DANGEROUS GOODS (GENERAL) REGULATIONS
Title
DANGEROUS GOODS (GENERAL) REGULATIONS
Description
US GOODS (GENERAL) REGULATIONS
1 Citation ...
2. Interpretation
2A. Categories for which licence to convey not required ...
ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS
PART I
PRELIMINARY
PART II
DANGEROUS GOODS IN CATEGORY 1 (EXPLOSIVES)
3. Interpretation
Conveyance of explosives
4. Removal permits for explosives
5. Production to and endorsement by licensees of dangerous goods stores of
removal
permits ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
6. No vehicle to carry more than 200 kg of explosives
7,.......................Explosives not permitted in public vehicles ... ...
8........................Vehicle carrying explosives to display a red flag ...
Storage of explosives
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.....................Security of Mode A and Mode B stores ...
14. Interior of Mode A store to be kept clean
15. Contents of Mode A store
16. Situation of Mode A store
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
Application for licences for storage of explosives ...
Storage of explosives generally
Mode A stores ...
Mode B stores ...
Mode A store to be provided with lightning conductor ...
The ground surrounding a Mode A store to be kept clear ...
Marking of Mode A and Mode B stores ... ... ... ...
Police guard to be maintained at Mode A store if required by the Authority ...
Precautions to be taken during work done in store ... ...
Smoking prohibited in or near Mode A store or when Mode B stores are open
Precautions to be taken by licensee of stare ...
Deterioration of explosives in a store ... ...
Licensee to comply with directions given by the Authority ... ...
Certain explosives to be stored separately ...
Stock book to be kept in or near store ... ...
[Revoked] ... ... ... ...
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Regulation
Manufacture of explosives
Application for licence to manufacture explosives
Conditions for grant of licence ... ...
Alterations to and maintenance of factory premises, etc. after grant of licence
29.
30.
31.
31A. Licence to manufacture explosives outside factory
32..............................Restriction on employment of persons in danger buildings ...
33........................Matches, etc. not to be carried in factory ... ... ... ...
34. Employees in danger buildings to wear clothing and footwear approved by the
Authority
35..........................Only certain tools to be used in danger buildings ... ...
36. Male supervisors to be employed in danger buildings
37.
38.
Prohibition of smoking,
etc. Employment of
watchmen
Packing of explosives
39. Interior of package to be clean
40. No package to be constructed of iron or steel unless covered
41.............Contents of package ... ...
42. Packing of blasting explosives
43. Prescribed labels for explosives
44. Requirements as to marking of packages
45.................Manner of packing explosives ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Use of explosives in blasting
Permission required for blasting
Authorized persons only may use explosives for blasting
46.
47.
48-49. [Revoked] ... ...
50.
51.
52.
53.
Smoking not permitted while charges are being prepare
Persons engaged in preparing charges not to carry
matches,
Removal of explosives for blasting ...
Preparing of charges for blasting ...
54...................Loading of charges for blasting ...
55...................Firing of charges for blasting ...
56. Register of blasting operations to be kept
57...........Misfires . ; . ...
58. Special precautions
59. Discharge of firework
60. Offences and penalties
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Discharge of firework
Penalties
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Regulation
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PART III
DANGEROUS GOODS IN CATEGORY 2 (COMPRESSED
GASES)
61..........Interpretation ... ... ...
61 A. Regard to he had of accepted standards...
Storage of gases in cylinders
Application for licence to manufacture or store gases ...
Conditions for grant of licence
Cylinders to be approved by the Authority ...
Marking of cylinders ... ... ... ... ... ...
Examination and testing of cylinders for permanent and liquefied gases ...
Examination of cylinders containing dissolved gases
Destruction of defective cylinders ... ... ... ...
Filling of cylinders containing permanent gases ...
Filling of cylinders containing liquefied gases ...
Filling of cylinders containing dissolved gases ...
Precautions against fire in stores ... ... ... ...
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
71.
72.
73. Storage of cylinders containing liquid oxygen or liquid nitrogen
74..............................General provisions relating to storage, etc.
Conveyance of dangerous goods by
road
75..............................Conveyance of dangerous goods in category 2 on vehicles ...
76. Safety precautions in relation to the conveyance, etc. of liquefied gases in road
Manufacture or storage of liquefied gases in
bulk
77. Application for licence to manufacture or store liquefied gases in bulk
77A. Application for licence to store or use ethylene oxide
78. Conditions for grant of licence
78A.
78B.
78C.
79.
Conditions for grant of licence to store or use ethylene oxide
Licence to store or manufacture liquefied petroleum gas ...
Alterations to and maintenance of distribution pipelines ...
Offences and penalties
PARTIV
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DANGEROUS GOODS IN CATEGORY 3 (CORROSIVE
SUBSTANCES)
80. Interpretation
81.
82.
83.
84.
Application for licence to manufacture or store corrosive substances
Conditions for grant of licence ... ... ... ... ... ... Restriction on storage
together of certain substances in stores General provisions relating to
storage, conveyance and packing of corrosive substances ... ... ...
85. Offences and penalties ...
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Regulation
86. Interpretation
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88.
89.
PART V
DANGEROUS GOODS IN CATEGORY 4 (POISONOUS SUBSTANCES)
Application for licence to manufacture or store poisonous substances
Conditions for grant of licence '
Store to be kept locked ... ...
90. Children and unauthorized persons not permitted in store
91. Restriction on storage together of certain substances in stores
92. General provisions relating to packing, conveyance and storage of poisonous
substances ... ...
93. Offences and penalties
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PART VI
DANGEROUS GOODS IN CATEGORY 5 (SUBSTANCES GIVING OFF
INFLAMMABLE VAPOUR)
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94...........Interpretation .............. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... B 129
95..........................Application in relation to fuel tanks of vehicles ... ... ... ... ... ... B 129
Manufacture, conveyance and storage (in
containers)
96. Application for licence to manufacture dangerous goods in category 5 or to
store
such goods in containers .... ... ... ... ...
97....................Conditions for grant of licence ... ... ... ... ...
98. Restriction on storage together of certain substances in stores
99. General provisions relating to packing, conveyance and storage in containers of
dangerous goods in category 5 ... ... ... ...
99A.Storage of dangerous goods in category 5, class 3
100. Conveyance of dangerous goods in category 5 on bicycles or tricycles.
101. Conveyance of dangerous goods in category 5 on vehicles
102.
103.
104.
Vehicles to be marked
Vehicles to be attended
Fire, etc., not permitted on vehicles
105................................Fires, forges, etc., not to be sited near stores
106................................Storage of containers in store forming a part of other premises ...
107. Storage of leaking or damaged containers
108...................Repairs to stores, containers, etc . ...
109...................Smoking, etc., prohibited in stores ...
110. Certain dangerous goods not to be taken into or out of certain stores between
sunset and sunrise ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Restriction on depositing dangerous goods otherwise than in stores ...
112. Dangerous goods not to be admitted to sewers, drains, etc.
113.
114.
115.
Unauthorized persons not permitted in stores ..
Stores to be kept locked ... ... ... ... ... ..
Particulars of goods in stores to be furnished on request
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Regulation
Conveyance in bulk
Carriage of dangerous goods in category 5 by road
tanker
117. Dipping pipes on tank wagon to be kept closed
118.
119.
120.
121.
122.
123.
Filling pipe covers on tank wagon to be kept locked or sealed ...
Loading and unloading of tank wagons ... ...
Repairs to tanks on tank wagons ... ... ... ... ... ...
Vehicles not to be fuelled directly from tank wagons ... ...
Tank wagons to be attended ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Fire, etc., not permitted on vehicles conveying dangerous goods in category 5...
1 Bulk storage and dispensing facilities
124. Application for licence to store
125. Conditions for grant of licences to store in bulk
126. Copies of certificates of inspection of tanks to be furnished
127..........Defective tanks ... ...
128..........Repairs to tanks ...
129. Leaking tanks to be reported
130.
131.
132.
133.
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Combustibles not to be kept at bulk stores ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Smoking, etc., prohibited in bulk stores ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Fires, forges, etc., not to be sited near bulk stores ... ... ... ... ... ...
Dangerous goods not to be discharged from bulk stores into sewers, drains,
etc . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
134. Offences and penalties
PART VII
DANGEROUS GOODS IN CATEGORY 6 (SUBSTANCES WHICH BECOME
DANGEROUS BY INTERACTION WITH WATER)
Conditions for grant of licence ... ..
Restriction on storage together of certain substances in stores ...
General provisions relating to storage, Conveyance and packing of dangerous
goods in category 6 ...
140.....................Water not to be introduced into stores ...
141.................Containers to be kept closed ... ... ...
142. Children and unauthorized persons not permitted in stores
143. Storage of calcium carbide in apparatus
144. Disposal of calcium carbide residue ... ...
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147.
148.
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136. Application for licence to manufacture or store dangerous goods in category 6 B 147
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139.
Calcium carbide residue not to be discharged into sewers or drains ...
Fire, etc., not permitted in stores containing calcium carbide ... ...
Electrical equipment in stores containing calcium carbide ... ... ...
Offences and penalties
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Regulation
PART VIII
DANGEROUS GOODS IN CATEGORY 7 (STRONG SUPPORTERS
OF COMBUSTION)
149. Interpretation
150.
151.
152.
153.
Application for licence to manufacture or store dangerous goods in cat
Conditions for grant of licence Restriction on storage together of
certain substances in stores ... General provisions relating to storage,
conveyance and packing of dangerous goods in category 7
154. Offences and penalties
PART IX
DANGEROUS GOODS IN CATEGORY 8 (READILY COMBUSTIBLE
SUBSTANCES)
Interpretation ...
Application for licence to manufacture or store dangerous goods in category 8
155.
156.
157. Conditions for grant of licence ... ...
158.
159.
Restriction on the storage together of certain substances in stores ...
General provisions- relating to storage, conveyance and packing of
dangerous goods in category 8 ...
1 160. Special conditions for storage of celluloid or nitrocellulose based film
161.
162.
163.
164.
165.
Naked lights, etc., not to be used in stores
Repair, etc., of nitrocellulose based film...
Restriction on use of film solvents ...
Smoking and use of naked lights ...
Offences and penalties
PART X
DANGEROUS GOODS IN CATEGORY 9 (SUBSTANCES LIABLE TO
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION)
166. Interpretation
167.
168.
169.
170.
Application for licence to manufacture or store dangerous goods in category 9
Conditions for grant of licence ... ... ... ... ... ...
Restriction on storage together of certain substances in stores
General provisions relating to storage, conveyance and packing of
dangerous goods in category 9
171. Offences and penalties
PART XA
DANGEROUS GOODS IN CATEGORY 9A (COMBUSTIBLE GOODS EXEMPTED
FROM SECTIONS 6 To 11 OF THE ORDINANCE)
171A.........Interpretation ............... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... B 200
171B. Authority to be notified of storage of combustible goods or articles made
thereof ... ... ...
171C. Powers of Authority ...
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PART X[
DANGEROUS GOODS IN CATEGORY 10 (OTHER
DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES)
172. Interpretation
173.
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Application for licence to manufacture or store dangerous goods in category 10
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177. Offences and penalties
PART XIA
DANGEROUS GOODS IN FREIGHT
CONTAINERS
177A.
177B.
177C.
177D.
177E. Freight containers to be conveyed in approved vehicles
177F. Certain freight containers to be unpacked immediately on landing ...
177FA. Container terminal operator to maintain records ...
177G. Offences and penalties
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Storage of dangerous goods in freight containers
Certain freight containers to be labelled ... ...
Restrictions on storage of freight containers ...
177H. Interpretation ...
1771. Storage of restricted articles at International Airport
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PART XIB
STORAGE OF DANGEROUS GOODS AT HONG KONG AIR CARGO
TERMINAL
PART XII
MISCELLANEOU
S
178.
179.
180.
181.
Alterations to and maintenance of stores after grant or renewal of
licence Special defences relating to warehouse owners and carriers ... ...
... Special defences relating to the transport of dangerous goods ... ...
Governor may permit the use of alternative packing for dangerous g
certain cases ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
182. Prohibited substances
183. Licences and permits
184. Delegation of powers
First Schedule. Labels ...
Second Schedule. Specified Authorities
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L.N. 14164.
L.N. 71/64.
L.N. 17,166.
L L.N. 04 67.
EN: 104/67.
119/68. L.N.
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266/80 L.N.
267180.
68 of 1981.
L.N. 343,181.
L.N. 8183.
L.N. ' 18/83.
L.N. 270,183.
L.N. 35/64.
Citation.
DANGEROUS GOODS (GENERAL) REGULATION
(Cap. 295, section 5)
PART I
PRELIMINARY
[1 April 1964.1
1. These regulations may be cited as the Dangerous Goods
(General) Regulations.
Interpretation. 2. (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise
requires-
'Authority' means, in respect of each regulation specified in the
Second Schedule. first column of the Second Schedule, the public officer or public
body specified respectively in the second column of that
Schedule;
'Commissioner of Mines' includes any officer of the Mines Division
of the Labour Department authorized pursuant to the provi-
sions of regulation 184 to exercise any power vested in him or to
perform any duty imposed upon him by virtue of any of the
provisions of these regulations;
'Commissioner of Police' includes any police officer authorized
pursuant to the provisions of regulation 184 to exercise any
power vested in him or to perform any duty imposed upon him
by virtue of any of the provisions of these regulations;
'Director of Fire Services' includes any officer of the Fire Services
Department authorized pursuant to the provisions of regula-
tion 184 to exercise any power vested in him or to perform any
duty imposed upon him by virtue of any of the provisions of
these regulations;
'Director of Marine' includes any officer of the Marine Department
authorized pursuant to the provisions of regulation 184 to exercise
any power vested in him or to perform any duty imposed upon him
by virtue of any of the provisions of these regulations;
'drums', 'barrels', 'casks' and 'kegs' are synonymous expressions;
'effective', in relation to absorbent material, means material of a nature
capable of minimizing the hazard of the liquid stored or conveyed
and so disposed as to ensure that the inner containers containing
such liquid remain completely surrounded and prevented from
moving under all ordinary conditions of storage or transport, and
where reasonably possible, of sufficient quantity to be capable of
absorbing the liquid content completely in the event of spillage or
breakage of the container;
'effectively closed' means so constructed and secured as to be
watertight under all normal conditions;
'flameproof' ', in relation to any apparatus, means capable of
withstanding without injury an explosion of any inflammable
vapour which may occur therein under normal conditions of
operation and of preventing the transmission of flame to the
surrounding atmosphere;
'flash point' means the temperature on the Celsius scale at which an
inflammable liquid gives off vapour which will ignite or explode
when mixed with air and exposed to a naked light;
'licensed', in relation to any place used for the storage or manufac
_ture of any dangerous goods, means permitted to be used for that
purpose by a valid licence or permit issued under the Ordinance;
'licensee', in relation to any place used for the storage or manufacture
of any dangerous goods, means the holder of a valid licence
granted under the Ordinance permitting such place to be used for
that purpose;
'Minister' means Her Majesty's Minister of Transport, and 'Ministry'
shall be construed accordingly;
,,owner', in relation to any vehicle, includes the person in whose name
the vehicle is registered under the Road Traffic Ordinance, and
also the person by whom the vehicle is kept and used and, where
the vehicle is the subject of a hiring agreement or hire purchase
agreement, the person having possession of the vehicle pursuant
to such agreement;
'premises' includes stall or booth;
'prohibited goods' means any goods specified in regulation 182 as
being prohibited goods for the purposes of section 7 of the
Ordinance;
'Secretary for H Home Affairs' includes any officer of the Secretariat
Affairs authorized
for for Home A Affairs authorized pursuant to the
provisions of regulation 184 exercise any power vested in him or to
perform any duty posed upon him by virtue of any of the
provisions of these regulations regulations;
',steel' includes iron;
',store', when used as a verb, means to keep for any purpose
whatsoever, and 'storage' shall be construed accordingly; but,
when used as a noun, means a place which is licensed for the
storage of dangerous goods within the meaning of the Ordinance
and, if used as a noun in relation to premises, means such part of
the premises as is so licensed;
.'suitable', in relation to packing or to containers, means
(a) well constructed and in good condition; and
(b)of such a character and construction that any interior surface
with which the contents may come in contact is not
dangerously affected by the contents; and
(c)capable of withstanding the ordinary risks of storage,
handling or transport; and
(d)capable of withstanding any pressure likely to be generated
therein in the course of normal use;
'wood' includes plywood.
(2) In these regulations, any reference to a category, class
or division of dangerous goods relates to the classification for the
time being appearing in the Dangerous Goods (Classification) Regulations
(3) In these regulations, any reference to a weight or measure
relates to standard weights and measures of the Colony and, for the
purpose of finding the equivalent in liquid measure of any quantity in
weight and the equivalent in weight of any quantity in liquid measure, 1
kg shall be deemed the equivalent of 1 L.
2A. Section 6 of the Ordinance shall not apply to the conveyance
on land of dangerous goods in category 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10.
PARTII
DANGEROUS GOODS IN CATEGORY 1 (EXPLOSIVES)
3. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires-
authorized shot firer- means a person who is the holder of valid mine
blasting certificate or a special authorization issued pursuant to
regulation 47;
'danger building' means any building in which there is kept or is
present, or in which in the course of the manufacture of explosives
there is likely to be kept or to be present, any explosive or any
ingredient thereof which either by itself is possessed of explosive
properties or. when mixed with any other ingredient or article also
present in such building, is capable of forming an explosive mixture
or compound;
'detonator' includes any substance or device used or manufactured
with a view to initiating an explosive by means of detonation;
'explosive', except where a particular type of explosive is mentioned,
means any dangerous goods in category 1;
'factory' means any premises in which explosives are manufactured;
'firework' means any explosive in category 1, class 7;
'fuse' includes any substance or device used or manufactured with a
view to initiating an explosive by means of burning;
',main package' or 'inner package' means a substantial case, bag,
canister or other receptacle, so made and closed as to prevent any
of the contents from escaping;
?manufactured fireworks' means any explosive in category 1, class 7,
division 2;
'mine blasting certificate' means a mine blasting certificate issued in
accordance with regulation 22 of the Mines (Safety) Regulations;
'Mode A store' means a store constructed in accordance with the
provisions of regulation 11;
'Mode B store' means a store constructed in accordance with the
provisions of regulation 12;
'outer package' means any form of package superimposed upon an
inner package for the purpose of protecting such inner package
from damage;
'primer' means any cartridge or pellet of explosive in which a detonator
has been inserted or to which detonator is attached;
'propellant' means any explosive in category 1, class 3
(nitrocompounds) adapted and intended exclusively for use as a
propelling charge in cannon or small arms;
'removal permit' means a permit granted pursuant to the provisions of
regulation 4.
Conveyance of explosives
4. No person shall move or cause or permit to be moved any
explosives by land or water within the Colony except under and in
accordance with a removal permit granted by the Authority:
Provided that nothing in this regulation shall be construed to
prevent
(a)the removal of explosives from a Mode A store situated at a
blasting site incidental to blasting at that site;
(b)the removal by any person from a Mode A or Mode B store of
any quantity of explosives if a licence has been granted to
that person (or in the case of a corporation to a responsible
officer thereof on its behalf) under the Firearms and
Ammunition Ordinance authorizing the removal of those
explosives by that person;
(e)the removal by any person from any place of safety cartridges
and cartridges for small arms, not exceeding in each case 1000
rounds in the aggregate
(i) if a licence has been granted to that person (or in the
case of a corporation to a responsible officer thereof on its
behalf) under the Firearms and Ammunition Ordinance
authorizing the removal of those cartridges by that person; or
(ii) if that Ordinance, by the operation of Part 11 thereof,
does not apply to the possession of or dealing in those
cartridges by that person; or
(d)the removal from any place of such quantity, not exceeding 5
000 rounds in the aggregate or 5 kg of explosive content
(whichever is the less), of safety cartridges for industrial
fastening tools.
5. (1) No licensee of any store shall permit the removal therefrom of
any dangerous goods to which the provisions of regulation 4 apply
unless there be produced for inspection by himself, his servant or agent
a valid removal permit issued pursuant to that regulation authorizing the
removal of the goods by the person producing the permit or a licence to
like effect under the Firearms and Ammunition Ordinance; and such
licensee, or his servant or agent, shall before the removal of such goods
endorse the permit or licence to the effect that he has inspected the
same.
(2) [Deleted, L.N. 1041671
6. Except with the permission in writing of the Authority, no
vehicle shall carry more than 200 kg of explosives at any one time:
Provided that any vehicle may carry detonators not exceeding 2
000 in number, in addition to 200 kg of other explosives, if the
detonators are separated from the other explosives by a barrier of bags
of sand or other inert material, extending to a height not less than that of
the load of explosives.
7. No explosives other than manufactured fireworks in any quantity
not exceeding 5 kg, safety cartridges and cartridges for small arms, shall
be carried in any tramcar, omnibus, taxi or other public vehicle or on any
public ferry.
8. There shall be displayed in a prominent position on any vehicle
carrying explosives a rectangular red flag of a size not less than 230 x
300 mm.
Storage of explosives
9. Every application, pursuant to the provisions of section 6 of the
Ordinance, for any licence to possess or store any explosives shall be
made in writing addressed to the Authority.
10. (1) Except as provided in this regulation, no explosives of class
1, 2, 3, 4, 6 or 7 in category 1 shall be stored otherwise than in a
Government Explosives Depot, or in a Mode A store the site of which
has been approved in writing by the Authority.
(2) No explosives of class 5 (fulminate) in category 1 shall be
stored otherwise than in a Government Explosives Depot.
(2A) No explosives, other than safety cartridges and cartridges for
small arms, shall be stored in a Mode A store constructed in accordance
with regulation 11 (3A).
(3) Safety cartridges and cartridges for small arms, not exceeding in
the aggregate 20 000 rounds, may be stored in a Mode B store.
(4) This regulation shall not apply to the storage by any person of
safety cartridges and cartridges for small arms, not exceeding in each
case 1000 rounds in the aggregate
(a)if a licence has been granted to that person (or in the case of a
corporation to a responsible officer thereof on its behalf)
under the Firearms and Ammunition Ordinance authorizing
the storage of those cartridges by that person; or
(b)if that Ordinance by the operation of Part II thereof, does not
apply to the possession of or dealing in those cartridges by
that person.
(5) Manufactured fireworks, not exceeding in the aggregate 200 kg,
may be stored in a Mode B store.
(6) [Deleted, L.N. 211711
(7) Explosives may be stored in a factory in such quantities as are
reasonably required incidental to the manufacture thereof.
(8) The provisions of this regulation shall not apply to such
quantity, not exceeding 5 000 rounds in the aggregate or 5 kg of
explosive content (whichever is the less), of safety cartridges for
industrial fastening tools.
11. (1) A Mode A store shall consist of a single storeyed detached
structure, whether situated above or below ground level, made of
substantial brickwork, masonry or concrete to a design to be approved
by the Authority in each case.
(2) The flooring of a Mode A store shall be surfaced with smooth
impervious material and shall be covered with movable wooden gratings
or gratings made of some other non-ferrous material approved by the
Authority.
(3) No ferrous met ' metal used in the construction or fittings of any
Mode A store shall be exposed.
(3A) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1), (2) and (3), a Mode A store
may consist of a structure made of such material to a design to be
approved by the Authority in each case.
(4) For the purposes of these regulations, no store shall be deemed
to be a Mode A store unless approved in writing as such by the
Authority.
12. (1) A Mode B store shall consist of a substantially constructed
fireproof container, either fixed or movable, capable of being locked and
so constructed that neither inside nor outside is there any exposed
ferrous metal.
(2) For the purposes of these regulations, no store shall be deemed
to be a Mode B store unless approved in writing as such by the
Authority.
13. (1) 'When not in use, any Mode A or Mode B store containing
any explosives shall be kept securely locked find any Mode B store
shall, except with the permission in writing of the Authority, in addition
thereto, be kept in a locked room or building used solely for the storage
of dangerous goods.
(2) The licensee of any Mode A store shall employ 2 watchmen at
the store and such further watchmen as the Authority may require, and
at least one watchman shall be on watch at the store at all times when
the store contains explosives.
(3) No Mode A store shall be open between sunset and sunrise
except with the permission in writing of the Authority.
14. The interior of any Mode A store shall at all times be kept clean
and free from grit or dirt likely to give rise to sparks.
1 15. Nothing shall be kept in any Mode A store except explosives,
and containers, receptacles, tools or implements used directly in
connexion with the storage of explosives.
16. No Mode A store shall be situated nearer to any public place
than the Authority in each case may permit and every such store shall
be fenced about in such manner as the Authority may require.
17. Any Mode A store, unless it is an excavation, shall be
provided with an efficient lightning conductor.
18. The ground surrounding any Mode A store shall be cleared of
all obstructions including bushes, grass and other vegetation to such
distance as the Authority may require.
19. (1) The words 'DANGEROUS-EXPLOSIVES' shall be painted
in a conspicuous colour, in English and Chinese, in legible lettering and
characters of not less than 100 mm in height on the outside of every
entrance to any Mode A store and of not less than 40 mm in height on
the outside of any Mode B store.
(2) A notice, in English and Chinese, prohibiting smoking and the
use of naked lights shall be conspicuously displayed on the outside of
any Mode A store.
20. The licensee of any Mode A store shall, at his own expense,
maintain a police guard at the store if so required by the Authority.
21. (1) No repairs shall be carried out in or to any Mode A store
unless
(a) all explosives have been removed therefrom; and
(b) the store has been thoroughly washed out and cleaned.
(2) Until the requirements of paragraph (1)(a) and (b) have been
satisfied, no tool or implement made of any ferrous metal shall be used
in any Mode A store.
22. (1) No person shall smoke or expose any naked light in any
Mode A store or within 10 m thereof or, if the Authority has directed
that such store be fenced about, inside such fencing.
(2) The licensee of any Mode B store shall take all reasonable
precautions to ensure that no person smokes or exposes any naked
light in the immediate vicinity of any Mode B store while such store is
open.
23. (1) The licensee of any store shall take all proper precautions to
prevent
(a) fire and explosion in the store; and
(b) unauthorized persons obtaining access to the store.
(2) The licensee of any store containing explosives liable to
become dangerous by interaction with water shall take all proper
precautions to exclude water from the store.
24. (1) The licensee of any store shall cause all explosives therein
which are liable to deterioration to be inspected not less than once in
each month by a person having reasonable experience in the handling
of explosives.
(2) The licensee shall cause any deterioration of or damage to
explosives discovered in any store to be reported to the Authority
immediately.
(3) The licensee shall cause any explosive which has suffered
deterioration or damage to be removed from the store and destroyed in
such manner as the Authority may. direct.
(4) Nothing in this regulation shall apply to manufactured
fireworks:
Provided that the Authority may seize and cause to be destroyed
any such fireworks as appear to him to have deteriorated or become
damaged.
25. (1) The Authority may give directions as to the method of
storage of any explosive in any store.
(2) The licensee of any store in respect of which directions have
been given under paragraph (1) shall, so soon as may be, comply with
such directions.
26. No explosive of any group specified hereunder shall be
stored in any receptacle together with any explosive of any other
group specified hereunder, unless it is so separated by intervening
partitioning ' as to prevent explosion or fire communicating from one
to the other-
Group A-All explosives in category 1, classes 1, 2, 3, 4 and class 6,
division 2, which do not contain exposed iron or steel,
and cartridges made with any such explosives which
do not contain their own means of ignition and safety
fuse.
Group B- All explosives in category 1, class 6, division 1.
Group C-All explosives in category 1, class 6, division 2 which
contain exposed iron or steel.
Group D-All explosives in category 1, class 6, division 3.
Group E- Firework.
27. (1) The licensee of any Mode A store shall keep in or near the
store a stock book, in such form as the Authority may prescribe.
(2) Such stock book shall be kept up to date, and shall show the
amount and description of all explosives brought into the store, and the
date on which they were so brought, together with a reference to the
source from which they were obtained.
(3) All issues of explosives from the store shall be recorded in
such stock book in such manner that the balance in hand of each
type of explosive may be readily discerned therefrom.
(4) Each entry in such stock book shall be written in ink, and
shall be initialled by the person responsible for the custody of the
keys of the store.
-28. [Revoked, L.N. 1041671
Manufacture of explosives
29. (1) Every application, pursuant to any of the provisions
of section 6 of the Ordinance, for any licence to manufacture
explosives shall be made in writing addressed to the Authority and
shall be accompanied by 2 copies of a plan, as nearly as may be to
scale, of the whole of the area to be occupied by the factory at which
the manufacture is to be carried on, and, so far as may he applicable
having regard to the nature of the business, every such plan shall
include the following particulars-
(a)the siting of every building, structure, excavation or other
work comprising the factory;
(b)the details of every danger building and the use to which it
will be put;
(c)the distance of any danger building from any other build-
ing, structure, excavation or other work situated next
thereto;
(d)the type and maximum quantity of any explosive or any
ingredient thereof to be contained at any one time in any
danger building.,
(e)the maximum number of persons who will be employed at
any one time in any danger building; and
(f)such other particulars, if any, as the Authority may require
to be shown on the plan.
(2) Every plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of para-
graph (1) shall be accompanied by a statement in writing declaring
each type of explosive which it is intended shall be manufactured at
the factory.
(3) Every plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of para-
graph (1), or any modification thereof, which is approved by the
Authority shall be endorsed to that effect and one copy shall be
returned to the applicant and the other retained by the Authority.
30. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), no licence for the manufac-
ture of explosives shall be granted or renewed unless the Authority
is satisfied in relation to the factory at which such manufacture is
to be carried on that-
(a)the plan referred to in regulation 29 has been approved by him
and the construction of the factory conforms with the plan;
(b)the perimeter of the factory is fenced about to his
satisfaction;
(c)no danger building in the factory is situated less than 30 m
from any other building or structure on the surface of the
ground or from any public place;
(d)any danger building in the factory, other than a danger
building constructed below the surface of the ground, is
surrounded by an earth or sand embankment not less than 2.5
m in height and 0.6 m wide at the top and that any opening
therein is provided with a gate covered on one side by sheet
steel plating not less than 4 mm thick and fitted with an
appropriate lock;
(e)the flooring of any danger building is surfaced with smooth
impervious material;
any danger building consists of a single storeyed detached
structure having smooth impervious flooring and is divided to
his satisfaction into compartments, in such manner as to
prevent, so far as may be, an explosion occurring in the course
of one process giving rise to any other explosion in the
factory;
(g)
no danger building contains in its structure or fittings any
exposed ferrous metal;
(h)any path connecting any one danger building with any other
such building consists of a covered way having smooth
impervious flooring and so constructed as to prevent the
admission of grit or dirt to the way;
(i)any danger building is fitted with one or more efficient
lightning conductors installed to his satisfaction;
(j)all electric wiring or other fittings in any danger building are
properly installed and insulated to his satisfaction; and
(k)outside every entrance to any danger building there is
displayed to his satisfaction a notice, in English and Chinese,
bearing the words 'DANGER-EXPLOSIVES' and a statement
of the maximum number of persons permitted to be employed
at any one time therein and the maximum quantity of
explosives or the ingredients thereof permitted at any one time
to be contained therein.
(2) Paragraph (1)(d) and (g) shall not apply to the factory situated
on Stonecutters Island at which the manufacture of nitrate mixture, as
defined in category 1, class 2, is carried on.
1 31. After the grant or renewal of any licence for the manufac-
ture of explosives-
(a)no material alteration shall be made to the factory, its
fittings or equipment, except with the permission in writing
of the Authority; and
(b)all parts of the factory, its fittings and equipment, shall
be maintained in good repair to the satisfaction of the
Authority.
31A. (1) Notwithstanding regulations 29 and 30, the Author-
ity may, if he thinks fit, grant a licence to manufacture a nitrate
mixture as defined in category 1, class 2, elsewhere than in a factory.
(2) A licence granted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be
subject to such conditions as the Authority thinks fit.
32. Except with the permission in writing of the Authority, not
more than the number of persons specified in the plan referred to in
regulation 29 in respect of any danger building shall be employed at
the same time in such building.
33. (1) No person in any factory shall carry on his person any
ferrous metal or any matches or other means of ignition.
(2) Any person in or entering any factory shall, if required,
submit to search by the licensee of the factory or any person
authorized by him or by any police officer or by any person
authorized thereto by the Authority:
Provided that no female shall be searched otherwise than by
another female.
34. (1) Any person employed in any danger building shall
wear only such clothing and footwear as may be approved by the
Authority.
(2) Every factory shall be provided with such changing rooms
as may be required by the Authority.
35. No tools other than tools made of non-ferrous metal or
wood or such other material as may be approved by the Authority
shall be used in any danger building.
36. While work is being carried on in any danger building
there shall be present on duty in the building at least one male
supervisor; and if more than 20 persons are employed at any one
time in such building there shall be at least one male supervisor for
every 20 persons.
37. No person shall smoke or use or exhibit any naked light in
any danger building.
38. There shall be at all times employed at any factory such number
of watchmen as the Authority may require having regard to the
situation of and the circumstances pertaining to the factory.
Packing of explosives
39. The interior of every outer and inner package containing
explosives shall be clean and free from grit.
40. No outer or inner package containing explosives and no binding
of any such package shall be constructed, either wholly or partly, of iron
or steel unless the iron or steel is so covered with suitable material as to
prevent its being or becoming exposed.
41. No outer or inner package containing explosives shall contain
more than one kind of explosive or contain any other article or
substance:
Provided that there may be packed in the same outer package
(a)an inner package containing a propellant and an inner package
containing a different kind of propellant or gunpowder; or
(b)an inner package containing an explosive in category 1, class
6, division 1 and any article or substance which is not of an
inflammable or explosive nature or liable to cause fire or
explosion.
42. Either the outer or the inner package of any parcel of blasting
explosive in category 1, class 2, 3 or 4, in which ammonium nitrate,
sodium nitrate or sodium chloride is an ingredient shall be waterproof.
43. Every main, inner and outer package containing manufactured
fireworks shall bear a label in the form of label C specified in the First
Schedule and every main, inner or outer package containing any other
explosive shall bear a label in the form of label A specified in that
Schedule.
44. (1) Any outer package containing explosives shall, in addition
to any other labels or markings required under the Ordinance, be marked
on the outside thereof as follows
(a)in the case of any explosive whatsoever, with the name of the
manufacturer;
(b)in the case of any explosive, other than safety fuse, with the
category, class and division to which it belongs;
(c)in the case of any explosive in category 1, class 3 or 4 (nitro-
compound or chlorate mixture), with the date of manufacture.
(2) Where an outer package contains more than one explosive, the
marking required by this regulation shall be affixed separately in respect
of each explosive so contained.
45. Any explosive of the class or division specified in the first
column of the table to this regulation shall be packed in the manner
specified opposite thereto in the second column of the table and the
amount of such explosive packed in any one outer package and in any
one inner package shall not exceed the quantity, if any, specified
opposite thereto in the third and fourth columns respectively of the
table.
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Use of explosives in blasting
46. (1) No person shall carry out any blasting without the
permission of the Authority.
(2) Any permission granted for the purposes of paragraph (1) may
be for one occasion only or for several occasions or continuously over
a period of time and may be granted subject to such conditions or
restrictions specified in the permit as the Authority may think fit.
(3) Any such permission may be suspended or revoked at any time
at the discretion of the Authority.
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47. No person shall-
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[Subsidiary]
Authorized
persons only may
use explosives for(a) prepare any charge for blasting or fire any charge unless he
blasting. is in possession of a valid mine blasting certificate or is
L.N. 104167. otherwise authorized by the Authority; or
(b)cause or permit any person who is not in possession of a
valid mine blasting certificate or otherwise authorized by the
Authority to prepare any charge for blasting or fire any
charge.
48. [Revoked, L.N. 211711
49. [Revoked, L.N. 1041671
Smoking not
permitted while
charges are being
prepared.
Persons engaged
in preparing
charges not to
carry matches,
etc.
50. No person shall smoke at or near any blasting site while
explosives are being removed from a store thereat or while charges are
being prepared for blasting or are being laid.
51. No person engaged in preparing charges or handling explosives
at any blasting site shall carry about his person any metal object or other
articles intended or liable to create flame or sparks. except such articles as
are required by him expressly for the purpose of igniting fuses.
Removal of 52. (1) When removing explosives from a store at a blasting
explosives for site for the purpose of blasting-
blasting.
(a) gunpowder shall be placed in a container fitted with a
closefitting lid and made of rigid, impermeable, non-
ferrous material; and
(b)detonators and fuses shall not be carried in the same
container as other explosives.
(2)No explosives shall be removed from any store for blasting
except under the personal supervision of an authorized shot firer.
(3)Any explosive not used or destroyed shall be returned to
the store on completion of the blasting.
Preparing of 53.When charges are prepared for blasting-
charges for
blasting. (a)detonators shall not be crimped on to fuses in or near any
explosives store;
(b)detonators shall not be crimped to fuses otherwise than
with a crimping tool;
(c)not more than one detonator shall be inserted in any
primer charge;
(d)no hole shall be made in any cartridge of explosive other-
wise than by the use of a non-ferrous pricker.
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54. When charges are loaded for blasting-
(a)cartridges shall not be unwrapped from their paper blasting. coverings;
(b)tamping rods shall be of non-ferrous material and shall be cut
off square at the ends;
(e)not more than one person shall work on the tamping of any
one charge at any one time.
55. (1) When blasting is carried out-
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[Subsidiary]
Loading of
charges for
Firing of
charges for
(a)save as provided in regulation 57(1)(i), blasting shall be blasting. done by
means of bore hole charges only and no surface charges shall be used
except with the permission of the Authority;
(b)no bore hole shall be loaded with more than such quantity of
explosive as shall be determined by the shot firer in each
particular case;
(c)no blast shall be fired unless effective and adequate
precautions are taken to prevent any fragments being
projected in a dangerous manner;
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(e)for a period lasting from 5 minutes prior to the blasting until all
charges have been fired, warning gongs shall be beaten
continuously so as to be audible at a distance of 150 m
therefrom and red flags shall be displayed continuously at all
points of access to the place of blasting and at a distance of
150 mm from such place;
(f)no fuse with a burning time of less than 2 minutes shall be L.N. 21171. used
if ignition is not effected by means of igniter cord;
(fa) no fuse with a burning time of less than 11 minutes shall be L.N. 21171.
used if ignition is effected by means of igniter cord; 1
(g) if matches are used to light fuses, not more than 2 fuses L.N. 119/83.
shall be lit by any one person at any one time, and if 2 fuses
are so lit, the first fuse lit shall be of not less than 3 minutes
burning time (2 m of standard safety fuse);
(h) no fuse shall be lit by means of an acetylene lamp; L.N. 104167.
(i) if fuses are to be lit in a series by means of an igniting L.N. 104167.
squib, then, except with the prior permission in writing of
the Authority-
(i) the series shall consist of not more than 10 fuses,
(ii) each fuse of the series shall be longer than the
preceding fuse by not less than 15 seconds burning time (150
mm of standard safety fuse),
L.N. 119/83.
(iii) the person using the igniting squib shall be
accompanied by another person having a box of matches or
other suitable means of immediately relighting the igniting
squib if it should become extinguished, and
(iv) the fuses shall be lit seriatim commencing with the
longest fuse;
j
(j)no dynamite or home-made igniting squibs shall be used to
light fuses;
(k)any electric exploder used for firing charges shall be fitted
with a detachable handle or key and shall be so designed as to
prevent unauthorized use, the leads to the exploder or firing
switch shall not be connected until the shot firer has tested
the circuit with a galvanometer, or until immediately before
firing takes place, the exploder shall be set in a position where
the shot firer can see it while he is connecting the charges and
the shot firer shall carry with him the detachable handle or key
of the exploder while he is so connecting the charges;
(1)no electric mains shall be used for firing except with the
permission of the Authority; and when so used the switch
controlling the circuit shall be contained in a box so arranged
that the box cannot be closed unless the switch is removed
from the box, and the shot firer shall carry the key of the
switch while he connects the charges and shall carry out the
firing himself,
(m)if a detonating fuse is used, the single detonator required to
discharge all blasts shall not be inserted until after the
warning signals required by sub-paragraph (e) have been
commenced;
(n)on completion of the blasting the shot firer in charge thereof
shall ensure that all charges have been detonated and that no
unexploded explosives remain at the place of blasting.
(2) Any person who, after the commencement of the warning
signals referred to in paragraph (1), enters or, upon request being made
to him by any public servant or any person engaged in the blasting,
refuses to leave the blasting area shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) Where blasting is carried out under water, the provision of this
regulation shall apply subject to such modification as that circumstance
may require.
56. (1) The shot firer in charge of any blasting shall keep a register
in such form as may be prescribed by the Authority of the holes bored,
depth of the holes, the amount of explosives used in each bore and the
time of each firing.
(2) The register shall be complied as soon as the holes have been
loaded.
57. Where any shot fails to fire-
(a)if the firing was effected electrically, the circuit shall be tested
again, and an attempt shall be made to refire the charge before
it is approached by any person, and, if the attempt fails, the
leads shall be disconnected from the exploder by the shot firer
and 5 minutes shall be allowed to elapse before the charge is
approached;
(b)if the firing was effected by safety fuse, the charge shall not
be approached by any person until not less than one-half of
an hour has elapsed since the firing;
(c)if the bore hole is tamped but undamaged, the tamping shall
be carefully removed with a wooden or copper scraper or
scoop and a fresh primer shall be placed against the charge,
tamped and fired;
(d)if the bore hole is damaged, another hole shall be drilled
parallel to the first hole and not less than 300 mm distant from
it and shall be loaded, tamped and fired;
(e)the place where the misfire occurred shall be searched after
the firing for any unexploded explosive;
(f) )no explosive, detonator, detonator wire or fuse shall be
withdrawn from the bore hole containing the charge;
(g)the misfired explosive shall not be used again or returned to
the store but shall be destroyed by some safe and suitable
method by the shot firer in charge of the blasting;
(h)the charge shall not be approached within 15 m by any
person other than the shot firer in charge of the blasting until
the explosive has been removed or fired or rendered safe;
(i)if the direction of the bore hole cannot be accurately
ascertained, a surface charge may be used.
(2) Where blasting is carried out under water, the provisions of this
regulation shall apply subject to such modification as that circumstance
may require.
58. (1) Any shot firer in charge of blasting shall notify the person
by whom he is employed of any special precautions which he may
consider necessary for the safety of persons or property in the
neighbourhood.
(2) Except with the permission of the Authority, no blasting shall
be carried out until any precautions notified under this regulation have
been taken.
Discharge of firework
59. (1) Save as provided in paragraph (3), no person shall discharge
or cause to be discharged any firework except under and in accordance
with permit granted by the Authority.
(2) Every such permit shall be granted subject-
(a)to payment of the appropriate fee prescribed in regulation
183; and
(b)to such conditions or restrictions as the Authority may
specify in the permit.
(3) Notwithstanding the provision of paragraph (2), the Authority
may in his discretion grant, by notice published in the Gazette and
subject to such conditions or restrictions as he may specify in the
notice, a general permission for the discharge of fireworks by the public
or by any specified class thereof.
Penalties
60. (1) Any person who contravenes the provisions of regulations
tion 4, 46 or 47 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on
summary conviction to a fine of $8,000 00 and imprisonment for 3
months.
(2) Any person who stores any explosive or causes of permits
any explosive to be stored in contravention of any of the provisions
of regulation 10 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on
summary conviction to a fine of $8,000 and imprisonment for 3
months.
(3) The owner and person in charge of any vehicle in respect of
which any of the provisions of regulation 6 or 8 is contravened shall
each be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction
to a fine of $2,000, and imprisonment for 1 month.
(4) Any person in possession of explosives in respect of which any
of the provisions of regulation 7 or 54 is contravened shall be guilty of
an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $2,000
and imprisonment for 1 month.
(5) The licensee of any store in respect of which, or containing
explosives in respect of which, any of the provisions of regulation 5, 13,
14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25(2) or 26 is contravened shall be
guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine
of $2,000 and imprisonment for 1 month.
(6) The licensee of any store who fails to keep and maintain a stock
book in accordance with provisions of regulation 27 shall be guilty of an
offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $2,000 and
imprisonment for 1 month.
(7) The licensee of any factory in respect of which, or contain-
ing explosives in respect of which, any of the provisions of regulation
31, 32, 34, 35, 36 or 38 is contravened shall be guilty of an offence
and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $5,000, and
imprisonment for 2 months.
(8) The owner of any explosives contained in any package in
respect of which any of the provisions of regulation 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44
or 45 is contravened or packed in contravention of any such provisions
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction
to a fine of $2,000 and imprisonment for 1
month.
(9) Any person who is carrying out or has undertaken any
operation involving blasting in the course of which any of the
provisions of
regulation 52, 53, 55(1), 57 or 58 is contravened and in
the shot firer in charge of any such blasting shall each be guilty of an offence
shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $2,000 imprisonment
for 1 month.
(10) Any shot firer in charge of any blasting who contravenes the
provisions of regulation 56 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be
liable on summary conviction to a fine of $1,000.
(11) Any person who contravenes the provisions of regulation 22,
33, 37, 50, 51, 55(2) or 59 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable
on summary conviction to a fine of $1,000.
PART III
DANGEROUS GOODS IN CATEGORY 2 (COMPRESSED
GASES)
61. In this Part unless the context otherwise requires-
'cartridge type cylinder' means a cylinder capable of containing not
more than 500 grams of liquefied petroleum gas which when filled
with liquefied petroleum gas does not exceed 1 kilogram in gross
weight and which cannot be refilled;
'cylinder' means any metal container used or to be used under pressure
for the storage of permanent liquefied or dissolved gas not being a
boiler or pressure receiver within the meaning of the Boilers and
Pressure pressure receivers Ordinance or a bulk storage tank;
'dissolved gas' means any dangerous goods in category 2 class 3;
'gas' except where a particular type of gas is mentioned means any
dangerous goods in category 2;
'in bulk in relation to storage means storage in any tank;
'liquefied gas' means any dangerous goods in category 2 class 2;
'manufacture' in relation to any gas includes the filling of any cylinder
with any such gas:
Provide that nothing in this definition shall be construed to
refer to any boiler or pressure receiver within the meaning of the
Boilers and Pressure Receivers Ordinance;
'permanent gas' means any dangerous goods in category 2 class 1;
'tank' means any static tank or reservoir used to contain any
liquefied gas and 'tankage' shall be construed accordingly.
61A. In granting or renewing a licence to manufacture, store or
convey any gas, the Authority may have regard to any relevant
standard or code set by the British Standards Institution or by any
other reputable body or organization in relation to the matters affected
by the licence.
Storage of gases in cylinders
62. (1) Every application pursuant to any of the provisions of
section 6 of the Ordinance for any licence to manufacture or store any
gas shall be made in writing addressed to the Authority and in the case
of any application for a licence to store gas in cylinders shall be
accompanied by 2 copies of a plan as nearly as may be to scale of the
store and every such plan shall include the following particulars
(a) the siting of the store;
(b) the material of which it is or is to be constructed;
(c) the means of ventilation;
(ca) the routing of and method of fixing any pipeline which is to be
installed for the purpose of distributing gas from the store to
any part of the premises which the store serves or is intended
to serve, and the material of which it is to be constructed; and
(d)such other particulars, if any, as the Authority may require to
be shown on the plan.
(2) Every plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(1) shall be accompanied by
(a)a statement in writing declaring the nature of the gas or gases
to be stored and the maximum quantities thereof in respect of
which the licence is required; and
(b)2 copies of the design and specifications to which it is
intended that any distribution pipeline or other ancillary
equipment is to be constructed.
(3) Every plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(1), or any modification thereof, which is approved by the Authority
shall be endorsed to that effect and one copy shall be returned to the
applicant and one copy retained by the Authority.
63. No licence shall be granted or renewed by the Authority for the
storage in cylinders of any gas unless the Authority is satisfied in
relation to the store that
(a)the site of the store and the plan referred to in regulation 62
have been approved by him and the construction of the store
conforms with the plan; and
(b)the store is provided with such fire extinguishing equipment
as he may require.
64. No person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, for the
storage of any gas, any cylinder or other container except of a type
appropriate to the storage of such gas and approved by the Authority.
65. Without prejudice to the requirements of any other regulation
relating to marking or labelling, no person shall
(a)store any cylinder containing any gas or cause or permit any
such cylinder to be stored; or
(b)fill any cylinder with any gas or cause or permit any cylinder
to be so filled,
unless the cylinder is painted in accordance with the colours
recommended from time to time by the British Standards Institution and
promulgated in that Institution's publication entitled British Standards
Specification No. 349, or the head of the cylinder is painted
conspicuously
(i) red, if the gas contained or to be contained therein is
inflammable; or
(ii) yellow, if the gas contained or to be contained therein is
poisonous; or
(iii) as to one half red and the other half yellow, if the gas
contained or to be contained therein is both inflammable and
poisonous:
Provided that the provisions of this regulation shall not apply to
any cylinder which is in the Colony by reason only that it is in course
of transit from one place outside the Colony to another place outside
the Colony.
66. (1) No person shall use any cylinder, or cause or permit any
cylinder to be used, to contain any permanent or liquefied gas unless
such cylinder has been tested and examined within the preceding 5
years by a person approved by the Authority for that purpose.
(2) Every cylinder shall be tested-
(a) in the case of a cylinder for any permanent gas-
(i) by hydraulic stretch test to a pressure of not less than
21 MPa, and
(ii) by hydraulic pressure test to a pressure of not less than
20 MPa;
(b)in the case of a cylinder for carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide,
ethylene or monochlorotrifluoromethane (Arcton 13, Freon
13)
(i) by hydraulic stretch test to a pressure of not less than
23 MPa, and
(ii) by hydraulic pressure test to a pressure of not less than
21 MPa;
(c)in the case of a cylinder for liquefied petroleum gas, by
hydraulic pressure test conducted as follows
(i) a hydraulic test pressure in accordance with the Reid
Vapour Pressure at 37.8'C of the liquefied petroleum gas
which is to be contained shall be applied to the cylinder and
maintained for a period of not less than 10 minutes;
(ii) the value of the Reid Vapour Pressure expressed in
kilopascals, gauge pressure, shall be derived by NGPA
standard method No.' 2140-62;
(iii) the minimum hydraulic test pressure to be applied in
respect of a specified Reid Vapour Pressure at 31CC in the
first column of the table to this sub-paragraph shall be the
minimum hydraulic test pressure appearing in the second
column of the table opposite to the appropriate Reid Vapour
Pressure;
(iv) if the cylinder is intended to contain commercial
propane, the hydraulic test pressure shall be not less than .3
700 kPa, gauge pressure;
(d)in the case of a cylinder for any liquefied gas, other than a gas
mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) or (c), by hydraulic
pressure test in each case to a pressure of not less than one
and one-third times the working pressure, if any, specified in
the third column of the table to regulation 70(2) for the gas
for which such cylinder is intended; and
(e)in the case of a cylinder in respect of which permission is
granted by the Authority pursuant to the provisions of
regulation 69 to exceed the filling pressures specified in that
regulation, such hydraulic stretch test or hydraulic pres-
sure test, or both, as the Authority may require either
generally or in any particular case.
(3) Prior to any test referred to in paragraph (2) the cylinder
shall be cleaned and examined externally and, so far as is practica-
ble, internally for the presence of surface defects, corrosion and
foreign matter.
(4) Where excessive internal rust or foreign matter is observed
the cylinder shall not be refilled until such rust or foreign matter has
been removed.
(5) After testing pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1)
and before refilling, the cylinder shall be stamped in such manner as
to indicate by whom and on what date the testing was carried out
and the pressures to which the cylinder was subjected at each test
performed.
(6) This regulation shall not apply to cartridge type cylinders.
67. (1) No person shall use any cylinder, or cause or permit
any cylinder to be used, to contain any dissolved gas unless such
cylinder has been subjected to internal and external examination
within the preceding 12 months by a person approved by the
Authority for that purpose.
(2) The owner of any cylinder used to contain dissolved gas
shall keep a record of each examination to which in accordance with
paragraph (1) such cylinder is subjected together with the name
and address of the person by whom each such examination was
conducted.
(3) Upon transfer of ownership of any cylinder to which this
regulation applies, the record of examination, or a copy thereof, to
which such cylinder has been subjected shall be transferred together
with the cylinder.
68. (1) If any cylinder-
(a)upon being subjected to hydraulic stretch testing or
hydraulic pressure testing pursuant to the provisions of
regulation 66, is found to have suffered more than 10
per cent permanent stretch or to leak; or
(b)upon being examined pursuant to the provisions of regula-
tion 67, is found to have suffered internal or external
damage or' deterioration which, in the opinion of the
person who carried out the examination, renders it unsafe,
the person who carried out the test or the examination shall-
(i) retain the cylinder in his possession, and
(ii) forthwith notify in writing the owner of the cylinder and the
Authority of the result of the test or examination.
(2) Upon receipt of any notice pursuant to the provisions of
paragraph (1), the Authority shall cause the cylinder in question to be
destroyed in such manner as he may consider appropriate and may in
his discretion recover the whole or any part of any expense incurred
thereby from the owner of the cylinder as a civil debt due to the Crown.
69. Except with the permission in writing of the Authority, given
either generally or in any particular case, no person shall fill any
cylinder, or cause or permit any cylinder to be filled, with any permanent
gas to such an extent that the internal pressure on the cylinder at 15.5'C
exceeds
(a) in the case of boron trifluoride, 10 MPa;
(b) in the case of krypton, 12 MPa;
(c)in the case of fluorine, such pressure as the Authority may
permit;
(d) in the case of any other permanent gas, 14 MPa; and
(e)in the case of any gas contained in a special light metal
cylinder not exceeding a capacity of 600 L of free gas, such
pressure as the Authority may prescribe as a condition of the
licence required for the filling thereof.
70. (1) No person shall fill any cylinder, or cause or permit any
cylinder to be filled, with liquefied gas unless the cylinder has been
rendered free from moisture.
(2) No person shall fill any cylinder, or cause or permit any cylinder
to be filled, with any liquefied gas specified in the first column of the
table to this paragraph in excess of its capacity in litres multiplied by the
filling ratio specified in the second column of the table for that gas.
(3) No person shall fill any cylinder, or cause or permit any cylinder
to be filled, with any hydrocarbon gas mixture composed of or mainly of
butane, isobutane and propane in excess of its capacity in litres
multiplied by the filling ratio specified in the second column of the table
to this paragraph in respect of a mixture having, in the liquid state, a
density specified in the first column of the table at a temperature of
15.5'C.
71. (1) No person shall fill any cylinder, or cause or permit any
cylinder to be filled, with any dissolved gas unless
(a)the cylinder is completely filled with a homogeneous porous
substance of porosity not exceeding 88 per cent;
(b)without prejudice to sub-paragraph (a), if the cylinder
contains a solvent, the solvent
(i) is not of a kind capable of chemical reaction with the gas
in the cylinder, the homogenous porous substance or the
metal of the cylinder; and
(ii) when the cylinder is fully charged, does not completely
fill the porosity of the homogeneous porous substance at a
temperature of 65'C.
(c)the tare weight is stamped in a conspicuous place on the
outside of the cylinder;
(d)the cylinder valve contains not more than 70 per cent of
copper in its composition;
(e)the cylinder bears a conspicuous metal tag, ring or plate
securely attached to the cylinder, otherwise than by welding
or brazing, declaring the name of the manufacturer of the
cylinder; and in addition thereto is labelled with the date when
it was last charged, and the name and address of the person,
company or firm by whom it was last charged, and the weight
of gas and equivalent volume in litres at 15.5'C and the
maximum pressure allowed in the cylinder at such temperature,
and the name of the gas in the cylinder.
(2) No person shall fill any cylinder, or cause or permit any cylinder
to be filled, with any dissolved gas to such an extent that, at a
temperature of 15.5'C, the internal pressure on the cylinder exceeds 1
550 kPa:
Provided that in the case of a cylinder filled for use exclusively for
marine lighting purposes the cylinder may be filled to a pressure of 2
300 kPa.
72. (1) No person shall smoke in any store.
(2) No naked light and no heating equipment shall be used in any
store.
(3) No electrical equipment shall be used or installed in any store
other than equipment of a type approved by the Authority.
(4) There shall be at all times conspicuously displayed outside any
store a notice, in English and Chinese, prohibiting smoking and the use
of naked lights.
73. (1) No container containing liquid oxygen or liquid nitrogen
shall be stored otherwise than in a place approved by the Authority and
marked, to the satisfaction of the Authority, by one or more notices, in
English and Chinese, indicating the storage of liquid oxygen or liquid
nitrogen, as the case may be.
(2) No container containing liquid oxygen or liquid nitrogen shall
be stored otherwise than under the care of a person having reasonable
experience of the handling of liquid oxygen or liquid nitrogen, as the
case may be.
74. (1) Section 6 of the Ordinance shall *not apply to the storage or
conveyance of any gas specified in the first column of the table to this
regulation in any quantity not exceeding that, if any, specified for such
gas in the second column of the table:
Provided that this paragraph shall not apply where the aggregate
of the quantities of all such gases stored in the same store exceeds 5
cylinders or 25 L of gases where 1 cylinder is deemed to be equivalent
to 5 L.
( 2) No person shall use any cylinder to contain any gas specified
in the first column of the table to this regulation or store or convey any
such gas in any cylinder unless the cylinder bears the label or labels
prescribed in the First Schedule indicated by the letter or letters
appearing in the third column of the table to this regulation opposite the
name of such gas, subject to such variation in size and shape as the
Authority may approve.
(3) No cylinder containing any gas specified in the first column of
the table to this regulation shall be stored together with any goods
other than dangerous goods in category 2:
Provided that nothing in this paragraph shall apply to the storage
of any gas in any quantity not exceeding that specified in the second
column of the table.
(4) No person shall store, or cause or permit to be stored, any
cylinder containing any gas specified in the first column of the table to
this regulation
(a)otherwise than in a cool place and protected from the direct
rays of the sun or other direct source of heat;
(b)above or nearer than 600 mm from any gas or other burner,
whether connected therewith or not;
(c)except when stored under licence in accordance with the
provisions of the Ordinance and these regulations otherwise
than resting on the floor of any premises or on the ground or
on a stand constructed to the satisfaction of the Authority
and resting on the floor or on the ground;
(d) in any common passageway, stairway or doorway;
(e)below ground level, except with the permission in writing of
the Authority; or
in any place which is not provided with adequate low level
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75. (1) No person shall use or cause or permit to be used any
mechanically propelled vehicle for the conveyance by road of any
dangerous goods in category 2 unless the use of such vehicle therefor
has been approved in writing by the Authority. - .
(2) No liquefied gas shall be conveyed in bulk by road except in a
tank wagon of a type and size approved by the Authority and equipped
for the carriage, loading and discharge of such gas to the satisfaction of
the Authority.
(3) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall apply in the case of dangerous
goods conveyed as permitted by regulation 74(1).
76. When any liquefied gas is being loaded into, conveyed by or
discharged from any tank wagon
(a)there shall be prominently displayed in English and Chinese
on the front and rear of the wagon the word 'caution'
followed by the name of the gas;
(b)the wagon shall be attended by at least one person having
reasonable experience in the-handling of the gas;
(c)no smoking, no light (other than electric light) and no fire of
any kind shall be permitted on or near the wagon;
(d)the wagon shall be provided with fire extinguishing
apparatus;
(e)the wagon shall carry no passengers other than persons
employed on the wagon; and
(f)the wagon shall be provided with not less than one set of
protective goggles and gloves for each person employed on
the wagon at any one time.
Manufacture or storage of liquefied gases in bulk
77. (1) Every application, pursuant to any of the provisions of
section 6 of the Ordinance, f& any licence to manufacture or store in
bulk any liquefied gas shall he made in writing addressed to the
Authority and shall be accompanied by 2 copies of a plan, as nearly as
may be to scale, of the place or area to be occupied by the installation
including, if applicable, accommodation for office or other
administrative purposes required in respect of such manufacture or
storage, and every such plan shall include, so far as may be applicable,
the following particulars
(a)the siting of every tank, pipeline or other structure to be
erected at such place or within such area;
(b)the plan of every such tank, pipeline or other structure and
the use to which it will be put;
(c)the distance between any such tank, pipeline or structure and
any other tank, pipeline or structure or any domestic or other
premises or any public place;
(d) the capacity of every such tank;
(da) the routing of and method of fixing any pipeline which is to be
installed for the purpose of distributing gas from any such
tank to any part of the premises in which the tank is situated,
and the material of which it is to be constructed; and
(e)such other particulars, if any, as the Authority may require to
be shown on the plan.
(2) Every plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(1) shall be accompanied by
(a)a statement in writing declaring the type of gas or gases
which it is intended to manufacture or store; and
(b)2 copies of the design and specifications to which it is
intended that
(i) any tankage',
(ii) any liquid gas vaporiser,
(iii) any other ancillary container of liquid gas, and
(iv) any pipeline or other ancillary equipment, is to
be constructed.
Every plan and every set of designs and specifications, or any
modification thereof which is approved by the Authority shall be
endorsed to that effect and one copy shall be returned to the applicant
and one copy retained by the Authority.
77A. (1) No person shall use ethylene oxide as a sterilant in any
installation unless it is mixed with an inert carrier gas so that the mixture
contains not more than 12% by weight of ethylene oxide.
(2) Every application made pursuant to section 6 of the Ordinance
for any licence to store or use ethylene oxide as a sterilant shall be in
writing addressed to the Authority and shall be accompanied by 2
copies of a plan as nearly as may be to scale, of the place or area to be
occupied by the installation including the cylinder store and every such
plan shall include so far as may be applicable, the following particulars
(a)the siting of every cylinder store, pipeline, sterilizing
apparatus, sterilized equipment drying off area or other
equipment within the area;
(b)the means of ventilation of the cylinder store, the sterilizing
apparatus room or place and the sterilized equipment drying
off area; and
(c) details of the means for disposing of used sterilant gas.
78. No licence to manufacture or store in bulk any liquefied gas
shall be granted or renewed by the Authority unless he is satisfied in
relation to the installation that
(a)the plan referred to in regulation 77 has been approved by him
and the construction of the installation conforms with the
plan;
(b)any tankage or other plant comprised in the installation has
been constructed according to the design and specifications
approved together with such plan;
(c)every tank or group of tanks is fenced about or otherwise
protected to the satisfaction of the Authority against
access thereto by unauthorized persons;
(d)on every tank or near to every group of tanks there is
prominently displayed a notice, in English and Chinese,
naming the gas and prohibiting smoking and the use of
naked lights;
(e)all tanks and pipelines are electrically bonded and earthed
to the satisfaction of the Authority; and
the installation is provided with such fire extinguishing
devices as the Authority may require having regard to the
nature of the liquefied gas to be manufactured or stored
therein.
78A. No licence to store or use ethylene oxide as a sterilant
shall be granted or renewed by the Authority unless he is satisfied in
relation to the installation that-
(a)the plan referred to in regulation 77A has been approved
by him and the construction of the installation conforms
with the plan;
(b)on or near to every installation there is prominently
displayed a notice, in English and Chinese, naming the gas
and prohibiting smoking; and
(c)the installation is provided with such fire extinguishing
devices as the Authority may require having regard to the
nature of the gas.
78B. No licence to manufacture or to store in bulk or in
cylinders any liquefied petroleum gas shall be granted or renewed by
the Authority unless he is satisfied that the person to whom the
licence may be granted or renewed is owner or occupier of an
installation for the manufacture or storage of liquefied petroleum
gas.
78C. (1) After the grant or renewal of any licence for the
storage of gas-
(a)no alteration or addition to any distribution pipeline
leading from the store shall, except with the permission in
writing of the Authority, be made which results in a
deviation in any material particular from the plan of such
pipeline as is, for the time being, approved by the Authority;
(b)every distribution pipeline leading from the store shall be
maintained at all times in good order and condition to the
satisfaction of the Authority.
(2) The Authority may refuse to grant his permission for the
making of an alteration or addition specified in paragraph (1)(a)
until he has received and approved a plan of the same.
(3) The licensee of any store in respect of which any of the
provisions of paragraph (1) is contravened shall be guilty of an offence
and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of 58,000 and imprisonment
for 6 months.
(4) For the purposes of this regulation 'Authority' means the
Authority by whom the licence was granted or renewed.
(5) This regulation is in addition to, and not in derogation of
regulation 178.
79. (1 ) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of
regulation (64, 66, 69,70, 71, 73, 74(2), (3) or (4), 75 or 77A(1), shall be guilty of
an offence rice and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $5,
$5,000 and offence imprisonment for 2 months.
(2) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of
regulation 65, 67, 68(1), 72 or 76 shall be guilty of an offence and
shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $2,000 and
imprisonment for month.
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DANGEROUS GOODS IN CATEGORY 3 (CORROSIVE
SUBSTANCES)
80. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires-
'dangerous goods' means any dangerous goods in category 3.
81. (1) Every application, pursuant to any of the provisions of
section 6 of the Ordinance, for any licence to manufacture or store any
dangerous goods shall be made in writing addressed to the Authority
and, in the case of any application for a licence to store any such
goods, shall be accompanied by 2 copies of a plan, as nearly as may be
to scale, of the store, and every such plan shall include the following
particulars
(a) the siting of the store;
(b) the material of which it is or is to be constructed; and
(c)such other particulars, if any, as the Authority may require to
be shown on the plan.
(2) Every plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(1) shall be accompanied by a statement in writing declaring the nature
and maximum quantity of the corrosive substance or substances in
respect of which the licence is required.
(3) Every plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(1), or any modification thereof, which is approved by the Authority
shall be endorsed to that effect and one copy shall be returned to the
applicant and one retained by the Authority.
82. No licence shall be granted or renewed by the Authority for the
storage of any corrosive substance unless the Authority is satisfied in
relation to the store that
(a)the site of the store and the plan referred to in regulation 81
have been approved by him and the construction of the store
conforms with the plan; and
(b)in the case of any part of the store intended for the storage of
corrosive substances in liquid form, the flooring and walls are
constructed of impervious brickwork, masonry or cement and
so constructed as to retain, in the event of spillage, the total
quantity of liquid stored therein.
83. (1) No person shall store, or cause or permit to be stored, any
dangerous goods in category 3 in any store together with any goods
other than dangerous goods of that category.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), no person
shall store, or cause or permit to be stored, any substance specified in
the first column of the table to this regulation together with any
substance specified opposite thereto in the second column of the table
in the same compartment or bunded space in any store.
84. (1) No person shall store or convey, or cause or permit to be
stored or conveyed, any substance specified in the first column of the
table to this regulation unless such substance is contained in main or
inner packing, as the case may be, of a type specified for that substance
in the second column of the table.
(2) No person shall fill any container, or cause or permit any
container to be filled, with any substance specified in the first column of
the table to this regulation to such an extent as to leave within the
container less than the minimum air space or ullage specified in the third
column of the table opposite the type of packing specified for that
substance in the second column of the table.
(3) No person shall fill any container, or cause or permit any
container to be filled, with any quantity of any substance specified in
the first column of the table to this regulation greater than the maximum
quantity or net weight thereof specified in the fourth column of the table
opposite the type of packing specified for that substance in the second
column of the table.
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(4) No person shall store or convey, or cause or permit to be
stored or conveyed, any container containing any substance specified
in the first column of the table to this regulation unless such container
is enclosed in protective or outer packing of the type specified in the
fifth column of the table opposite the type of packing for that substance
specified in the second column of the table.
(5) No person shall store or convey, or cause or permit to be stored
or conveyed, any substance specified in the first column of the table to
this regulation unless every main or inner packing and every protective
or outer packing containing such substance bears the label or labels
prescribed in the First Schedule indicated by the letter or letters
appearing in the sixth column of the table opposite that substance:
Provided that, where any inner packing of any substance is already
conspicuously marked in English and Chinese in such manner as to
indicate the corrosive nature of the contents, nothing in this paragraph
shall be construed to require the substitution therefor, or the addition
thereto, of any label prescribed in the First Schedule.
(6) Section 6 of the Ordinance shall not apply to the storage of any
substance specified in the first column of the table to this regulation
(a)in any quantity not exceeding that, if any, specified for that
substance in the seventh column of the table; or
(b)in any quantity not exceeding that, if any, specified for that
substance in the eighth column of the table if it is stored
solely
(i) for use in and for the purposes of a hospital or
maternity home in respect of which a person is registered
under the Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Maternity Homes
Registration Ordinance;
(ii) for use in and for the purposes of a mental hospital
within the meaning of the Mental Health Ordinance;
(iii) by or on behalf of, and for the purposes of the practice
of, a registered medical practitioner within the meaning of the
Medical Registration Ordinance;
(iv) by or on behalf of, and for the purposes of the,practice
of, a registered dentist within the meaning of the Dentists
Registration Ordinance;
(v) by or on behalf of, and for the purposes of the
business of, an authorized seller of poisons within the
meaning of the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance; or
(vi) for use in and for the purposes of any laboratory.
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85. Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of
regulation 83 or 84 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on
summary conviction to a fine of $5,000 and imprisonment for 2 months.
PART v
DANGEROUS GOODS IN CATEGORY 4 (POISONOUS
SUBSTANCES)
86. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires-
'container', except where a particular type of container is mentioned,
means any receptacle used for the storage or conveyance of
poisonous substances;
'poisonous substance', except where a particular type of poisonous
substance is mentioned, means any dangerous goods in category
4.
87. (1) Every application, pursuant to any of the provisions of
section 6 of the Ordinance, for any licence to manufacture or store any
poisonous substance shall be made in writing addressed to the
Authority and, in the case of any application for a licence to store any
poisonous substance, shall be accompanied by 2 copies of a plan, as
nearly as may be to scale, of the store, and every such plan shall
include the following particulars
(a) the siting of the store,
(b) the material of which it is or is to be constructed;
(e) any means of ventilation; and
(d)such other particulars, if any, as the Authority may require to
be shown on the plan.
(2) Every plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(1) shall be accompanied by a statement in writing declaring the nature
and maximum quantity of the poisonous substance or substances in
respect of which the licence is required.
(3) Every plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(1), or any modification thereof, which is approved by the Authority
shall be endorsed to that effect and one copy shall be returned to the
applicant and one retained by the Authority.
99. No licence shall he granted or renewed by the Authority for the
storage of any poisonous substance unless the Authority is satisfied in
relation to the store that
(a)the site of the store and the plan referred to in regulation 87
have been approved by him and the construction of the store
conforms with the plan; and
(b)in the case of any part of the store intended for the storage of
any poisionous substance in category 4, class 1, the means of
ventilation is adequate.
89. Any person being in charge of any store shall cause every
entrance thereto to be at all times securely closed and locked except
when access is required to the store for the purposes of inspection,
maintenance or the handling of goods.
90. No person under the age of 14 years, and, except with the
permission of the licensee of the store, no person over that age, shall be
in any store containing any poisonous substance.
91. No person shall store, or cause or permit to be stored, any
dangerous goods in category 4 in any store together with any goods
other than dangerous goods in that category.
92. (1) No person shall store or convey, or cause or permit to be
stored or conveyed, any substance specified in the first column of the
table to this regulation unless such substance is contained in main or
inner packing, as the case may be, of a type specified for that substance
in the second column of the table.
(2) No person shall fill any container, or cause or permit any
container to be filled, with any substance specified in the first column
of the table to this regulation to such an extent as to leave within the
container less than the minimum air space or ullage specified in the third
column of the table opposite the type of packing specified for that
substance in the second column of the table.
(3) No person shall fill any container, or cause or permit any
container to be filled, with any quantity of any substance specified in
the first column of the table to this regulation greater than the maximum
quantity or net weight thereof specified in the fourth column of the table
opposite the type of packing specified for that substance in the second
column of the table.
(4) No person shall store or convey, or cause or permit to be stored
or conveyed, any container containing any substance
specified in the first column of the table to this regulation unless such
container is enclosed in protective or outer packing of the type
specified in the fifth column of the table opposite the type of packing
for that substance specified in the second column of the table.
(5) No person shall store or convey, or cause or permit to be stored
or coveyed, any substance specified in the first column of the table to
this regulation unless every main or inner packing and every protective
or outer packing containing such substance bears the label or labels
prescribed in the First Schedule indicated by the letter or letters
appearing in the sixth column of the table opposite that substance:
Provided that, where any inner packing of any such substance is
already conspicuously marked in English and Chinese in such manner
as to indicate the poisonous nature of the contents, nothing in this
paragraph shall be construed to require the substitution therefor, or the
addition thereto, of any label prescribed in the First Schedule.
(6) Section 6 of the Ordinance shall not apply to the storage of any
substance specified in the first column of the table to this regulation
(a)in any quantity not exceeding that, if any, specified for that
substance in the seventh column of the table; or
(b)in any quantity not exceeding that, if any, specified for that
substance in the eighth column of the table if it is stored
solely
(i) for use in and for the purposes of a hospital or maternity
home in respect of which a person is registered under the
Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Maternity Homes Registration
Ordinance;
(ii) for use in and for the purposes of a mental hospital
within the meaning of the Mental Health Ordinance;
(iii) by or on behalf of, and for the purposes of the practice
of, a registered medical practitioner within the meaning of the
Medical Registration Ordinance;
(iv) by or on behalf of, and for the purposes of th practice
of, a registered dentist within the meaning of th Dentists
Registration Ordinance;
(v) by or on behalf of, and for the purposes of the business
of, an authorized seller of poisons within the meaning of the
Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance; or
(vi) for use in and for the purposes of any laboratory.
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93. (1) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of
regulation 91 or 92 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on
summary conviction to a fine of $5,000 and imprisonment for 2
months.
(2) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of
regulation 89 or 90 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on
summary conviction to a fine of $1,000.
PART VI
DANGEROUS GOODS IN CATEGORY 5 (SUBSTANCES GIVING OFF
INFLAMMABLE VAPOUR)
94. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires-
'container', except where a particular type of container is men-
tioned, means any receptacle used for the conveyance or
storage, otherwise than in bulk, of any dangerous goods in
category 5;
'dangerous goods' means dangerous goods in category 5;
'in bulk', in relation to storage, means storage in any tank;
'tank' means any static tank or reservoir used for the storage of
dangerous goods in liquid form, and 'tankage' shall be con-
strued accordingly.
95. Nothing in this Part shall apply to any fuel conveyed in the
fuel tank of any mechanically propelled vehicle.
Manufacture, conveyance and storage (in containers)
96. (1) Every application, pursuant to any of the provisions
of section 6 of the Ordinance, for any licence to manufacture any
dangerous goods, or to store any such goods in containers, shall be
made in writing addressed to the Authority and, in the case of any
application for any licence to store such goods in containers, shall
be accompanied by 2 copies of a plan, as nearly as may be to scale,
of the store and every such plan shall include, so far as may be
applicable, the following particulars-
(a) the siting of the store,
(b) the material of which the store is or is to be constructed;
(c) where the store does not form part of other premises-
(i) the distance between the store and any other prem-
ises or public place; and
(ii) the means of ventilation of the store;
(d)where the store forms part of other premises, sufficient
particulars to indicate the position of the store in relation to
(i) such other parts of the premises as are adjacent to the
store;
(ii) any staircase, external fire escape, window or other
means of egress from the premises;
(iii) the means of ventilation of the store; and
(e)such other particulars, if any, as the Authority may require to
be shown on the plan.
(2) Every plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(1) shall be accompanied by a statement in writing declaring
(a)the maximum quantity and the type of dangerous goods in
respect of which the licence is required; and
(b)where the store forms part of any other premises, the purpose
for which the other parts of such premises are used,
(3) Every plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(1), or any modification thereof, which is approved by the Authority
shall be endorsed to that effect and one copy shall be returned to the
applicant and one copy retained by the Authority.
97. No licence shall be granted or renewed by the Authority for the
storage in containers of any dangerous goods unless the Authority is
satisfied in relation to the store that
(a)the site of the store and the plan referred to in regulation 96
have been approved by him and the construction of the store
conforms with the plan;
(b) the floors, walls, ceiling or roofing, as the case may be, and
doors are constructed to his satisfaction of fire resisting
materials;
(c)if any part of the store is to be used for the storage of
dangerous goods in liquid form, the flooring and walls of
such part are surfaced with impervious material and such part
of the store is so constructed as to retain, in the event
of spillage, the total quantity of liquid stored therein;
(d)the means of ventilation at both high and low levels are to his
satisfaction and, where applicable, adequately protected by
flame traps;
(e)any electrical equipment or fittings are insulated and installed
to his satisfaction;
no opening into any sewer or drain is situated inside the
store;
(g)the store is provided with such fire extinguishing appliances
as he may require; and
(h)every entrance to the store bears a notice in English and
Chinese painted thereon in a conspicuous colour indicating
that the store contains dangerous goods and prohibiting
smoking or the use of naked lights.
98. (1) No person shall store, or cause or permit to be stored, any
dangerous goods in category 5 in any store together with goods other
than dangerous goods in that category.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) no person
shall store, or cause or permit to be stored, in any store any dangerous
goods which are immiscible with water together with any such goods
which are miscible with water.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2) a substance which is only
partially miscible with water shall be deemed to be immiscible with
water.
99. (1) No person shall store or convey, or cause or permit to be
stored or conveyed, any substance specified in the first column of the
table to this regulation unless such substance is contained in main or
inner packing, as the case may be, of a type specified for that substance
in the second column of the table.
(2) any p
any
container to be filled, with any substance specified in the first column
of the table to this regulation to such an extent as to leave within the
container less than the minimum air space or ullage specified in the
third column of the table opposite the type of packing specified for
that substance in the second column of the table.
No person shall fill an container or cause or --- permit
(3) No person shall fill any container, or cause or permit any
container to be filled, with any quantity of any substance specified in
the first column of the table to this regulation greater than the maximum
quantity or net weight thereof specified in the fourth column of the
table opposite the type of packing specified for that substance in the
second column of the table.
(4) No person shall store or convey, or cause or permit to be stored
or conveyed, any container containing any substance specified in the
first column of the table to this regulation unless such
container is enclosed in protective or outer packing of the type
specified in the fifth column of the table opposite the type of packing
for that substance specified in the second column of the table.
(5) No person shall store or convey, or cause or permit to be stored
or conveyed, any substance specified in the first column of the table to
this regulation unless every main or inner packing and every protective
or outer packing containing such substance bears the label or labels
prescribed in the First Schedule indicated by the letter or letters
appearing in the sixth column of the table opposite that substance:
Provided that, where any inner packing of any such substance is
already conspicuously marked in English and Chinese in such manner
as to indicate the inflammable nature of the contents, nothing in this
paragraph shall be construed to require the substitution therefor, or the
addition thereto, of any label prescribed in the First Schedule.
(6) Section 6 of the Ordinance shall not apply to the conveyance or
storage of any substance specified in the first column of the table to
this regulation
(a)in any quantity not exceeding that, if any, specified for that
substance in the seventh column of the table;
(b)in any quantity not exceeding that, if any, specified for that
substance in the eighth column of the table if it is conveyed
or stored solely
(i) for use in and for the purposes of a hospital or maternity
home in respect of which a person is registered under the
Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Maternity Homes Registration
Ordinance;
(ii) for use in and for the purposes of a mental hospital
within the meaning of the Mental Health Ordinance;
(iii) by or on behalf of, and for the purposes of the practice
of, a registered medical practitioner within the meaning of the
Medical Registration Ordinance;
(iv) by or on behalf of, and for the purposes of the practice
of, a registered dentist within the meaning of the Dentists
Registration Ordinance;
(v) by or on behalf of, and for the purposes of the business
of, an authorized seller of poisons within the meaning of the
Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance; or
(vi) for use in and for the purposes of any laboratory.
(7) Subject to paragraph (6), nothing in this regulation shall apply
to the conveyance or storage in bulk in liquid form of any dangerous
goods in category 5.
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99A. (1) No person shall store in bulk in liquid form any dangerous
goods in category 5, class 3, except in a tank which has been approved
in writing by the Authority.
(2) Every application for approval in writing pursuant to paragraph
(1) shall comply with the provisions of regulation 124.
(3) No approval in writing shall be granted by the Authority under
paragraph (1) unless the conditions set out in regulation 125 are
complied with.
100. (1) No dangerous goods in category 5 shall be conveyed on
any pedal bicycle or on any motor cycle:
Provided that nothing in this regulation shall be taken to prevent
the carriage of not more than 2 twenty-litre tins of kerosene at any one
time on any cycle.
(2) No dangerous goods in category 5, class 1, shall be conveyed
on any pedal tricycle or on any motor tricycle, unless the use therefor
of such tricycle has been approved in writing by the Authority.
101. (1) No person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, any
mechanically propelled vehicle for the conveyance by road of any
dangerous goods in category 5 in containers unless the use therefor of
such vehicle has been approved in writing by the Authority.
(2) No approval in writing pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(1) shall be granted by the Authority unless
(a)the vehicle in respect of which the approval is required has a
means of propulsion of a kind approved by the Authority,
either generally or in the particular case;
(b)the engine, fuel tank, electric batteries and exhaust system of
the vehicle is effectively screened from the load by a fire
resisting shield projecting upwards above the topmost level
of the load when the vehicle is fully loaded and downwards to
a level not more than 300 mm from the ground;
(c)any fuel pipe forming part of a gravity feed system is fitted
with a cut-off valve situated in a readily accessible position
and clearly marked as such' and
(d)the vehicle is provided with such fire extinguishing
equipment as the Authority may require.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2), if the vehicle is fitted with a
steel cab, the rear of such cab shall be deemed to constitute part of the
fire resisting shield required by the provisions of that paragraph.
(4) Nothing in this regulation shall apply in the case of
dangerous goods conveyed as permitted by the provisions of
regulation 99(6), or of regulation 100.
102. No person shall convey, or cause or permit to be conveyed,
any dangerous goods in category 5 in containers on any vehicle
unless such vehicle bears a notice in English and Chinese conspic-
uously displayed at the front and rear of the vehicle declaring the
presence of inflammable goods:
Provided that nothing in this regulation shall apply in the case
of dangerous goods conveyed as permitted by the provisions of
regulation 99(6), or of regulation 100.
103. No person shall convey, or cause or permit to be conveyed,
any dangerous goods in category 5, class 1, in containers on any
vehicle unless such vehicle is attended by at least one person in
addition to the driver of the vehicle:
Provided that nothing in this regulation shall apply in the case
of goods conveyed as permitted by the provisions of regulation
99(6), or of regulation 100.
104. No fire or matches or other means of ignition or artificial
lighting, other than electric lighting, shall be carried on any vehicle
conveying any dangerous goods in category 5 in containers:
Provided that nothing in this regulation shall apply in the case
of goods conveyed as permitted by the provisions of regulation
99(6), or regulation 100.
105. No person shall site or cause or permit the siting of any
fire, forge, furnace or other source of substantial heat within 6 m of
any store containing dangerous goods in containers unless-
(a)the site of such fire, forge, furnace or other source of heat is
approved by the Authority; and
(b)such site is separated from the store by a fire resisting wall
of such dimensions and construction as the Authority may
require.
106. No person shall store, or cause or permit to be stored, any
container containing dangerous goods in any store nearer than 600
mm from any wall or the ceiling of the store, and, if stored in stacks,
unless a free air space of not less than 600 mm is left between each
stack.
107. No person shall store or retain, or cause or permit to be
stored or retained, any leaking or damaged container containing
any dangerous goods except in a separate compartment or place
made of fire resisting material impervious to liquids and inflam-
mable vapours and which has been approved for that purpose by
the Authority.
108. No person shall cause or permit any repairs or other work
whatsoever involving any process producing heat or sparking, or
likely to produce heat or sparking, to be carried out in any store,
either to the store itself or to any fitting, container or other thing
therein, unless the store and such container or thing has been
certified free from inflammable vapour by a person approved for
that purpose by the Authority.
109. No person shall smoke in any store or introduce into or
have in any store any naked light, flame or other means of igniting
inflammable substances or vapour.
110. Unless the store is equipped with electric lighting or is
adequately illuminated from an outside source, no dangerous goods
shall be introduced into, or taken from or handled in, any store
between the hours of sunset and sunrise.
111. No person shall deposit, or cause or permit to be depos-
ited, any dangerous goods in category 5 in any place, other than a
store, for any purpose or for any length of time except such as is
reasonably necessary in the course of handling such goods in transit:
Provided that nothing in this regulation shall apply in the case
of goods stored or conveyed as permitted by the provisions of
regulation 99(6).
112. No person shall cause or permit any dangerous goods to
enter any sewer or drain or, in the case of any substance immiscible
with water, the waters of the Colony.
113. No person, except with the permission of the licensee of the
store, shall enter or remain in any store.
114. All means of access to any store shall be kept securely
locked except while access thereto is required for the purpose of
inspection, maintenance or the handling of dangerous goods.
115. The licensee of any store shall, if so requested by the
Authority, furnish him with particulars of the nature and quantity of
any dangerous goods contained in the store.
Conveyance in bulk
116. No person shall convey or cause or permit to be conveyed,
by road any dangerous goods in liquid form in bulk except in a tank
wagon of a size, type and construction approved, either generally or
in any particular case, by the Authority and equipped for the
carriage, loading and discharge of such liquid to the satisfaction of
the Authority.
117. The dipping pipes on any tank wagon shall be kept
securely closed at all times except during loading or discharging.
118. When the filling pipes on any tank wagon are not provided
with liquid seals, all such pipes shall be fitted with covers which shall
be kept locked or sealed at all times except during the filling or
emptying of the tank.
119. When any tank wagon is being loaded or unloaded-
wagon.
(a)if the tank wagon is mechanically propelled, the engine
shall not be started until all tanks are securely closed unless
the wagon is fitted with an exhaust flame trap; and
(b)adequate provision shall be made to prevent the accumu-
lation of static electricity.
120. No person shall repair, or cause or permit to be repaired,
on any tank wagon any tank or self contained compartment
involving the use of artificial heat, unless the tank and the com-
partment has been certified free from inflammable vapour by an
approved person.
121. No person shall fuel any vehicle directly from any tank
122. Except in the case of a tank wagon equipped with a radio
communication system to the satisfaction of the Authority, no
person shall convey, or cause or permit to be conveyed, on any tank
wagon any dangerous goods in category 5 in liquid form unless the
wagon is attended by at least one person, in addition to the driver,
having reasonable experience in the carriage of such liquids in bulk.
123. No person shall carry, or cause or permit to be carried, any
fire, matches or other means of ignition, or any artificial lighting
capable of igniting inflammable vapour, on any tank wagon con-
taining any dangerous goods in category 5 in liquid form.
Bulk storage and dispensing facilities
124. (1) Every application, pursuant to any of the provisions
of section 6 of the Ordinance, for any licence to store in bulk any
dangerous goods in liquid form shall be made in writing addressed
to the Authority and shall be accompanied by 2 copies of a plan, as
nearly as may be to scale, of the place or the area to be occupied by
the installation including, if applicable, accommodation for offices
or other administrative purposes required in respect of such storage,
and every such plan shall include, so far as may be applicable, the
following particulars
(a)the siting of every tank, pipeline or other plant or structure to
be erected at such place or within such area;
(b)the plan of every such tank, pipeline or other plant or
structure and the use to which it will be put;
(c)the distance between any such tank, pipeline, plant or
structure and any other tank, pipeline, plant or structure or
any domestic or other premises or any public place;
(d) the capacity of every such tank;
(e) the plan of any bunding walls or protective fencing;
(f)
(9)
the plan of any drainage system; and
such other particulars, if any, as the Authority may require to
be shown on the plan.
(2) Every plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(1) shall be accompanied by
(a)a statement in writing declaring the type or types of liquid to
be stored; and
(b)2 copies of the design and specifications to which it is
intended that
(i) any tankage,
(ii) any ancillary container,
(iii) any pipeline or other plant, or
(iv) any filling, dispensing or pumping equipment,
is to be constructed.
(3) Every plan and every set of designs and specifications, or any
modification thereof, which is approved by the Authority shall be
endorsed to that effect and one copy shall be returned to the applicant
and one copy retained by the Authority.
125. No licence for the storage of any dangerous goods in liquid
form shall be granted or renewed by the Authority unless he is satisfied
in relation to the installation required that
(a)the sit e of the installation and the plan referred to in
regulation 124 have been approved by him and the
cornstruction of the installation conforms to the plan;
(b) any-
(i) tankage,
(ii) ancillary container,
(iii) pipeline or other plant, or
(iv) filling, dispensing or pumping equipment,
is constructed according to the designs and specifications
therefor approved together with such plan;
(c)all electrical equipment is securely insulated and, where
necessary, earthed and otherwise installed and fitted to his
satisfaction;
(d)the installation is free from traps likely to accumulate
inflammable liquid or vapour;
(e)any drainage outlets are so constructed as to prevent the
escape of waste oils into any sewer or drain or into the waters
of the Colony;
(f)the installation is fenced about or otherwise protected to his
satisfaction against access thereto by unauthorized persons;
(g)on every tank or near to every group of tanks there is
prominently displayed a notice, in English and Chinese,
naming the substance stored therein and prohibiting smoking
and the use of naked lights;
(h)the installation is provided with such fire extinguishing
equipment as he may, having regard to the nature of the
substance to be stored, require; and
(i)the layout of the installation is such as to permit the ready
access of mobile fire fighting equipment.
126. Whenever any inspection of a tank is carried out under
regulation 8 of the Building (Oil Storage Installations) Regulations, the
licensee of the tank shall as soon as possible deliver to the Authority a
copy of any certificate of inspection issued in pursuance of that
regulation.
127. (1) Where it appears at any time to the Authority that any tank
by reason of its condition ought not to be used for the storage of
dangerous goods in liquid form, he may serve upon the licensee thereof
a notice in writing prohibiting the continued use therefor of such tank
or permitting the continued use therefor of such tank subject to
conditions.
(2) Upon receipt of any notice served upon him pursuant to the
provisions of paragraph (1), the licensee of the tank in question shall
forthwith comply with the requirements of the notice.
(3) If the licensee of any tank considers himself aggrieved by the
service upon him of any notice pursuant to the provisions of
paragraph (1), he may appeal in the manner provided in section 9 of the
Ordinance in relation to licences, and the decision of the Governor in
Council upon such appeal shall be final:
Provided that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to
relieve the licensee of any tank from compliance with the requirements
of any such notice pending the determination of the appeal.
128. No person shall repair or cause or permit the repair of any tank
by any means involving the use of any source of artificial heat unless
the tank has been certified by a person approved by the Authority for
that purpose to be free from inflammable vapour.
129. If the licensee of any tank has reasonable grounds to suspect
that such tank is leaking he shall forthwith report the circumstances in
writing to the Authority.
130. No combustible articles or goods shall be kept at any store
used for the storage in bulk of dangerous goods in liquid form, other
than such reasonable quantities thereof as are required for the purposes
of the store.
131. No person shall smoke or use any naked light whatsoever in or
at any store used for the storage in bulk of dangerous goods in liquid
form, except in such part thereof as is specifically allocated therefor by
the licensee and has the approval of the Authority.
No person shall site or cause or permit the siting of any fire,
forge, furnace or other source of substantial heat within 6 m of any tank
unless
(a)the site of such fire, forge, furnace or other source of heat is
approved by the Authority; and
(b)such site is separated from the tank by a fire resisting wall of
such dimensions and construction as the Authority may
require.
133. No dangerous goods shall be discharged or permitted to flow
from any tank into any, sewer or drain or, in the case of any substance
immiscible with water, the waters of the Colony.
134. (1) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of
regulation 98, 99, 99A(1), 105, 108, 109, 116 or 126 shall be guilty of
an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of
55,000 and imprisonment for 2 months.
(2) Any person son who contravenes any of the provisions of
regulation 101(1) 104, 106, 107, 110, 112, 120, 123, 127(2), 128, 130, 132 or
133 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on .summary
conviction to a fine of $2,000 and imprisonment for 1 month.
(3) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of
regulation Any 100, 102 103, Ill, 113, 114, 115, 121, 122, 129 or 131 shall be
guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine
of $1,000.
(4) In the event of any contravention of any of the provisions of
regulation 117, 118 or 119, the person at the material time in charge of
the tank wagon on in question shall be guilty of an offence and shall be
liable on summary conviction to a fine of 51,000 and imprisonment for 1
month.
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DANGEROUS GOODS IN CATEGORY 6 (SUBSTANCES WHICH
BECOME DANGEROUS BY INTERACTION WITH WATER)
135. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires
'dangerous goods' means dangerous goods in category 6.
136. (1) Every application, pursuant to any of the provisions of
section 6 of the Ordinance, for any licence to manufacture or store any
dangerous goods shall be made in writing addressed to the Authority
and, in the case of any application for a licence to store any such
goods, shall be accompanied by 2 copies of a plan, as nearly as may be
to scale, of the store, and every such plan shall include the following
particulars
(a) the siting of the store;
(b) the material of which it is or is to be constructed;
(c) the means of ventilation; and
(d)such other particulars, if any, as the Authority may require to
be shown on the plan.
(2) Every plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(1) shall be accompanied by a statement in writing declaring the nature
of the dangerous goods to be stored and the maximum quantities
thereof in respect of which the licence is required.
(3) Every plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(1), or any modification thereof, which is approved by the Authority
shall be endorsed to that effect and one copy shall be returned to the
applicant and one copy retained by the Authority.
137. No licence shall be granted or renewed by the Authority for
the storage of dangerous goods unless the Authority is satisfied in
relation to the store that
(a)the site of the store and the plan referred to in regulation 136
have been approved by him and the construction of the store
conforms with the plan;
(b) the store is secured against the entry thereto of water;
(c)the store is provided with such fire extinguishing equipment
as he may require; and
(d)in the case of a store for the storage of calcium carbide, the
store does not form part of any premises used for domestic
purposes and is not sited within 6 m of any premises so used.
138. No person shall store, or cause or permit to be stored, any
dangerous goods in category 6 in any store together with any goods
other than dangerous goods in that category.
139. (1) No person shall store or convey, or cause or permit to be
stored or conveyed, any substance specified in the first column of the
table to this regulation unless such substance is contained in main or
inner packing, as the case may be, of a type specified for that substance
in the second column of the table.
(2) No person shall fill any container, or cause or permit any
container to be filled, with any substance specified in the first column
of the table to this regulation to such an extent as to leave within the
container less than the minimum air space or ullage specified in the third
column of the table opposite the type of packing specified for that
substance in the second column of the table.
(3) No person shall fill any container, or cause or permit any
container to be filled, with any quantity of any substance specified in
the first column of the table to this regulation greater than the maximum
quantity or net weight thereof specified in the fourth column of the
table opposite the type of packing specified for that substance in the
second column of the table.
(4) No person shall store or convey, or cause or permit to be stored
or conveyed, any container containing any substance speci
fied in the first column of the table to this regulation unless such
container is enclosed in protective or outer packing of the type
specified in the fifth column of the table opposite the type of packing
for that substance specified in the second column of the table.
(5) No person shall store or convey, or cause or permit to be stored
or conveyed, any substance specified in the first column of the table to
this regulation unless every main or inner packing and every protective
or outer packing containing such substance bears the label or labels
prescribed in the First Schedule indicated by the letter or letters
appearing in the sixth column of the table opposite that substance:
Provided that, where any inner packing of any substance is
already conspicuously marked in English and Chinese in such manner
as to indicate that the contents become dangerous on interaction with
water, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to require the
substitution therefor, or the addition thereto, of any label prescribed in
the First Schedule.
(6) Section 6 of the Ordinance shall not apply to the storage of any
substance specified in the first column of the table to this regulation
(a)in any quantity not exceeding that, if any, specified for that
substance in the seventh column of the table; or
(b)in any quantity not exceeding that, if any, specified for that
substance in the eighth column of the table if it is stored
solely
(i) for use in and for the purposes of a hospital or maternity
home in respect of which a person is registered under the
Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Maternity Homes Registration
Ordinance;
(ii) for use in and for the purposes of a mental hospital
within the meaning of the Mental Health Ordinance;
(iii) by or on behalf of, and for the purposes of the practice
of, a registered medical practitioner within the meaning of the
Medical Registration Ordinance;
(iv) by or on behalf of, and for the purposes of the practice
of, a registered dentist within the meaning of the Dentists
Registration Ordinance;
(v) by or on behalf of, and for the purposes of the business
of, an authorized seller of poisons within the meaning of the
Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance; or
(vi) for use in and for the purposes of any laboratory.
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140. No person shall introduce any water, or cause or permit the
introduction of any water, into any store containing any dangerous
goods.
141. Except when opened for the purpose of access to the contents,
every container in any store containing any dangerous goods shall be
kept securely closed.
142. No person under the age of 14 years, and, except with the
permission of the licensee, no person over that age shall enter any store
containing any dangerous goods.
143. Except with the approval of the Authority, no person shall keep,
or cause or permit to be kept, any calcium carbide in excess of 50 kg in
any apparatus capable of producing acetylene at any one time.
144. Except with the approval of the Authority, no person shall
dispose of, or cause or permit the disposal of, any residue from calcium
carbide used for the generation of acetylene gas unless such residue
has first been placed in an open air tank together with 10 times its
quantity of water for a period of not less than 10 hours.
145. Notwithstanding prior treatment thereof in accordance with the
provisions of regulation 144, no person shall discharge, or cause or
permit to be discharged, any calcium carbide or calcium carbide residue
into any sewer or drain.
146. No person shall introduce into, or cause or permit to be
introuced into, any store containing calcium carbide any fire or naked
light or any article or thing capable of igniting acetylene gas.
147. No electrical equipment shall be installed or used in any store
containing calcium carbide unless such equipment is installed to the
satisfaction of the Authority and is of a type approved by him.
148. (1) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of
regulation 138, 139, 140, 144 or 145 shall be guilty of an offence and shall
be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $5,000 and imprisonment for
2 months.
(2) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of
regulation 143 or 146 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on
summary conviction to a fine of $2,000 and imprisonment for 1 month.
(3) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of
regulation 147 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on
summary conviction to a fine of $1,000.
(4) In the event of any contravention of any of the provisions of
regulation 141 or 142 the licensee of the store at which the
contravention occurred shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable
on summary conviction to a fine of $1,000.
PART VIII
DANGEROUS GOODS IN CATEGORY 7 (STRONG
SUPPORTERS
OF COMBUSTION)
149. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires
'dangerous goods' means dangerous goods in category 7.
150. (1) Every application, pursuant to any of the provisions of
section 6 of the Ordinance, for any licence to manufacture or store any
dangerous goods shall be made in writing addressed to the Authority
and, in the case of any application for a licence to store any such
goods, shall be accompanied by 2 copies of a plan, as nearly as may be
to scale, of the store, and every such plan shall include the following
particulars
(a) the siting of the store;
(b) the material of which it is or is to be constructed; and
(e)such other particulars, if any, as the Authority may require to
be shown on the plan.
(2) Every plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(1) shall be accompanied by a statement in writing declaring the nature
of the dangerous goods to be stored and the maximum quantities
thereof in respect of which the licence is required.
(3) Every plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(1), or any modification thereof, which is approved by the Authority
shall be endorsed to that effect and one copy shall be returned to the
applicant and one copy retained by the Authority.
151. No licence shall be granted or renewed by the Authority for the
storage of dangerous goods unless the Authority is satisfied in relation
to the store that
(a)the site of the store and the plan referred to in regulation 150
have been approved by him and the construction of the store
conforms with the plan; and
(b)the store is provided with such fire extinguishing equipment
as he may require.
152. No person shall store, or cause or permit to be stored, any
dangerous goods in category 7 in any store together with any goods
other than dangerous goods in that category.
153. (1) No person shall store or convey, or cause or permit to be
stored or conveyed, any substance specified in the first column of the
table to this regulation unless such substance is contained in main or
inner packing, as the case may be, of a type specified for that substance
in the second column of the table.
(2) No person shall fill any container, or cause or permit any
container to be filled, with any substance specified in the first column of
the table to this regulation to such an extent as to leave within the
container less than the minimum air space or ullage specified in the third
column of the table opposite the type of packing specified for that
substance in the second column of the table.
(3) No person shall fill any container, or cause or permit any
container to be filled, with any quantity of any substance specified in
the first column of the table to this regulation greater than the maximum
quantity or net weight thereof specified in the fourth column of the
table opposite the type of packing specified for that substance in the
second column of the table.
(4) No person shall store or convey, or cause or permit to be stored
or conveyed, any container containing any substance specified in the
first column of the table to this regulation unless such container is
enclosed in protective or outer packing of the type specified in the fifth
column of the table opposite the type of packing for that substance
specified in the second column of the table.
(5) No person shall store or convey, or cause or permit to be stored
or conveyed, any substance specified in the first column of the table to
this regulation unless every main or inner packing and every
protective or outer packing containing such substance bears the label
or labels prescribed in the First Schedule as indicated by the letter or
letters appearing in the sixth column of the table opposite that
substance:
Provided that, where any inner packing of any substance is already
conspicuously marked in English and Chinese in such manner as to
indicate that the contents are a strong supporter of combustion,
nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to require the substitution
therefor, or the addition thereto, of any label prescribed in the First
Schedule.
(6) Section 6 of the Ordinance shall not apply to the storage of any
substance specified in the first column of the table to this regulation
(a)in any quantity not exceeding that, if any, specified for that
substance in the seventh column of the table; or
(b)in any quantity not exceeding that, if any, specified for that
substance in the eighth column of the table if it is stored
solely
(i) for use in and for the purposes of a hospital or maternity
home in respect of which a person is registered under the
Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Maternity Homes Registration
Ordinance;
(ii) for use in and for the purposes of a mental hospital
within the meaning of the Mental Health Ordinance;
(iii) by or on behalf of, and for the purposes of the practice
of, a registered medical practitioner within the meaning of the
Medical Registration Ordinance;
(iv) by or on behalf of, and for the purposes of the practice
of, a registered dentist within the meaning of the Dentists
Registration Ordinance;
(v) by or on behalf of, and for the purposes of the business
of, an authorized seller of poisons within the meaning of the
Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance; or
(vi) for use in and for the purposes of any laboratory.
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154. (1) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of
regulation 153 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on
summary conviction to a fine of $5,000 and imprisonment for 2 months.
(2) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of
regulation 152 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on
summary conviction to a fine of $2,000 and imprisonment for 1 month.
PART IX
DANGEROUS GOODS IN CATEGORY 8 (READILY
COMBUSTIBLE
SUBSTANCES)
155. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires
'celluloid' includes raw celluloid and celluliod scrap, dust, shavings or
pieces and substances containing nitrated cellulose or other
nitrated products;
'dangerous goods' means dangerous goods in category 8;
'film' means nitrated film, whether designed for photographic
purposes or otherwise, and whether washed, scrap or waste.
156. (1) Every application, pursuant to any of the provisions of
section 6 of the Ordinance, for any licence to manufacture or store any
dangerous goods shall be made in writing addressed to the Authority
and, in the case of any application for a licence to store any such
goods, shall be accompanied by 2 copies of a plan, as nearly as may be
to scale, of the store, and every such plan shall include the following
particulars
(a) the siting of the store;
(b) in the case of an application to store celluliod film-
(i) the material of which the store is or is to be constructed;
and
(ii) the means of ventilation; and
(c)such other particulars, if any, as the Authority may require to
be shown on the plan.
(2) Every plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(1) shall be accompanied by a statement in writing declaring the nature
of the dangerous goods to be stored and the maximum quantities
thereof in respect of which the licence is required.
(3) Every plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(1), or any modification thereof, which is approved by the Authority
shall be endorsed to that effect and one copy shall be returned to the
applicant and one copy retained by the Authority.
157. No licence shall be granted or renewed by the Authority for the
storage of dangerous goods unless the Authority is satisfied in relation
to the store that
(a)the site of the store and the plan referred to in regulation 156
have been approved by him and the construction of the store
conforms to the plan;
(b)in the case of an application for a licence to store celluloid or
film
'(i) the walls, flooring and ceiling of the store are
constructed of brick, masonry or reinforced concrete of
thickness not less than 150 mm;
(ii) the doors are self closing and open outwards, except in
the case of sliding doors;
(iii) the store has no windows but is fitted with an efficient
explosion hatch;
(iv) the store is adequately ventilated; and
(v) the word 'celluloid' or 'film', as the case may be, is
conspicuously displayed in English and Chinese on the
outside of any door leading into the store; and
(c)the store is provided with such fire extinguishing equipment
as he may require.
158. (1) No person shall store, or cause or permit to be stored, any
dangerous goods in category 8 in any store together with any goods
other than dangerous goods in that category.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), no person
shall store, or cause or permit to be stored, in any store, any substance
specified in the first column of the table to this regulation together with
any substance specified opposite thereto in the second column of the
table in the same enclosed compartment.
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Celluloid any other goods.
Film (nitrocellulose based) }
159. (1) No person shall store or convey, or cause or permit to be
stored or conveyed, any substance specified in the first column of the
table to this regulation unless such substance is contained in main or
inner packing, as the case may be, of a type specified for that substance
in the second column of the table.
(2) No person shall fill any container, or cause or permit any
container to be filled, with any quantity of any substance specified in
the first column of the table to this regulation greater than the maximum
quantity or net weight thereof specified in the third column of the table
opposite the type of packing specified for that substance in the second
column of the table.
(3) No person shall store or convey, or cause or permit to be stored
or conveyed, any container containing any substance, specified in the
first column of the table to this regulation unless such container is
enclosed in protective or outer packing of the type specified in the
fourth column of the table opposite the type of packing specified for
that substance in the second column of the table.
1 (4) No person shall store or convey, or cause or permit to be stored
or conveyed, any substance specified in the first column of the table to
this regulation unless every main or inner packing and every protective
or outer packing containing such substance bears the label ' or labels
prescribed in the First Schedule indicated by the letter or letters
appearing in the fifth column of the table opposite that substance:
Provided that, where any inner packing of any such substance is
already conspicuously marked in English and Chinese in such manner as
to indicate that the contents are inflammable or a strong supporter of
combustion, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to require the
substitution therefor, or the addition thereto, of any label prescribed in
the First Schedule.
(5) Section 6 of the Ordinance shall not apply to the storage of any
substance specified in the first column of the table to this regulation
(a)in any quantity not exceeding that, if any, specified for that
substance in the sixth column of the table; or
(b)in any quantity not exceeding that, if any, specified for that
substance in the seventh column of the table if stored solely
(i) for use in and for the purposes of a hospital or maternity
home in respect of which a person is registered under the
Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Maternity Homes
Registration Ordinance;
(ii) for use in and for the purposes of a mental hospital
within the meaning of the Mental Health Ordinance;
(iii) by or on behalf of, and for the purposes of the practice
of, a registered medical practitioner within the meaning of the
Medical Registration Ordinance;
(iv) by or on behalf of, and for the purposes of the practice
of, a registered dentist within the meaning of the Dentists
Registration Ordinance;
(v) by or on behalf of, and for the purposes of the business
of, an authorized seller of poisons within the meaning of the
Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance; or
(vi) for use in and for the purposes of any laboratory.
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160. (1) No person shall store, or cause or permit to be stored, in the
same compartment of any store more than 1 t, in the aggregate, of
celluloid or film at any one time.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), no part of a store shall be
deemed to be a compartment unless it is separated from any other part
of the store by fireproof walls or partitions constructed to the
satisfaction of the Authority.
161. No person shall smoke in any store or use in or introduce into,
or cause to be used in or introduced into, any store any naked light or
unprotected flame.
162. (1) No person shall use any room or cause or permit any room
to be used, for the examination, cleaning, repair, packing or otherwise
handling of film unless such room
(a) is not used at the same time for any other purpose;
(b) is adequately ventilated;
(c)is fitted only with self closing doors which, except in the case
of sliding doors, are so constructed as to open outwards;
(d)is furnished and equipped, so far as is reasonably practicable,
only with articles made of non-inflammable or fire resistant
materials so arranged in the room as not to obstruct the
egress therefrom of persons in the room in the event of fire;
and
(e)bears a notice in English and Chinese, conspicuously posted,
prohibiting smoking and the use of naked lights.
(2) Nothing in this regulation shall be construed to apply to the
examination, cleaning, repair, packing or handling of film used otherwise
than for the purposes of a business.
163. No person shall have, or cause or permit to be, in any room in
which film is being examined, cleaned, repaired, packed or otherwise
handled more than 60 mL of any film solvent at any one time.
164. No person shall smoke or use any artificial lighting, other than
electric lighting, in any room in which film is being examined, cleaned,
repaired, packed or otherwise handled, or stored.
165. (1) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of
regulation 159 or 160 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable
on summary conviction to a fine of $5,000 and imprisonment for 2
months.
(2) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of
regulation 158, 162 or 164 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable
on summary conviction to a fine of $2,000 and imprisonment for 1
month.
(3) Any per person who contravenes any of the provisions of
regulation 161 or 163 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable
on summary conviction to a fine of $1,000.
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DANGEROUS GOODS IN CATEGORY 9 (SUBSTANCES LIABLE TO
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION)
166. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires
'dangerous goods' means dangerous goods in category 9.
167. (1) Every application, pursuant to any of the provisions of
section 6 of the Ordinance, for any licence to manufacture or store any
dangerous goods shall be made in writing addressed to the Authority
and, in the case of any application for a licence to store any such
goods, shall be accompanied by 2 copies of a plan, as nearly as may be
to scale, of the store, and every such plan shall include the following
particulars--
(a) the siting of the store,
(b) the material of which it is or is to be constructed; and
(c)such other particulars, if any, as the Authority may require to
be shown on the plan.
(2) Every plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(1) shall be accompanied by a statement in writing declaring the nature
of the dangerous goods to be stored and the maximum quantities
thereof in respect of which the licence is required.
(3) Every plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(1), or any modification thereof, which is approved by the Authority
shall be endorsed to that effect and one copy shall be returned to the
applicant and one copy retained by the Authority.
168. No licence shall be granted or renewed by the Authority for the
storage of dangerous goods unless the Authority is satisfied in relation
to the store that
(a)the site of the store and the plan referred to in regulation 167
have been approved by him and the construction of the store
conforms with the plan; and
(b)the store is provided with such fire extinguishing equipment
as he may require.
169. (1) No person shall store, or cause or permit to be stored, any
dangerous goods in category 9 in any store together with any goods
other than dangerous goods in that category.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), no person
shall store, or cause or permit to be stored, in any store any substance
specified in the first column of the table to this regulation together with
any substance specified opposite thereto in the second column of the
table in the same compartment or bunded space in any store.
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Cotton waste. any other dangerous goods of category 9.
170. (1) No person shall store or convey, or cause or permit to be
stored or conveyed, any substance specified in the first column of the
table to this regulation unless such substance is contained in main or
inner packing, as the case may be, of a type specified for that substance
in the second column of the table.
(2) No person shall fill any container, or cause or permit any
container to be filled, with any quantity of any substance specified in
the first column of the table to this regulation greater than the maximum
quantity or net weight thereof specified in the third column of the table
opposite the type of packing specified for that substance in the second
column of the table.
(3) No person shall store or convey, or cause or permit to be
stored or conveyed, any container containing any substance
specified in the first column of the table to ' this regulation unless
such container is enclosed in protective or outer packing of a type
specified in the fourth column of the table opposite the type of
packing for that substance specified in the second column of the
table.
(4) No person shall store or convey, or cause or permit to be stored
or conveyed, any substance specified in the first column of the table to
this regulation unless every main or inner packing and every protective
or outer packing containing such substance bears the label or labels
prescribed in the First Schedule indicated by the letter or letters
appearing in the fifth column of the table opposite such substance:
Provided that, where any inner packing of any such substance is
already conspicuously marked in English and Chinese in such
manner as to indicate that the contents are liable to spontaneous
combustion, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to require
the substitution therefor, or the addition thereto, of any label
prescribed in the First Schedule.
(5) Section 6 of the Ordinance shall not apply to the storage of
any substance specified in the first column of the table to this
regulation-
(a)in any quantity not exceeding that, if any, specified for that
substance in the sixth column of the table; or
(b)in any quantity not exceeding that, if any, specified for that
substance in the seventh column of the table if it is stored
solely-
(i) for use in and for the purposes of a hospital or
maternity home in respect of which a person is registered
under the Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Maternity
Homes Registration Ordinance;
(ii) for use in and for the purposes of a mental hospital
within the meaning of the Mental Health Ordinance;
(iii) by or on behalf of, and for the purposes of the
practice of, a registered medical practitioner within the
meaning of the Medical Registration Ordinance;
(iv) by or on behalf of. and for the purposes of the
practice of, a registered dentist within the meaning of the
Dentists Registration Ordinance;
(v) by or on behalf of, and for the purposes of the
business of, an authorized seller of poisons within the
meaning of the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance; or
(vi) for use in and for the purposes of any laboratory.
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171. Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of
regulation 169 or 170 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on
summary conviction to a fine of $2,000 and imprisonment for 1
month.
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PART XA
DANGEROUS GOODS IN CATEGORY
9A
(COMBUSTIBLE GOODS EXEMPTED FROM SECTIONS 6 TO
11
OF THE ORDINANCE)
171A. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires
'combustible goods' means any of the goods in category 9A;
'industrial undertaking' has the meaning that it has for the purposes of
the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance, and includes
any place used exclusively for storing combustible goods.
171B. (1) Subject to paragraph (IA), where the quantity of
combustible goods stored in any premises or place, or the quantity of
combustible goods comprised in any articles stored in any premises or
place, exceeds
(a)in a case where the premises or place are also used for
residential purposes or in any other way otherwise than for
the purposes of an industrial undertaking, or any other
premises in the same building are used for residential
purposes or in any other way otherwise than for the purposes
of an industrial undertaking, the quantity specified in relation
to such combustible goods in the second column of the Table;
(b)in any other case, the quantity specified in relation to such
combustible goods in the third column of the Table,
the person in control of such premises or place shall, within 48 hours,
send a notice in writing to the Authority setting out
(i) the address of the premises or place (including the number of
the floor, where the premises or place form part only of a
building and other premises in the building are used for
residential purposes or in any other way otherwise than for
the purposes of an industrial undertaking);
(5)the type of combustible goods, and the quantity of
combustible goods or such articles stored in the premises or
place; and
(iii) the purpose for which the combustible goods or such articles
are stored in the premises or place.
(IA) The provisions of paragraph (1) shall not apply to an
approved container terminal specified in the Third Schedule to the
Dangerous Goods (Shipping) Regulations.
(2) Wherein accordance with paragraph (1) a notice in writing has
been sent to the Authority in respect of any premises or place, the
person in control of such premises or place shall, within 48 hours, send
to the Authority notice in writing of any increase in the quantity of the
combustible goods or articles to which the notice related with is stored
in such premises or place.
(3) Any person who-
(a) contravenes paragraph (1) or (2); or
(b)in any notice sent to the Authority in accordance with
paragraph (1) or (2), wilfully or recklessly makes any
statement or furnishes any information which is false in a
material particular,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction
to a fine of $1,000.
171C. (1) The Authority may, in respect of any premises or place
used for the storage or processing of combustible goods or the storage
of articles made, either wholly or partly, of combustible goods, issue
directions to the person having control thereof--
(a)prohibiting the use therein of naked lights or flames of any
description;
(b)requiring the placing of notices therein, bearing in English
words and Chinese characters not less than 180 ram in height,
the words 'Smoking Prohibited';
prescribing conditions under which such goods or articles
shall be stored including
(i) the nature and construction of the receptacles in which
such goods or articles are stored;
(ii) the maintenance of free access ways within the premises
or place; and
(iii) the provision and maintenance in good working order of
adequate fire extinguishing appliances in the premises or
place.
The failure to comply with any direction issued by the
Authority under paragraph (1) shall be deemed to constitute a fire
hazard within the meaning of the Fire Services Ordinance.
PART XI
DANGEROUS GOODS IN CATEGORY 10 (OTHER
DANGEROUS
SUBSTANCES)
172. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires-
'dangerous goods' means dangerous goods in category 10.
173. (1) Every application, pursuant to any of the provisions of
section 6 of the Ordinance, for any licence to manufacture or store any
dangerous goods shall be made in writing addressed to the Authority
and, in the case of any application for any licence to store any such
goods, shall be accompanied by 2 copies of a plan, as nearly as may be
to scale, of the store, and very such plan shall include the following
particulars
(a) the siting of the store;
(b) the material of which it is or is to be constructed; and
(c)such other particulars, if any, as the Authority may require to
be shown on the plan.
(2) Every plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(1) shall be accompanied by a statement in writing declaring the nature
of the dangerous goods to be stored and the maximum quantities
thereof in respect of which the licence in required.
(3) Every plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of
paragraph (1), or any modification thereof, which is approved
by the Authority shall be endorsed to that effect and one copy
shall be returned to the applicant and one copy retained by the
Authority.
174. No licence shall be granted or renewed by the Authority
for the storage of dangerous goods unless the Authority is satisfied
in relation to the store that-
(a)the site of the store and the plan referred to in regulation
173 have been approved by him and the construction of the
store conforms to the plan; and
(b)the store is provided with such fire extinguishing equip-
ment as he may require.
175. No person shall store, or cause or permit to be stored, any
dangerous goods in category 10 in any store together with any goods
other than dangerous goods in that category.
176. (1) No person shall store or convey, or cause or permit to
be stored or conveyed, any substance specified in the first column of
the table to this regulation unless such substance is contained in
main or inner packing, as the case may be, of a type specified for that
substance in the second column of the table.
(2) No person shall fill any container, or cause or permit any
container to be filled, with any substance specified in the first column
of the table to this regulation to such an extent as to leave within the
container less than the minimum air space or ullage specified in the
third column of the table opposite the type of packing specified for
that substance in the second column of the table.
(3) No person shall fill any container, or cause or permit any
container to be filled, with any quantity of any substance specified in
the first column of the table to this regulation greater than the
maximum quantity or net weight thereof specified in the fourth
column of the table opposite the type of packing specified for that
substance in the second column of the table.
(4) No person shall store or convey, or cause or permit to
be stored or conveyed, any container containing any substance
specified in the first column of the table to this regulation unless
such container is enclosed in protective or outer packing of the
type specified in the fifth column of the table opposite the type
of packing for that substance specified in the second column of
the table.
(5) No person shall store or convey, or cause-or permit to be stored
or conveyed, any substance specified in the first column of the table to
this regulation unless every main or inner packing and every protective
or outer packing containing such substance bears the label or labels
prescribed in the First Schedule indicated by the letter or letters
appearing in the sixth column of the table opposite that substance:
Provided that, where any inner packing of any such substance is
already conspicuously marked in English and Chinese in such manner
as to indicate that the contents become dangerous on interaction with
water, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to require the
substitution therefor, or the addition thereto, of any label prescribed in
the First Schedule.
(6) Section 6 of the Ordinance shall not apply to the storage of any
substance specified in the first column of the table to this regulation
(a)in any quantity not exceeding that, if any, specified for that
substance in the seventh column of the table; or
(b)in any quantity not exceeding that, if any, specified for that
substance in the eighth column of the table if it is stored
solely
(i) for use in and for the purposes of a hospital or maternity
home in respect of which a person is registered under the
Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Maternity Homes Registration
Ordinance;
(ii) for use in and for the purposes of a mental hospital
within the meaning of the Mental Health Ordinance;
(iii). by or on behalf of, and for the purposes of the practice
of, a registered medical practitioner within the meaning of the
Medical Registration Ordinance;
(iv) by or on behalf of, and for the purposes of the practice
of, a registered dentist within the meaning of the Dentists
Registration Ordinance;
(v) by or on behalf of, and for the purposes of the business
of, an authorized seller of poisons. within the meaning of the
Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance; or
(vi) for use in and for the purposes of any laboratory.
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177. Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of
regulation 175 or 176 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on
summary conviction to a fine of $2,000 and imprisonment for 1 month.
PART XIA
DANGEROUS GOODS IN FREIGHT
CONTAINERS
177A. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires-
'approved container terminal' means an approved container terminal
specified in the Third Schedule to the Dangerous Goods (Shipping)
Regulations;
'Blue Book' means the edition of the Report of the Standing Advisory
Committee on the Carriage of Dangerous Goods in Ships dated the
27th January 1966 from time to time in use in the United Kingdom
as amended from time to time, and published by Her Majesty's
Stationery Office, London;
'container base' means an area, within a container terminal, in which
(a) freight containers are packed or unpacked; and
(b)freight containers are stacked prior to delivery to, or
subsequent to receipt from, a container terminal;
'container terminal' means any wharf comprising one or more berths for
ships, where cargo is handled in freight containers loaded on or
discharged from vessels specially designed or converted for that
purpose, and also means a container base;
'container terminal operator' means any person owning or managing an
approved container terminal and any servant or agent of such
person;
'freight container' means any rigid or collapsible case or receptacle of
rectangular shape
(a) having an internal volume of not less than 1 cubic metre;
(b)specifically constructed for permanent and continuous use as
an adjunct to cargo handling;
(c)fitted with devices permitting its transfer from one mode of
transport to another; and
(d)used for enclosing and transporting a number of packages of
cargo or bulk material;
'handle' includes all operations connected with loading, unloading,
discharging, stacking, stowing or restowing of dangerous goods or
other cargo;
'owner', in relation to any freight container, includes any person
acting as agent for the owner;
'package', in relation to dangerous goods, includes every method by
which such goods may be cased, covered, enclosed, contained or
packed;
'vehicle' includes any kind of trailer.
177B. Section 6 of the Ordinance shall not apply to the storage of
dangerous goods, irrespective of their quantity, if they are stored in a
freight container in compliance with the provisions of regulation
177D(3).
177C. (1) Subject to regulations 43 and 44, every freight container
containing manufactured fireworks and other explosives shall bear
labels fixed in a conspicuous place on the outside of the freight
container.
(2) The labels referred to in paragraph (1) shall comply with the
recommended labels set out in the Blue Book.
177D. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), no person shall store, or cause
or permit to be stored, a freight container containing dangerous goods
(a) in category 2, or in category 5, class 1 or 2; or
(b) of the types specified in the table to this regulation,
except in licensed premises.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a freight container during the
first 72 hours that it is at an approved container terminal.
(3) Subject to regulation 10, no person shall store, or cause or
permit to be stored, in an approved container terminal, a freight
container containing any dangerous goods other than those specified
in paragraph (1), unless
(a)the provisions of regulation 84, 92, 139, 153, 159, 170 or 176
relating to the packing, conveyance and storage of
dangerous goods are complied with;
(b)not later than 21 days from the time the freight container. was
deposited at the terminal, it is removed to licensed premises;
and
(c)
Category 4
Class 1-Hydrazine Hydrate
Class 2-1:2-Dinitrobenzene
2:4-Dinitrotoluene
the freight container is segregated in stacks at the approved
container terminal in accordance with the recommendations of
the Blue Book relating to horizontal and . longitudinal
separations.
TABLE
Category 6
Aluminium Hydride
Aluminium Silicon in powder form
Barium Alloys (non-pyrophoric)
Barium Metal
Calcium Carbide
Calcium Hydride
Calcium Metal or its Alloys (non-pyrophoric)
Calcium Phosphide
Calcium Silicide
Calcium Silicon (Calcium Manganese Silicon)
Ferrosilicon
Lithium Aluminium Hydride
Lithium Borohydride
Lithium Hydride
Magnesium Metal or its Alloys containing 50% or more of Magnesium by weight
(except ingots, bars or sticks)
Potassium Borohydride
Potassium Metal
Sodium Borohydride
Sodium Metal
Sodium Phosphide
Strontium Alloys (non-pyrophoric)
Zinc Phosphide
Category 7
Ammonium Bichromate (Ammonium Dichromate)
Ammonium Nitrate, free from added organic matter and not being included in
Category 1
Ammonium Perchlorate
Barium Chlorate
Barium Nitrate
Barium Perchlorate
Barium Permanganate
Barium Peroxide (Barium Dioxide)
Calcium Chlorate
Calcium Chlorite
Calcium Perchlorate
Calcium Permanganate
Calcium Peroxide
Chloric Acid Solutions not exceeding 10% acid by weight
Chromic Acid Solid (Chromium Trioxide)
Guanidine Nitrate
Hydrogen Peroxide Solutions exceeding 6% but not exceeding 60% hydrogen
peroxide by weight
Lead Nitrate
Lead Perchlorate
Lead Peroxide
Magnesium Perchlorate
Magnesium Peroxide
Potassium Bromate
Potassium Chlorate (Chlorate of Potash)
Potassium Nitrate (Saltpetre)
Potassium Perchlorate
Potassium Permanganate
Potassium Peroxide
Sodium Bromate
Sodium Chlorate
Sodium Chlorite
Sodium Nitrate (Chile Saltpetre)
Sodium Perchlorate
Sodium Permanganate
Sodium Peroxide
Strontium Chlorate
Strontium Nitrate
Strontium Peroxide
Zinc Chlorate
Zinc Permanganate
Zinc Peroxide
Category 8
Celluloid Naphthalene in powder form
Phosphorus Amorphous (Red Phosphorus)
Phosphorus Pentasulphide Phosphorus
Sesquisulphide Plasticised Nitrocellulose
Flakes
Category 9
Barium Alloys (pyrophoric) Calcium Alloys (pyrophoric) Diethyl
Zinc Magnesium Alloys (pyrophoric) Phosphorus (white or
yellow) Potassium Sulphide (Anhydrous) Sodium Sulphide
(containing less than 30% water of crystallisation) Strontium
Alloys (pyrophoric) Titanium Hydride Powder Zirconium Hydride
Powder Zirconium Metal Powder
Category 9A
Matches
Category 10
Acetaldehyde Ammonia (Aldehyde
Ammonia) Benzoyl Peroxide (Dibenzoyl
Peroxide) Blowing Agents for rubber
manufacture Cumene Hydroperoxide
Cyclohexanone Peroxide 2, 4-
Dichlorobenzoyl Peroxide Ditertiary Butyl
Peroxide Lauroyl Peroxide (Dilauroyl
Peroxide) Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide
Sodium Azide Tertiary Butyl Hydroperoxide
Tertiary Butyl Perbenzoate
177E. A freight container containing any dangerous goods shall
not be conveyed by road in any vehicle, except a vehicle of a type and
size approved by the Authority.
177F. (1) A freight container in which dangerous goods and other
goods are packed together shall, within 72 hours of it being landed at a
container terminal, be unpacked by the container terminal operator.
(2) Any dangerous goods unpacked in accordance with paragraph
(1) shall be removed immediatey to licensed premises by the container
terminal operator.
177FA. A container terminal operator shall maintain a record of any
dangerous goods handled in his container terminal, which record shall
contain, with respect to each consignment of dangerous goods, details
of
(a) the date of receipt;
(b) the category of the dangerous goods;
(c) the amount of the dangerous goods;
(d) the container serial numbers; and
(e) the date of delivery out of the terminal,
and shall produce the record to the Authority at the request of the
Authority.
177G. (1) In the event of a contravention of any of the
provisions of regulation 177C, the owner of the freight container
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine
of $8,000 and imprisonment for 6 months.
(2) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of
regulation 177D, 177E, 177F or 177FA shall be guilty of an offence and
shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $8,000 and imprisonment for 6
months.
PART XIB
STORAGE OF DANGEROUS GOODS AT HONG
KONG
AIR CARGO TERMINAL
177H. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires
'Air Cargo Terminal' means the franchised air-freight terminal at the
Hong Kong International Airport;
'restricted article' means an article
(a)falling within any category of dangerous goods other than
category 1; and
(b)specified as a restricted article by regulations (in this Part
referred to as 'I.A.T.A. Restricted Articles Regulations') of
the International Air Transport Association for the time being
in force in respect of restricted articles.
1771. (1) Notwithstanding section 6 of the Ordinance or any other
provision of these regulations relating to the storage of dangerous
goods other than dangerous goods in category 1, any restricted article
discharged from an aircraft at the Hong Kong International Airport may,
subject to this regulation, be stored together with other restricted
articles for a period not exceeding 24 hours in any store at the Air Cargo
Terminal approved by the Authority for the purposes of this Part.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a restricted article contained in
damaged packaging or not labelled in accordance with the I.A.T.A.
Restricted Articles Regulations.
(3) Any restricted article referred to in paragraph (2) found in a
store approved by the Authority for the purposes of this Part or any
restricted article stored therein for a period exceeding 24 hours shall
forthwith be removed.
PART XII
MISCELLANEOUS
178. (1) After the grant or renewal of any licence for the storage of
dangerous goods in any category
(a)no alteration or addition to the store or to its fittings or
equipment shall, except with the permission in writing of the
Authority, be made which results in a deviation in any
material particular from the plan of such store, or from the
fittings or equipment thereof, as is, for the time being,
approved by the Authority; and
(b)the store, and its fittings and equipment, shall be maintained
at all times in good order and condition to the satisfaction of
the Authority.
(2) The Authority may refuse to grant his permission for the
making of any alteration or addition as is specified in paragraph (1)(a)
until he has received and approved a plan of the same.
(3) The licensee of any store in respect of which any of the
provisions of paragraph (1) is contravened shall be guilty of an offence
and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $8,000 and imprisonment
for 6 months.
(4) For the purposes of this regulation, 'Authority' means the
Authority by whom the licence was granted or renewed.
179. No warehouse owner or carrier, acting in such capacity, who is
accused of an offence under these regulations relating to the contents
of any container or the inner packing of any dangerous goods or the
labelling of any such inner packing shall be convicted thereof if he
shows, to the satisfaction of the court, that he did not know the true
nature of the contents of the container or the manner in or the extent to
which the container was filled or the true nature of or the labelling of the
inner packing of such goods, as the case may be, and that he could not,
with reasonable diligence, have obtained such knowledge.
180. No person who is accused of an offence under these
regulations relating to the conveyance, storage or packing of
dangerous goods shall be convicted thereof if he shows, to the
satisfaction of the court, that he was conveying, storing or packing
such dangerous goods for his reasonable personal use and that the
quantity thereof was sufficient only for such use, or that he was
transporting such goods for delivery to some other person for such use
and in such quantity.
181. Notwithstanding anything contained in these regulations
relating to the packing of any dangerous goods, in any particular case
in which the Governor is satisfied that some other packing provided for
any dangerous goods, although not conforming to the requirements
prescribed by these regulations in respect of the
packing of such goods, provides a similar degree of safety to that which
would have been provided by the prescribed packing, he may permit the
use of such other packing.
182. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in these regulations,
but subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), the following dangerous
goods shall be prohibited goods for the purposes of section 7 of the
Ordinance
Ammonium Permanganate.
Ammonium Chlorate.
Ammonium Nitrate, if containing organic matter otherwise than of a
nature and within a limit approved, either generally or in any
particular case, by the Ministry or the Authority.
Arsine, except when it is contained in cylinders not exceeding 1
cubic metre in volume at Standard Temperature and Pressure and
of a type approved by the Authority , and is brought into the
Colony exclusively for electronic production processes within
the Colony, and is stored and used in licensed premises within a
limit approved, either generally or in any particular case, by the
Authority.
Calcium Azide, except in aqueous solution not exceeding 20 per
cent of Calcium Azide by weight.
Chloric Acid solutions of strength greater than 10 per cent by
weight.
Hydrazine Nitrate.
Hydrazine Perchlorate.
Hydrogen Cyanide, unstabilized.
Hydrogen Peroxide solutions of strength greater than 60 per cent
by weight.
Manufactured firewords (category 1, class 7, division 2) which
explode on impact.
Organic Perchlorates.
Perchloric Acid solutions of strength greather than 72 per cent by
weight.
Vinyl Chloride Monomer.
(2) Manufactured fireworks (dangerous goods in category 1, class
7, division 2) which are brought into the Colony on any vessel not
carrying passengers and directly transhipped to another vessel to be
taken out of the Colony and which are packed in the manner specified in
the table to regulation 45 for dangerous goods in category 1, class 7,
division 2, shall not be deemed to be prohibited goods for the purposes
of paragraph (1).
183. (1) Where any licence or permit is required pursuant to any of
the provisions of the Ordinance or of these regulations, such licence or
permit shall be granted or renewed by the Authority upon payment of
the fee, if any, specified in the table to this regulation.
TABLE
Item Fee
$
Licence or permit
1. For manufacture of dangerous goods in category
1 (explosives) 5,000 per annum
2. For storage of dangerous goods in category 1
(explosives), other than-
(a) class 6 (ammunition); and
(b) class 7, division 3 (manufactured fireworks) 5,000 per annum
2A. For storage of dangerous goods in category 1,
class 6 (ammunition)
(a) in a Mode A store 1,400 per annum
(b) in a Mode B store 140 per annum
3. For storage of dangerous goods in category 1,
class 7, division 2 (manufactured fire-works)-
(a) in quantities not exceeding 200 kg 160 per annum
(b) in quantities exceeding 200 kg 1,600 per annum
4. For permit to move dangerous goods in category
1 (explosives). 45 per permit
5. For permit to discharge dangerous goods in cate-
gory 1 (explosives), other than-
(a) class 6 (ammunition); and
(b) class 7, division 2 (manufactured fire-works) 11,200 per annum
6. For permit to discharge dangerous goods in cate-
gory 1, class 7, division 2 (manufactured fire-works)-
(a)at any restaurant, hotel or place
of public entertainment 270 per permit
(b) at any other place 15 per permit
7. For the storage of dangerous goods in cate-
gory 5, class 1, 2 or 3 (substances giving off inflammable vapour)-
(a) in quantities not exceeding 500 L 130 per annum
(b)in quantities exceeding 500 L but not
exceeding 2 500 L 260 per annum
(c)in quantities exceeding 2 500 L but not
exceeding 5 000 L 390 per annum
(d)in quantities exceeding 5 000 L but not
exceeding 25 000 L 1,300 per annum
(e) in quantities exceeding 25 000 L 3,900 per annum
Item
8. For
Licence or permit
storage of dangerous goods in category 2,
other than liquefied petroleum gas and cryo-
genic gases (category 2)-
(a) for not more than 10 cylinders
(b)for more than 10 cylinders but not more
than 50 cylinders
(c) for more than 50 cylinders
9. For storage of liquefied petroleum gas (category
2)--
(a) not exceeding 1 t
Fee
235 per annum
470 per annum
1,175 per annum
260 per annum
(b) exceeding 1 t but not exceeding 2.5 t 520 per annum
(c) exceeding 2.5 t
1,300 per annum
10. For the storage of cryogenic gases (category 2)--
Each vapour insulated evaporator
11. For the storage of dangerous goods in categories
3 to 10 other than category 5, class 1, 2 or 3
or category 9A-
(a) 'not exceeding 25 kg
(b)exceeding 25 kg but not exceeding 100
kg
(c) exceeding 100 kg
12. For the manufacture of dangerous goods of any
category other than category 1 or category
9A
13. For conveyance of dangerous goods in category 2
or 5
590 annum
260 per annum
520 per annum
1,300 per annum
700 per annum for
each category of
goods manufactured
470 per annum
(2) Every licence or permit shall specify each category of
dangerous goods and the quantities of such goods to which the
licence or permit relates.
(3) Every licence or permit granted or renewed, other than a
licence or permit granted for the performance of an isolated act,
shall be valid for 12 months with effect from the date of grant or
renewal thereof or for such lesser period as may be specified in the
licence or permit.
(3A) If the fee specified in the Table to paragraph (1) for a licence
or permit is expressed to be per annum and any such licence is granted
or renewed for a period of less than 12 months, the fee payable in
respect of such grant or renewal shall be one-twelfth of the fee specified
in the Table for each month or part of a month for which the licence or
permit is granted or renewed.
(3B) In calculating any fee under paragraph (M), any fraction of a
dollar that is less than 50 cents shall be disregarded and any fraction of
a dollar that is more than 50 cents shall be regarded as a whole dollar.
(4) Except in the case of item 4 of the table to paragraph (1), a fee of
$25 shall be payable for the issue of any duplicate of, or for the making
by the Authority of any alteration or addition to or endorsement on,
any licence or permit at the request of the holder thereof.
Provided that where the fee payable in respect of the grant of the
original licence or permit was less than $25, such lesser amount shall be
payable.
(5) Except where otherwise specified in these regulations, a licence
to store any dangerous goods shall be deemed to include a licence to
use such goods; and any exemption from any licensing requirement in
respect of storage shall be deemed to include exemption from such
requirement in respect of use.
(6) The Authority may in his discretion waive, in whole or in part,
the fees prescribed in item 6 of the table to paragraph (1) in any case in
which, pursuant to the provisions of regulation 59, he grants a permit
for the discharge of manufactured fireworks in aid of or for the purposes
of any chairity, religious body or religious function approved by him.
(7) No licence or permit shall be transferable.
(8) For the purposes of this regulation, 'Authority' means the
Authority by whom, pursuant to any of the provisions of these
regulations, the licence or permit in question is granted or renewed.
184. The Commissioner of Police, the Secretary for Home Affaris
the Director of Fire Services, the Director of Marine, and the
Commissioner of Mines may respectively authorize in writing
any police officer, officer of the Secretariat for Home Affairs, officer
of the Fire Services Department, officer of the Marine Department, or
officer of the Mines Department to exercise any power vested in him or to
perform any duty imposed upon him by virtue of any of the provisions of
these regulations.
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SECOND SCHEDULE
SPECIFIED AUTHORITIES
L.N. 14/64. L.N. 71/64. L.N. 17/66. L.N. 104/67. L.N. 119/68. L.N. 22/69. L.N. 175/69. L.N. 21/71. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 155/73. L.N. 94/74. L.N. 95/74. L.N. 219/75. L.N. 2/76. L.N. 83/76. L.N. 229/76. L.N. 47/77. L.N. 273/77. L.N. 76/78. L.N. 68/79. L.N. L.N. 294/79. L.N. 108/80. L.N. 266/80. L.N. 267/80. 68 of 1981. L.N. 343/81. L.N. 18/83. L.N. 119/83. L.N. 270/83. L.N. 35/64. Citation. Interpretation. Second Schedule. L.N. 17/66. L.N. 119/83. (Cap. 220.) L.N. 22/69. L.N. 17/66. L.N. 17/66. (Cap. 295, sub. leg.) L.N. 119/83. Categories for which licence to convey not required. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 343/81. Interpretation. (Cap. 285, sub. leg.) Removal permits for explosives. L.N. 21/71. 68 of 1981, s. 56. (Cap. 238.) (Cap. 238.) L.N. 17/66. L.N. 119/83. Production to and endorsement by licensees of dangerous goods stores of removal permits. 68 of 1981, s. 56. (Cap. 238.) No vehicle to carry more than 200 kg of explosives. L.N. 119/83. Explosives not permitted public vehicles. L.N. 104/67. L.N. 119/83. Vehicle carrying explosives to display a red flag. L.N. 119/68. L.N. 119/83. Application for licences for storage of explosives. Storage of explosives generally. L.N. 21/71. L.N. 68/79. 68 of 1981, s. 56. (Cap. 238.) L.N. 119/68. L.N. 119/83. L.N. 17/66. L.N. 119/83. Mode A stores. L.N. 68/79. Mode B stores. Security of Mode A and Mode B stores. L.N. 104/67. Interior of Mode A store to be kept clean. Contents of Mode A store. Situation of Mode A store. Mode A store to be provided with lightning conductor. The ground surrounding a Mode A store to be kept clear. Marking of Mode A and Mode B stores. L.N. 119/83. Police guard to be maintained at Mode A store if required by the Authority. Precautions to be taken during work done in store. Smoking prohibited in or near Mode A store or when Mode B stores are open. L.N. 119/83. Precautions to be taken by licensee of store. Deterioration of explosives in a store. Licensee to comply with directions given by the Authority. Certain explosives. To be stored separately. Stock book to be kept in or near store. L.N. 104/67. Application for licence to manufacture explosive. Conditions for grant of licence. L.N. 68/79. L.N. 119/83. L.N. 68/79. Alterations to and maintenance of factory premises, etc. after grant of licence. Licence to manufacture explosives outside factory. L.N. 104/67. L.N. 40/73. Restriction on employment of persons in danger buildings. Matches, etc. not to be carried in factory. Employees in danger buildings to wear clothing and footwear approved by the Authority. Only certain tools to be used in danger buildings. Male supervisors to be employed in danger buildings. Prohibition of smoking, etc. Employment of watchmen. Interior of package to be clean. No package to be constructed of iron or steel unless covered. Contents of package. Packing of blasting explosives. Prescribed labels for explosives. First Schedule. Requirements as to marking of packages. Manner of packing explosives. L.N. 119/83. Permission required for blasting. Authorized persons only may use explosives for blasting. L.N. 104/67. Smoking not permitted while charges are being prepared. Persons engaged in preparing charges not to carry matches, etc. Removal of explosives for blasting. Preparing of charges for blasting. Loading of charges for blasting. Firing of charges for blasting. L.N. 104/67. L.N. 119/83. L.N. 21/71. L.N. 21/71. L.N. 19/83. L.N. 104/67. L.N. 104/67. L.N. 119/83. L.N. 104/67. L.N. 104/67. Register of blasting operations to be kept. L.N. 104/67. Misfires L.N. 119/83. L.N. 119/83. Special precautions. Discharge of firework. Offences and penalties. L.N. 21/71. L.N. 104/67. L.N. 104/67. Interpretation. L.N. 47/77. (Cap. 56.) (Cap. 56.) Regard to be had of accepted standards. L.N. 266/80. Application for licence to manufacture or store gases. L.N. 266/80. L.N. 266/80. Conditions for grant of licence. Cylinders to be approved by the Authority. Marking of cylinders. Examination and testing of cylinders for permanent and liquefied gases. L.N. 119/83. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 47/77. Examination of cylinders containing dissolved gases. Destruction of defective cylinders. Filling of cylinders containing permanent gases. L.N. 119/83. Filling of cylinders containing liquefied gases/ L.N. 119/83. L.N. 119/83. L.N. 119/83. Filling of cylinders containing dissolved gases. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 119/83. Precautions against fire in stores. Storage of cylinders containing liquid oxygen or liquid nitrogen. L.N. 40/73. General provisions relating to storage, etc. L.N. 71/64. L.N. 119/83. First Schedule. L.N. 119/83. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 95/74. L.N. 47/77. L.N. 40/73. Conveyance of dangerous goods in category 2 on vehicles. L.N. 40/73. Safety precautions in relation to the conveyance, etc., of liquefied gases in road tankers. Application for licence to manufacture or store liquefied gases in bulk. L.N. 266/80. Application for licence to store or use ethylene oxide. L.N. 40/73. Conditions for grant of licence. Conditions for grant of licence to store or use ethylene oxide. L.N. 40/73. Licence to store or manufacture liquefied petroleum gas. L.N. 40/73. Alterations to and maintenance of distribution pipelines. L.N. 266/80. Offences and penalties. L.N. 40/73. Interpretation. Application for licence to manufacture or store corrosive substances. Conditions for grant of licence. Restriction on storage together of certain substances in stores. General provisions relating to storage, conveyance and packing of corrosive substances. First Schedule. L.N. 71/64. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 175/69. (Cap. 165.) (Cap. 136.) (Cap. 161.) (Cap. 156.) (Cap. 138.) Offences and penalties. Interpretation. Application for licence to manufacture or store poisonous substances. Conditions for grant of licence. Store to be kept locked. Children and unauthorized persons not permitted in store. Restriction on storage together of certain substances in stores. General provisions relating to packing, conveyance and storage of poisonous substances. First Schedule. L.N. 71/64. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 175/69. (Cap. 165.) (Cap. 136.) (Cap. 161.) (Cap. 156.) (Cap. 138.) Offences and penalties. Interpretation. Application in relation to fuel tanks of vehicles. Application for licence to manufacture dangerous goods in category 5 or to store such goods in containers. Conditions for grant of licence. Restriction on storage together of certain substances in stores. General provisions relating to packing, conveyance and storage in containers of dangerous goods in category 5. First Schedule. L.N. 71/64. L.N. 175/69. (Cap. 165.) (Cap. 136.) (Cap. 161.) (Cap. 156.) (Cap. 138.) L.N. 40/73. Storage of dangerous goods in category 5, class 3. L.N. 40/73. Conveyance of dangerous goods in category 5 on bicycles. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 119/83. Conveyance of dangerous goods in category 5, on vehicles. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 119/83. Vehicles to be marked. L.N. 40/73. Vehicles to be attended. Fire, etc., not permitted on vehicles. L.N. 40/73. Fires, forges, etc., not to be sited near stores. L.N. 119/83. Storage of containers in store forming a part of other premises. L.N. 119/83. Storage of leaking or damaged containers. Repairs to stores, containers, etc. Smoking, etc., prohibited in stores. Certain dangerous goods not to be taken into or out of certain stores between sunset and sunrise. Restriction on depositing dangerous goods otherwise than in stores. L.N. 40/73. Dangerous goods not to be admitted to sewers, drains, etc. Unauthorized persons not permitted in stores. Stores to be kept locked. Particulars of goods in stores to be furnished on request. Carriage of dangerous goods in category 5 by road tanker. Dipping pipes on tank wagon to be kept closed. Filling pipe covers on tank wagon to be kept locked or sealed. Loading and unloading of tank wagons. Repairs to tanks on tank wagons. Vehicles not to be fuelled directly from tank wagons. Tank wagons to be attended. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 273/77. Fire, etc., not permitted on vehicles conveying dangerous goods in category 5. L.N. 40/73. Application for licence to store. Conditions for grant of licences to store in bulk. Copies of certificates of inspection of tanks to be furnished. L.N. 76/78. (Cap. 123, sub. leg.) Defective tanks. L.N. 76/78. Repairs to tanks. Leaking tanks to be reported. Combustibles not to be kept at bulk stores. Smoking, etc., prohibited in bulk stores. Fires, forges, etc., not to be sited near bulk stores. L.N. 119/83. Dangerous goods not to be discharged from bulk stores into sewers, drains, etc. Offences and penalties. L.N. 40/73. Interpretation. Application for licence to manufacture or store dangerous goods in category 6. Conditions for grant of licences. L.N. 119/83. Restriction on storage together of certain substances in stores. General provisions relating to storage, conveyance and packing of dangerous goods in category 6. First Schedule. L.N. 71/64. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 175/69. (Cap. 165.) (Cap. 136.) (Cap. 161.) (Cap. 156.) (Cap. 138.) Water not to be introduced into stores. Containers to be kept closed. Children and unauthorized persons not permitted in stores. Storage of calcium carbide in apparatus. L.N. 95/74. L.N. 119/83. Disposal of calcium carbide residue. Calcium carbide residue not to be discharged into sewers or drains. Fire, etc., not permitted in stores containing calcium carbide. Electrical equipment in stores containing calcium carbide. Offences and penalties. Interpretation. Application for licence to manufacture or store dangerous goods in category 7. Conditions for grant of licence. Restriction on storage together of certain substances in stores. General provisions relating to storage, conveyance and packing of dangerous goods in category 7. First Schedule. L.N. 71/64. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 175/69. (Cap. 165.) (Cap. 136.) (Cap. 161.) (Cap. 156.) (Cap. 138.) Offences and penalties. Interpretation. Application for licence to manufacture or store dangerous goods in category 8. Conditions for grant of licence. L.N. 119/83. Restriction on the storage together of certain substances in stores. General provisions relating to storage, conveyance and packing of dangerous goods in category 8. First Schedule. L.N. 71/64. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 175/69. (Cap. 165.) (Cap. 136.) (Cap. 161.) (Cap. 156.) (Cap. 138.) Special conditions for storage of celluloid or nitrocellulose based film. L.N. 119/83. Naked lights, etc., not to be used in stores. Repair, etc., of nitrocellulose based film. Restriction on use of film solvents. L.N. 119/83. Smoking and use of naked lights. Offences and penalties. Interpretation. Application for licence to manufacture or store dangerous goods in category 9. Conditions for grant of licence. Restriction on storage together of certain substances in stores. General provisions relating to storage, conveyance and packing of dangerous goods in category 9. First Schedule. L.N. 71/64. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 175/69. (Cap. 165.) (Cap. 136.) (Cap. 161.) (Cap. 156.) (Cap. 138.) Offences and penalties. Interpretation. (Cap. 59.) authority to be notified of storage of combustible goods or articles made thereof. L.N. 95/74. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 119/83. L.N. 95/74. (Cap. 295, sub. leg.) Powers of Authority. L.N. 119/83. (Cap. 95.) Interpretation. Application for licence to manufacture or store dangerous goods in category 10. Conditions for grant of licence. Restriction on storage together of certain substances in stores. General provisions relating to storage, conveyance and packing of dangerous goods in category 10. L.N. 71/64. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 175/69. (Cap. 165.) (Cap. 136.) (Cap. 161.) (Cap. 156.) (Cap. 138.) Offences and penalties. L.N. 95/74. Interpretation. (Cap. 295, sub. leg.) L.N. 2/76. Storage of dangerous goods in freight containers. Certain freight containers to be labelled. L.N. 2/76. Restrictions on storage of freight containers. L.N. 267/80. Freight containers to be conveyed in approved vehicles. Certain freight containers to be unpacked immediately on landing. L.N. 267/80. Container terminal operator to maintain records. L.N. 267/80. Offences and penalties. L.N. 267/80. L.N. 273/77. Interpretation. Storage of restricted articles at International Airport. Alterations to and maintenance of stores after grant or renewal of licence. L.N. 266/80. Special defences relating to warehouse owners and carriers. Special defences relating to the transport of dangerous goods. Governor may permit the use of alternative packing for dangerous goods in certain cases. Prohibited substances. L.N. 343/81. L.N. 294/79. Licences and permits. L.N. 119/68. L.N. 21/17. L.N. 155/73. L.N. 229/76. L.N. 119/83. L.N. 270/83. L.N. 21/71. L.N. 21/71. L.N. 270/83. Delegation of powers. L.N. 22/69. L.N. 94/74. L.N. 17/66. L.N. 18/83. L.N. 119/83. L.N. 104/67. L.N. 22/69. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 95/74. L.N. 266/80. L.N. 267/80. L.N. 18/83.
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L.N. 14/64. L.N. 71/64. L.N. 17/66. L.N. 104/67. L.N. 119/68. L.N. 22/69. L.N. 175/69. L.N. 21/71. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 155/73. L.N. 94/74. L.N. 95/74. L.N. 219/75. L.N. 2/76. L.N. 83/76. L.N. 229/76. L.N. 47/77. L.N. 273/77. L.N. 76/78. L.N. 68/79. L.N. L.N. 294/79. L.N. 108/80. L.N. 266/80. L.N. 267/80. 68 of 1981. L.N. 343/81. L.N. 18/83. L.N. 119/83. L.N. 270/83. L.N. 35/64. Citation. Interpretation. Second Schedule. L.N. 17/66. L.N. 119/83. (Cap. 220.) L.N. 22/69. L.N. 17/66. L.N. 17/66. (Cap. 295, sub. leg.) L.N. 119/83. Categories for which licence to convey not required. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 343/81. Interpretation. (Cap. 285, sub. leg.) Removal permits for explosives. L.N. 21/71. 68 of 1981, s. 56. (Cap. 238.) (Cap. 238.) L.N. 17/66. L.N. 119/83. Production to and endorsement by licensees of dangerous goods stores of removal permits. 68 of 1981, s. 56. (Cap. 238.) No vehicle to carry more than 200 kg of explosives. L.N. 119/83. Explosives not permitted public vehicles. L.N. 104/67. L.N. 119/83. Vehicle carrying explosives to display a red flag. L.N. 119/68. L.N. 119/83. Application for licences for storage of explosives. Storage of explosives generally. L.N. 21/71. L.N. 68/79. 68 of 1981, s. 56. (Cap. 238.) L.N. 119/68. L.N. 119/83. L.N. 17/66. L.N. 119/83. Mode A stores. L.N. 68/79. Mode B stores. Security of Mode A and Mode B stores. L.N. 104/67. Interior of Mode A store to be kept clean. Contents of Mode A store. Situation of Mode A store. Mode A store to be provided with lightning conductor. The ground surrounding a Mode A store to be kept clear. Marking of Mode A and Mode B stores. L.N. 119/83. Police guard to be maintained at Mode A store if required by the Authority. Precautions to be taken during work done in store. Smoking prohibited in or near Mode A store or when Mode B stores are open. L.N. 119/83. Precautions to be taken by licensee of store. Deterioration of explosives in a store. Licensee to comply with directions given by the Authority. Certain explosives. To be stored separately. Stock book to be kept in or near store. L.N. 104/67. Application for licence to manufacture explosive. Conditions for grant of licence. L.N. 68/79. L.N. 119/83. L.N. 68/79. Alterations to and maintenance of factory premises, etc. after grant of licence. Licence to manufacture explosives outside factory. L.N. 104/67. L.N. 40/73. Restriction on employment of persons in danger buildings. Matches, etc. not to be carried in factory. Employees in danger buildings to wear clothing and footwear approved by the Authority. Only certain tools to be used in danger buildings. Male supervisors to be employed in danger buildings. Prohibition of smoking, etc. Employment of watchmen. Interior of package to be clean. No package to be constructed of iron or steel unless covered. Contents of package. Packing of blasting explosives. Prescribed labels for explosives. First Schedule. Requirements as to marking of packages. Manner of packing explosives. L.N. 119/83. Permission required for blasting. Authorized persons only may use explosives for blasting. L.N. 104/67. Smoking not permitted while charges are being prepared. Persons engaged in preparing charges not to carry matches, etc. Removal of explosives for blasting. Preparing of charges for blasting. Loading of charges for blasting. Firing of charges for blasting. L.N. 104/67. L.N. 119/83. L.N. 21/71. L.N. 21/71. L.N. 19/83. L.N. 104/67. L.N. 104/67. L.N. 119/83. L.N. 104/67. L.N. 104/67. Register of blasting operations to be kept. L.N. 104/67. Misfires L.N. 119/83. L.N. 119/83. Special precautions. Discharge of firework. Offences and penalties. L.N. 21/71. L.N. 104/67. L.N. 104/67. Interpretation. L.N. 47/77. (Cap. 56.) (Cap. 56.) Regard to be had of accepted standards. L.N. 266/80. Application for licence to manufacture or store gases. L.N. 266/80. L.N. 266/80. Conditions for grant of licence. Cylinders to be approved by the Authority. Marking of cylinders. Examination and testing of cylinders for permanent and liquefied gases. L.N. 119/83. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 47/77. Examination of cylinders containing dissolved gases. Destruction of defective cylinders. Filling of cylinders containing permanent gases. L.N. 119/83. Filling of cylinders containing liquefied gases/ L.N. 119/83. L.N. 119/83. L.N. 119/83. Filling of cylinders containing dissolved gases. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 119/83. Precautions against fire in stores. Storage of cylinders containing liquid oxygen or liquid nitrogen. L.N. 40/73. General provisions relating to storage, etc. L.N. 71/64. L.N. 119/83. First Schedule. L.N. 119/83. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 95/74. L.N. 47/77. L.N. 40/73. Conveyance of dangerous goods in category 2 on vehicles. L.N. 40/73. Safety precautions in relation to the conveyance, etc., of liquefied gases in road tankers. Application for licence to manufacture or store liquefied gases in bulk. L.N. 266/80. Application for licence to store or use ethylene oxide. L.N. 40/73. Conditions for grant of licence. Conditions for grant of licence to store or use ethylene oxide. L.N. 40/73. Licence to store or manufacture liquefied petroleum gas. L.N. 40/73. Alterations to and maintenance of distribution pipelines. L.N. 266/80. Offences and penalties. L.N. 40/73. Interpretation. Application for licence to manufacture or store corrosive substances. Conditions for grant of licence. Restriction on storage together of certain substances in stores. General provisions relating to storage, conveyance and packing of corrosive substances. First Schedule. L.N. 71/64. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 175/69. (Cap. 165.) (Cap. 136.) (Cap. 161.) (Cap. 156.) (Cap. 138.) Offences and penalties. Interpretation. Application for licence to manufacture or store poisonous substances. Conditions for grant of licence. Store to be kept locked. Children and unauthorized persons not permitted in store. Restriction on storage together of certain substances in stores. General provisions relating to packing, conveyance and storage of poisonous substances. First Schedule. L.N. 71/64. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 175/69. (Cap. 165.) (Cap. 136.) (Cap. 161.) (Cap. 156.) (Cap. 138.) Offences and penalties. Interpretation. Application in relation to fuel tanks of vehicles. Application for licence to manufacture dangerous goods in category 5 or to store such goods in containers. Conditions for grant of licence. Restriction on storage together of certain substances in stores. General provisions relating to packing, conveyance and storage in containers of dangerous goods in category 5. First Schedule. L.N. 71/64. L.N. 175/69. (Cap. 165.) (Cap. 136.) (Cap. 161.) (Cap. 156.) (Cap. 138.) L.N. 40/73. Storage of dangerous goods in category 5, class 3. L.N. 40/73. Conveyance of dangerous goods in category 5 on bicycles. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 119/83. Conveyance of dangerous goods in category 5, on vehicles. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 119/83. Vehicles to be marked. L.N. 40/73. Vehicles to be attended. Fire, etc., not permitted on vehicles. L.N. 40/73. Fires, forges, etc., not to be sited near stores. L.N. 119/83. Storage of containers in store forming a part of other premises. L.N. 119/83. Storage of leaking or damaged containers. Repairs to stores, containers, etc. Smoking, etc., prohibited in stores. Certain dangerous goods not to be taken into or out of certain stores between sunset and sunrise. Restriction on depositing dangerous goods otherwise than in stores. L.N. 40/73. Dangerous goods not to be admitted to sewers, drains, etc. Unauthorized persons not permitted in stores. Stores to be kept locked. Particulars of goods in stores to be furnished on request. Carriage of dangerous goods in category 5 by road tanker. Dipping pipes on tank wagon to be kept closed. Filling pipe covers on tank wagon to be kept locked or sealed. Loading and unloading of tank wagons. Repairs to tanks on tank wagons. Vehicles not to be fuelled directly from tank wagons. Tank wagons to be attended. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 273/77. Fire, etc., not permitted on vehicles conveying dangerous goods in category 5. L.N. 40/73. Application for licence to store. Conditions for grant of licences to store in bulk. Copies of certificates of inspection of tanks to be furnished. L.N. 76/78. (Cap. 123, sub. leg.) Defective tanks. L.N. 76/78. Repairs to tanks. Leaking tanks to be reported. Combustibles not to be kept at bulk stores. Smoking, etc., prohibited in bulk stores. Fires, forges, etc., not to be sited near bulk stores. L.N. 119/83. Dangerous goods not to be discharged from bulk stores into sewers, drains, etc. Offences and penalties. L.N. 40/73. Interpretation. Application for licence to manufacture or store dangerous goods in category 6. Conditions for grant of licences. L.N. 119/83. Restriction on storage together of certain substances in stores. General provisions relating to storage, conveyance and packing of dangerous goods in category 6. First Schedule. L.N. 71/64. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 175/69. (Cap. 165.) (Cap. 136.) (Cap. 161.) (Cap. 156.) (Cap. 138.) Water not to be introduced into stores. Containers to be kept closed. Children and unauthorized persons not permitted in stores. Storage of calcium carbide in apparatus. L.N. 95/74. L.N. 119/83. Disposal of calcium carbide residue. Calcium carbide residue not to be discharged into sewers or drains. Fire, etc., not permitted in stores containing calcium carbide. Electrical equipment in stores containing calcium carbide. Offences and penalties. Interpretation. Application for licence to manufacture or store dangerous goods in category 7. Conditions for grant of licence. Restriction on storage together of certain substances in stores. General provisions relating to storage, conveyance and packing of dangerous goods in category 7. First Schedule. L.N. 71/64. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 175/69. (Cap. 165.) (Cap. 136.) (Cap. 161.) (Cap. 156.) (Cap. 138.) Offences and penalties. Interpretation. Application for licence to manufacture or store dangerous goods in category 8. Conditions for grant of licence. L.N. 119/83. Restriction on the storage together of certain substances in stores. General provisions relating to storage, conveyance and packing of dangerous goods in category 8. First Schedule. L.N. 71/64. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 175/69. (Cap. 165.) (Cap. 136.) (Cap. 161.) (Cap. 156.) (Cap. 138.) Special conditions for storage of celluloid or nitrocellulose based film. L.N. 119/83. Naked lights, etc., not to be used in stores. Repair, etc., of nitrocellulose based film. Restriction on use of film solvents. L.N. 119/83. Smoking and use of naked lights. Offences and penalties. Interpretation. Application for licence to manufacture or store dangerous goods in category 9. Conditions for grant of licence. Restriction on storage together of certain substances in stores. General provisions relating to storage, conveyance and packing of dangerous goods in category 9. First Schedule. L.N. 71/64. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 175/69. (Cap. 165.) (Cap. 136.) (Cap. 161.) (Cap. 156.) (Cap. 138.) Offences and penalties. Interpretation. (Cap. 59.) authority to be notified of storage of combustible goods or articles made thereof. L.N. 95/74. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 119/83. L.N. 95/74. (Cap. 295, sub. leg.) Powers of Authority. L.N. 119/83. (Cap. 95.) Interpretation. Application for licence to manufacture or store dangerous goods in category 10. Conditions for grant of licence. Restriction on storage together of certain substances in stores. General provisions relating to storage, conveyance and packing of dangerous goods in category 10. L.N. 71/64. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 175/69. (Cap. 165.) (Cap. 136.) (Cap. 161.) (Cap. 156.) (Cap. 138.) Offences and penalties. L.N. 95/74. Interpretation. (Cap. 295, sub. leg.) L.N. 2/76. Storage of dangerous goods in freight containers. Certain freight containers to be labelled. L.N. 2/76. Restrictions on storage of freight containers. L.N. 267/80. Freight containers to be conveyed in approved vehicles. Certain freight containers to be unpacked immediately on landing. L.N. 267/80. Container terminal operator to maintain records. L.N. 267/80. Offences and penalties. L.N. 267/80. L.N. 273/77. Interpretation. Storage of restricted articles at International Airport. Alterations to and maintenance of stores after grant or renewal of licence. L.N. 266/80. Special defences relating to warehouse owners and carriers. Special defences relating to the transport of dangerous goods. Governor may permit the use of alternative packing for dangerous goods in certain cases. Prohibited substances. L.N. 343/81. L.N. 294/79. Licences and permits. L.N. 119/68. L.N. 21/17. L.N. 155/73. L.N. 229/76. L.N. 119/83. L.N. 270/83. L.N. 21/71. L.N. 21/71. L.N. 270/83. Delegation of powers. L.N. 22/69. L.N. 94/74. L.N. 17/66. L.N. 18/83. L.N. 119/83. L.N. 104/67. L.N. 22/69. L.N. 40/73. L.N. 95/74. L.N. 266/80. L.N. 267/80. L.N. 18/83.
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https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/3141
Edition
1964
Volume
v19
Subsequent Cap No.
295
Number of Pages
231
Files
Collection
Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online
Citation
“DANGEROUS GOODS (GENERAL) REGULATIONS,” Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online, accessed April 24, 2025, https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/3141.
