Designation of ammonium nitrate as explosive requires separate regulatory rules for its handling and excludes non extractable fertilizers. Ammonium nitrate and specified emulsions, suspensions, melts or gels are deemed to be explosives under the Explosives Act when they contain a sufficiently high proportion of ammonium nitrate, but fertilizers from which ammonium nitrate cannot be extracted are excluded. The Explosives Rules, 2008 do not apply to these materials except where they are otherwise classified as explosives, and the Government will frame separate rules governing ammonium nitrate under the Act.