Amendment of
section 3.
Addition of new section 4.
Insertion of
new heading
"Part 1).",
Addition of
new Part III.
Section 3 of the principal Ordinance is amended, in para- graph (b) of the proviso, by inserting before "to" the following—
"subject to Part III,”.
4. The principal Ordinance is amended by adding after section 3 the following new section-
"Power of Gavemor to give directions.
4. (1) The Governor may give such directions as he thinks fit (either generally or in any particular case) with respect to the exercise or performance by any public officer (other than a judge, a District Judge or a magistrate) of any powers, functions and duties under this Ordinance.
(2) A public officer shall, in the exercise or per- formance of any powers, functions and duties under this Ordinance, comply with any directions given by the Governor under subsection (1).".
6. The principal Ordinance is amended by inserting after section 5 the following new heading—
7.
**PART II.
Control of DANGEROUS Goods.".
The principal Ordinance is amended by adding after section 13 the following new Part-
Governor may designate
places and vessels as Governmeal Explosives Depots.
Commis-
sioner of
Mines Lo
be in
charge
of depots.
Powers of
Director of Marine.
"PART III,
GOVERNMENT Explosives Depots.
13A. The Governor may, by notice published in the Gazette, designate any place or vessel as a Govern- ment Explosives Depot for the storage of explosives.
138. The Commissioner of Mines shall, subject
to section 13C, have the control and management of every depot.
13C. (1) The Director of Marine may give direc- tions as to the surveying, movement, siting and moor- ing of any vessel designated as a depot.
Appoint- ment of managers and deputy managers. Regulations for manage
ment of depots.
8.
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(2) The Director of Marine may, if it appears to him that a vessel designated as a depot is in any respect unsuitable for the storage of explosives——
(a) prohibit the use of the vessel for the storage
of explosives; or
(b) permit the use of the vessel for the storage of explosives. either unconditionally or subject to such conditions as he may think fit to impose.
13D. The Governor may, by notice published in the Gazette, appoint a manager and one or more deputy managers of a depot.
13E. (1) The Governor in Council may by regulation provide for-
(a) the control and management of depots: (b) safety precautions to be taken in depots; (c) the empowering of any public officer to give such directions as he thinks fit for the pur- poses of the proper control and management and the safety of depots:
(d) the fees chargeable for the storage of explo- sives in depots and for deliveries of explo- sives by the Government to or from depots; (e) the destruction of explosives stored in
depots:
() the sale of explosives stored in depots in respect of which the prescribed fees have not been paid and the deduction of such fees and the expenses of sale from the proceeds of sale; and
(g) the better carrying out of the provisions of
this Part.
(2) Regulations made under this section may provide that contravention of specified provisions of such regulations shall be an offence and may provide penalties therefor, but no penalty so provided shall exceed a fine of eight thousand dollars and imprison- ment for six months.".
The principal Ordinance is amended by inserting after section 13E the following new heading-
"PART IV. GENERAL.".
Insertion of new heading "Part IV.",