(39 of 1957).
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"effective", in relation to absorbent material, means material of a nature capable of minimizing the hazard of the liquid stored or conveyed. and so disposed as to ensure that the inner containers containing such liquid remain completely surrounded and prevented from moving under all ordinary conditions of storage or transport, and, where reasonably possible, of sufficient quantity to be capable of absorbing the liquid content completely in the event of spillage or breakage of the container;
"effectively closed" means so constructed and secured as to be water-
tight under all normal conditions: "Hameproof". in relation to any apparatus, means capable of with- standing without injury an explosion of any inflammable vapour which may occur therein under normal conditions of operation and of preventing the transmission of flame to the surrounding atmos- phere:
"flash point" means the temperature on the Fahrenheit scale at which an inflammable liquid gives off vapour which will ignite or explode when mixed with air and exposed to a naked light;
"license", in relation to any place used for the storage or manufacture of any dangerous goods, means permitted to be used for that pur- pose by a valid licence or permit issued under the Ordinance; "licensee", in relation to any place used for the storage or manufacture of any dangerous goods, means the holder of a valid licence granted under the Ordinance permitting such place to be used for that purpose:
"Minister" means Her Majesty's Minister of Transport, and "Ministry"
shall be construed accordingly:
"owner", in relation to any vehicle, includes the person in whose name the vehicle is registered under the Road Traffic Ordinance, 1957, and also the person by whom the vehicle is kept and used and, where the vehicle is the subject of a hiring agreement or hire purchase agreement, the person having possession of the vehicle pursuant to much agreement;
"premises" includes stall or booth;
"prohibited goods" means any goods specified in regulation 182 as being prohibited goods for the purposes of section SA of the Ordinance:
"Secretary for Chinese Affairs" includes any officer of the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs authorized pursuant to the provisions of regulation 184 to exercise any power vested in him or to perform any duty imposed upon him by virtue of any of the provisions of these regulationst
"store", when used as a verb, means to keep for any purpose whatso- ever, and "storage" shall be construed accordingly; but, when used as à now, means a place which is licensed for the storage of dangerous goods within the meaning of the Ordinance and, if used as a noun in relation to premises, means such part of the promises as is so licensed;
“suitable”, in relation to packing or to containers, weans-
(d) well constructed and in good condition;
(6) of such a character and construction that any interior surface with which the contents may come in contact is not dangerously affected by the contents;
(c) capable of withstanding the ordinary risks of storage, handling
or transport;
(d) capable of withstanding any pressure likely to be generated
therein in the course of normal use.
(2) In these regulations, any reference to a category, class or division of dangerous goods relates to the classification for the time being appearing in the Dangerous Goods (Classification) Regulations, (L.N. 15/64). 1964,
(3) In these regulations, any reference to a weight or measure relates to standard weights and measures of the Colony and, for the purpose of foding the equivalent in liquid measure of any quantity in weight and the equivalent in weight of any quantity in liquid measure. ten pounds shall be deemed the equivalent of one gallon,
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PART II.
Dangerous GoODS OF CATEGORY 1 (ExplosiVES).
In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires-
"authorized shot firer" means a person who is the holder of a valid mine blasting certificate or a special authorization issued pursuant to regulation 47;
"danger building" means any building in which there is kept or is present, or in which in the course of the manufacture of explosives there is likely to be kept or to be present, any explosive or any ingredient thereof which either by itself is possessed of explosive properties or, when mixed with any other ingredient or article also present in such building, is capable of forming an explosive mixture or compound:
"detonator" includes any substance or device used or manufactured with
a view to initiating an explosive by means of detonation;
Interpreta- tion.