Smokless Powder box???!!!

[fra150l]

I am hearing from a number of shooters that a wooden box is now being asked for smokeless powder storage. Surrey appear to have a tickbox on their FAC form "Are you reloading" which seems to be prompting a request for wooden powder storage box. Even though they are not issuing Explosives licence for Black Powder. They appear to be pointing shooters to Explosives HSE advice. As I understand it while the HSE advice does not secify smokeless or not it is for Blackpowder storage.

Some shooters I have talked to are new and dont want to rock the boat with their FAO so just accept request to get a box.

Have the rules changed?
Is there a clear statement/document can be referenced?
If we start to accept stuff like this it will become the law?!?!

What are others finding?

* I have posted this in General rather than reloading as about licence rules etc. Move if you wish*

[rox]

Is there a clear statement/document can be referenced?

The document concerned is here (page 100)

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/l150.pdf

Apparently the use of the word 'should' in the phrase 'The powder should be kept in...' means it is discretionary.

w.full-bore.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=34621&start=20#p377276]Apparently[/url] the use of the word 'should' in the phrase 'The powder should be kept in...' means it is discretionary.