Thread: Gunpowder Storage - Residential laws

So I have just signed a new tenancy agreement for a house today and came across the clause below;


"The tenant agrees neither to keep nor store any heating device or fuel for the same in or about the premises nor to store any potentially
combustible substance in on or about the premises unless the storage complies with the Dangerous Goods Regulations 1976. The
tenant agrees not to do anything that would render the premises uninsurable, or cause the insurance premium to be increased."


I reload and generally have at least 2 or 3kg of powder on hand. I also plan to have a workshop in the garage and will be storing several different solvents and flammable liquids (small quantities totaling most likely less than 10L)

I cant for the life of me find any dangerous goods regulations relating to residential storage and my understanding was that below certain quantities (I believe petrol for example to be less than 15L) there are no special storage requirements.

So does anyone know anything about this subject? Can you point me in the direction of some guidelines or regulations?

I do not plan on buying a certified dangerous goods cabinet but I will be doing what I reasonably can to store it safely (locked and labeled cabinets away from ignition sources, fire extinguishers nearby etc) and as far as I can tell currently, that will be well within the storage requirements of the Dangerous Goods Regs

Thanks for any advice