1983 Ed.]
Building (Oil Storage Installations) Regulations
[CAP. 123
K 7
[Subsidiary]
(b) if he is of the opinion that an emergency exists or upon giving notice in writing of an intention to enter, forcibly enter any place, building or oil storage installation in order to seize and remove any oil and petroleum products stored in an oil storage installation.
10. (1) Except in the case of emergency, no person shall repair or cause or permit the repair of any tank in an oil storage installation without the written authorization of the Building Authority.
(2) In the case of emergency, the licensee of an oil storage installation may cause any repairs necessary to reduce the risk of oil pollution to be carried out on any tank in the installation without the authorization of the Building Authority and shall, in any such case, give written notice thereof to the Building Authority as soon as possible after the commencement of the repairs.
11. Where the licensee of any oil storage installation has reason to believe that any tank in the installation is leaking, he shall-
(a) report the circumstances to the Building Authority in writing; or
(b) in the case of emergency, take suitable remedial measures forthwith to prevent oil spillage and to reduce the risk of pollution and immediately report the circumstances to the Building Authority in writing.
PART IV
EXISTING OIL STORAGE INSTALLATIONS AND OFFENCES
12. (1) Every existing oil storage installation may, notwithstanding regulation 5, continue to be operated without a licence for a period of 12 months from the commencement of these regulations or, where the matter is referred to the Standing Advisory Committee under regulation 4, for such extended period and subject to such conditions as the Standing Advisory Committee may recommend.
(2) Where it appears to the Building Authority that there is a risk of pollution by oil spillage arising out of the operation of an existing oil storage installation during the period or extended period referred to in paragraph (1), he may, by notice in writing addressed to the operator, direct that the remedial work or other measures specified in the notice shall be carried out by the operator within the period so specified.
(3) Where the operator of any existing oil storage installation fails to carry out remedial work or other measures specified in a notice under paragraph (2) in respect of that installation within the period so specified, the provisions of paragraph (1) shall cease to apply.
Restriction on repairing of tanks.
Leaking tanks to be reported.
Existing oil storage installations.