SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1975
APPLICATION FORMS FOR DANGEROUS GOODS VEHICLE LICENCE
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APPLICATION FORMS IN CONNECTION WITH THE SCHEME TO INTRODUCE ANNUAL LICENSING OF VEHICLES CARRYING COMPRESSED GASES AND
INFLAMMABLE LIQUIDS WILL BE SENT OUT TO KNOWN OWNERS OF SUCH VEHICLES BY THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT DURING THE NEXT THREE WEEKS.
THIS WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY BY A FIRE SERVICES SPOKESMAN, WHO ADDED THAT ANY OWNER WHO DID NOT RECEIVE AN APPLICATION FORM WITHIN THIS PERIOD SHOULD WRITE TO THE FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU REQUESTING ONE.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID ANNUAL LICENSING WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED DURING THE YEAR BEGINNING ON APRIL 1.
ALL VEHICLES USED TO CARRY COMPRESSED GASES AND INFLAMMABLE LIQUIDS WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE NEW REQUIREMENT WHICH WOULD ENTAIL AN INSPECTION AT HARBOUR ROAD FIRE STATION SOME TIME DURING THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. OLDER VEHICLES WOULD BE DEALT WITH FIRST.
+SOME OWNERS HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT THEIR EXISTING LICENCES WILL NOT BE VALID AFTER APRIL 1,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID. HE ASSURED THEM HOWEVER THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE SO. +THE CURRENT LICENCE WHICH ALL CARRIERS OF DANGEROUS GOODS MUST POSSESS WILL CONTINUE IN FORCE UNTIL A VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND PASSED UNDER THE NEW LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS,+ HE SAID.
HE ADDED THAT APPLICATIONS IN RESPECT OF VEHICLES NOT ALREADY AUTHORISED TO CARRY DANGEROUS GOODS WOULD RECEIVE +SOME PRIORITY+, HE REMINDED ALL OWNERS THAT IT WAS AN OFFENSE TO CARRY DANGEROUS GOODS ON A VEHICLE WITHOUT A LICENSE AND THAT FINES OF UP TO $5,000 PLUS TWO MONTHS IMPRISONMENT COULD BE IMPOSED.
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