Section 14: Saving and power to exempt.

(1) Nothing in this Act, except sections 8,9 and 9A shall apply to the manufacture, possession, use, transport or importation of any explosive—

(a) by any of the Armed Forces of the Union, and ordnance factories or other establishments of such Forces) in accordance with rules or regulations made by [Omitted the Central Government;

(b) by any person employed under the Central Government or under a State Government in execution of this Act.

(2) The Central Government may by notification in the Official Gazette exempt, absolutely or subject to any such conditions as it may think fit to impose, any explosive and any person or cl ass of per s ons f r om al l or any of t he pr ovi s i ons of t hi s Act or t he r ul es made t her eunder .