HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad police have invited applications from interested candidates for setting up firecracker stalls in the city during Diwali here on Tuesday.
Applicants who want to sell firecrackers for Deepavali on a temporary basis within the jurisdiction of Hyderabad city police, are required to obtain licence under the Explosives Act, 1884 and Rules, 1983 (as amended- 2008), from the deputy commissioner of police of the zones concerned. Any contravention would attract penalties and other actions as stipulated under the Act and the Rules.
The applicants are required to apply for temporary licence in Form-AE5 of the Explosives Rules. They may collect the application form from the zonal deputy commissioners of police for necessary action before October 17. Applications submitted thereafter will not be accepted. They should enclose the required documents along with the form.