THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 27, 1911.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
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No. 357.
Conditions of Licence to store 30 gallons of Petrol for the use of Motor Cars, in the ground floor and backyard of a domestic build- ing, made by the Governor-in-Council under Section 10 of the Dan- gerous Goods Ordinance, 1873, (Ordinance No. 1 of 1873), this 15th day of November, 1911.
The Conditions of Licence to store 30 gallons of petrol for the use of motor cars, in the ground floor and backyard of a domestic building, made by the Governor-in-Council on the 3rd September, 1911, and published in the Government Gazette of the 8th September, 1911, are hereby revoked and the following are substituted therefor :-
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GARAGE LICENCE (PETROL).
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1. In these conditions "Petrol" means petroleum or any product of petroleum adapted for the use of motor cars which gives off an inflammable vapour at a temperature of less than 73° Fahrenheit when tested in the manner laid down in the Rules relating to the im- portation of petroleum into the Colony : Drum means a strong hermetically sealed metal drum such as is commonly known as an Insurance Drum and containing not more than 10 gallons: and "Tin" means an hermetically sealed well-soldered tin, furnished with a high screw-top outlet, of a capacity not exceeding four gallons.
2. No Petrol shall be kept or allowed to remain in any roofed-over portion of the licensed premises except a quantity not exceeding 20 gallons in the tanks of the motor cars, or partly in such tanks and partly in a drum or tin or tius.
3. Such tanks shall be so constructed and maintained that no leakage, whether of liquid or vapour, can take place therefrom, and shall be filled and emptied in the open air only.
4. No fire or artificial light shall be used in the roofed-over portion of the licensed pre- mises in which any motor car with Petrol in its tank is, except incandescent electric light, and no inflammable goods or materials shall be kept in the roofed-over portion of such pre- mises except as aforesaid.
5. No petrol shall be kept in the unroofed backyard of the licensed premises except in accordance with the following conditions:
(a.) The backyard must be at least 10 feet deep and 13 feet wide.
(.) The maximum quantity which may be so kept shall be 10 gallons.
(c.) The petrol shall be either in a drum or in a tin or tins.
(d.) The drum or tin or tins shall be kept in a brick or concrete store, with a wel fitting metal cover, of sufficient capacity to hold the whole of the 10 gallons in case of leakage. The store shall be constructed, ventilated and maintained to the satisfaction of the Captain Superintendent of Police, and each ventilator shall be protected with strong fixed wire gauze. On the outside of the store shall be painted in large white letters in English and Chinese the words, "Petrol. Dangerous. Highly Inflammable."
(e.) No substance or article other than petrol in a drum or tin or tins shall be
placed in such store.
(f.) Every such store shall be kept locked when not in actual use, and shall not be opened except by the licensee or by a responsible person authorised by him to do so.
(g.) No fire, matches or artificial light shall be used in any portion of the backyard except incandescent electric lamps in glass globes or shades protected by wire to the satisfaction of the Captain Superintendent of Police, and no inflammable materials shall be kept or allowed to remain in such backyard.
6. No Petrol shall be sold on the licensed premises except in the original 10 gallon drums or tins. Every such drum or tin shall bear the words "Petrol. Dangerous. Highly Inflammable" legibly and indelibly stamped or marked thereon or on a metallic or enamelled label attached thereto, and such drum or tin shall also bear a label on which shall be written in English and Chinese "In case of accident smother fire with sand, earth or cloth".
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