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(g) Should the nature of the business render it necessary to keep a stock of empty containers and packing material ready for immediate use, the same shall be stored in a separate locked compartment of the premises apart from the space used for the storage of dutiable oils.
(h) The minimum amount of dutiable oils which shall be removed in one consignment from the warehouse shall be eight gallons.
10. No licence shall be hereafter issued or renewed until the licensee has given security, in such sum as the Superintendent shall direct and to his satisfaction, for the observance of all the conditions of the licence and the requirements of the Hydrocarbon Oils Ordin- ance, 1939, and any Ordinance amending the same or substituted therefor.
11. No licence shall be hereafter issued or renewed unless the premises to be licensed are fitted with such locks or other fastenings as the Superintendent may require, and such locks and fastenings shall be so arranged that no entry into the premises can be effected without the attendance of the Superintendent or a revenue officer.
12.-(a) Any loss or contraction of dutiable oils due to natural causes or unavoidable accident, or to leakage, breakage, deterioration, not due to any negligence or default on the part of the licensee or his servants, shall be deducted from the stock total of such oils and no duty shall be charged thereon if such loss is reported to a revenue officer as soon as it is discovered and is certified by him, after examination, to be a loss as aforesaid.
(b) All oils received into a licensed warehouse shall be deemed to be of the quantity and measure reported unless the shortage, if any, on entry into such warehouse has been certified by a revenue officer.
13.-(a) Every licensed warehouse shall be lighted and ventilated in an efficient way to the satisfaction of the Superintendent.
(b) Every licensed warehouse shall be maintained in a good state of repair, and all doors, windows, bars, bolts, hinges, fastenings and locks, shall be periodically examined and kept in good order, to the satisfaction of the Superintendent.
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(c) Every licensed warehouse shall have the words "Licensed Hydrocarbon Oils Warehouse No.
painted up legibly on the outside in letters and Chinese characters at least 4 inches high.
(d) In every licensed warehouse a sufficient space shall be main- tained free of any encumbrance in the best lighted part of the premises for the purpose of examination of containers by the inspecting officer.
(e) Office accommodation with the necessary furniture and writing materials shall be provided for the use of the inspecting officer. Such office shall be efficiently lighted at all times.
(f) Where hydrocarbon oils are stored in bulk, the licensee shall provide an accurate and visible means of measuring the quantity thereof to the satisfaction of the Superintendent.
14. No smoking, naked lights or matches shall be allowed within the premises of any licensed warehouse.
15. All lamps used on the premises of any licensed warehouse must be made of substantial metal, the glass being protected by metal guards.
16. No person shall be allowed to sleep on the premises of any licensed warehouse.
Manufacturers licence.
1. Every refinery or place licensed for the manufacture of hydrocarbon oils shall be provided with one
or more buildings or enclosures, constructed to the satisfaction of the Superintendent, and all such oils shall be manufactured within such buildings or enclosures and shall be stored therein until the proper duties have been paid in respect thereof.
2. All hydrocarbon oils entering the refinery shall be stored in a place set apart for that purpose to the satisfaction of the Super- intendent and in such manner as he shall direct.