B 44

[Subsidiary]

Application for licence to store or use ethylene oxide.

L.N. 40/73.

Conditions for grant of licence.

CAP. 295] Dangerous Goods (General) Regulations

[1983 Ed.

(e) 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 type of gas or gases which it is intended to manufacture or store; and

(b) 2 copies of the design and specifications to which it is intended that-

(i) any tankage,

(ii) any liquid gas vaporiser,

(iii) any other ancillary container of liquid gas, and

(iv) any pipeline or other ancillary equipment,

is to be constructed.

(3) Every plan and every set of designs and specifications, 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.

77A. (1) No person shall use ethylene oxide as a sterilant in any installation unless it is mixed with an inert carrier gas so that the mixture contains not more than 12% by weight of ethylene oxide.

(2) Every application made pursuant to section 6 of the Ordinance for any licence to store or use ethylene oxide as a sterilant shall be 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 the cylinder store and every such plan shall include so far as may be applicable, the following particulars-

(a) the siting of every cylinder store, pipeline, sterilizing apparatus, sterilized equipment drying off area or other equipment within the area;

(b) the means of ventilation of the cylinder store, the sterilizing apparatus room or place and the sterilized equipment drying off area; and

(c) details of the means for disposing of used sterilant gas.

78. No licence to manufacture or store in bulk any liquefied gas shall be granted or renewed by the Authority unless he is satisfied in relation to the installation that-

(a) the plan referred to in regulation 77 has been approved by him and the construction of the installation conforms with the plan;

(b) any tankage or other plant comprised in the installation has been constructed according to the design and specifications approved together with such plan;

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