DANGEROUS GOODS.
No. 1 of 1873.
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or package containing the same, be forfeited, and, in addition thereto, the person sending, conveying, selling, or exposing for sale the same shall for each offence be liable to a fine not exceeding 25 dollars.
10.-(1) Save as hereinafter mentioned, no person shall have in his possession, custody or power, or in the possession, custody or power of any servant or agent of his, dangerous goods except in pursuance of a licence granted by the Captain Superintendent of Police or in pursuance of a permit issued in accordance with regulations made under section 6.
(2) A licence may be granted for a limited time, and may be subject to renewal or not in such manner as the Governor may deem expedient.
(3) There may be annexed to any such licence such conditions as to the mode of storage, the nature and situation of the premises in which, and the nature of the goods with which, such dangerous goods are to be stored, the mode of carrying such dangerous goods within the Colony, the keeping of books in regard to the possession and use of dangerous goods, and generally as to the safe keeping of such dangerous goods, as to the Governor-in-Council may seem expedient.
(4) Any licensee violating any of the conditions of his licence shall be deemed to be an unlicensed person.
(5) If any person has dangerous goods in his possession, custody or power, or in the possession, custody or power of any servant or agent of his in contravention of this section, such dangerous goods shall, together with the vessels or packages containing the same, be liable to forfeiture, and in addition thereto such person shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for any period not exceeding 6 months and to a fine not exceeding 250 dollars and in further addition thereto, such person shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 100 dollars a day for each day after the first day during which such goods are proved to have been in his possession, custody or power or in the possession, custody or power of any servant or agent of his.
(6) This section shall not apply to kerosine kept for private use when the amount does not exceed 10 gallons, and the same is kept in closed vessels each of which contains not more than 3 gallons, or to any goods the storage of which is provided for by any other Ordinance.
* As amended by No. 27 of 1910, No. 62 of 1911, No. 10 of 1912 and the Final Revision Ordinance 1912.
* as to storage *