1983 Ed.] Dangerous Goods (General) Regulations [CAP. 295

(3) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall apply in the case of dangerous goods conveyed as permitted by regulation 74(1).

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76. When any liquefied gas is being loaded into, conveyed by or discharged from any tank wagon-

(a) there shall be prominently displayed in English and Chinese on the front and rear of the wagon the word "caution" followed by the name of the gas;

(b) the wagon shall be attended by at least one person having reasonable experience in the handling of the gas;

(c) no smoking, no light (other than electric light) and no fire of any kind shall be permitted on or near the wagon;

(d) the wagon shall be provided with fire extinguishing apparatus;

(e) the wagon shall carry no passengers other than persons employed on the wagon; and

(f) the wagon shall be provided with not less than one set of protective goggles and gloves for each person employed on the wagon at any one time.

Manufacture or storage of liquefied gases in bulk

precautions in relation to the conveyance, etc., of liquefied gases in road tankers.

licence to manufacture or store liquefied gases in bulk.

77. (1) Every application, pursuant to any of the provisions of section 6 of the Ordinance, for any licence to manufacture or store in bulk any liquefied gas shall be made in writing addressed to the Authority and shall be accompanied by 2 copies of a plan, as nearly as may be to scale, of the place or area to be occupied by the installation including, if applicable, accommodation for office or other administrative purposes required in respect of such manufacture or storage, and every such plan shall include, so far as may be applicable, the following particulars--

(a) the siting of every tank, pipeline or other structure to be erected at such place or within such area;

(b) the plan of every such tank, pipeline or other structure and the use to which it will be put;

(c) the distance between any such tank, pipeline or structure and any other tank, pipeline or structure or any domestic or other premises or any public place;

(d) the capacity of every such tank;

(da) the routing of and method of fixing any pipeline which is to be installed for the purpose of distributing gas from any such tank to any part of the premises in which the tank is situated, and the material of which it is to be constructed; and

L.N. 266 80.

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