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[Subsidiary]
870f1988559
(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.
CAP. 295] Dangerous Goods (General) Regulations
[1983 Ed.
“manufacture" in relation to any gas includes the filling of any cylinder with any such gas:
Provided 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.