsection (c) of Section 28 of this subtitle, shall be deemed to have
violated the provisions of Section 27A of this subtitle.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1971.

Approved April 6, 1971.

CHAPTER 15
(Senate Bill 72)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 13 (b)
of Article 31B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1970 Supple-
ment), title "Defective Delinquents," subtitle "Institutional Board
of Review," amending the laws of this State relative to review and
reexamination of defective delinquents to correct erroneous word-
ing therein.