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of preventing the transmission of flame to the surrounding atay- phere; "flash point" means the temperature on the Fahrenheit scale, as uscer- tained by methods prescribed under the Ordinance, at which as inflanumable liquid gives off vapour which will take fire or explode if mixed with air and exposed momentarily to a naked light; "bermetically sealed" means so constructed and secured as to be air-

tight and to remain air-tight under usual conditions; "highly inflammable” in relation to liquids means having a flash poin

below 73° Fahrenheit;

"inflammable" in relation to liquids means having a flash point of or

exceeding 73° Fahrenheit but not exceeding 190° Fahrenhe"; “in bulk" means in any container, tank or compartment having a capa- ||

city of or exceeding one hundred gallons; "laboratory chemical or medicinal preparation" means any substance specified in the first columa of the table to regulation 357 and intended for laboratory or medicinal use only;

"licensed" 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 issued under the Ordinance; "licensec" in relation to any place used for the storage or manufactur of any dangerous goods means the holder of a valid licence issued under the Ordinance permitting such place to be used for that purpose:

“low flash oil" means hydrocarbon oil having a flash point exceeding

150° Fahrenheit but not exceeding 300° Fahrenheit: "owner" in relation to any vehicle includes the person in whose name the vehicle is registered and 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 in possession of the vehicle under that agreement;

"permission" means written permission;

"petroleum conversion plant" means any place in which petroleum in

any quantity not exceeding one thousand gallons is manipulated. blended. filtered or refined;

"petroleum installation" means any place in which petroleum in aoy quantity exceeding one thousand gallons is manipulated, blended. filtered or refined, or in any quantity exceeding fifty thousand gallons is stored in bulk;

"separate" in relation to the storage of dangerous goods on vesse

means separated by the engine and boiler rooms from spaci occupied by any unberthed passengers and so stowed as to be inaccessible to passengers;

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"store" when used as a verb includes keep for any purpose whatsoever,

and "storage" shall be construed accordingly;

"suitable" in relation to a container meaus of such a nature and so constructed that any interior surface with which the substance con- wined therein may come in contact would not be dangerously affected by such substance;

“unberthed passenger vessel” means a vessel employed in carrying un-

berthed passengers,

(2) In these regulations, any reference to a category, class, division or group of dangerous goods relates to the classification at any time and for the time being appearing in the Dangerous Goods (Classification) Regulations, 1956.

(3) In these regulations, any reference to a weight or measure relutes to standard weights and measures of the Colony and, for the purpose of finding 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 to be equal to one gallon.

PART II.

Category 1 Dangerous Goods (EXPLOSIVES).

3. In this Part-

"authorized shot frer" means a person who is the holder of a valid mine blasting certificate or a special authorization issued pursuant to regulation 74;

"detonator" includes any substance or device used or manufactured with

a view to initiating an explosive by means of detonation; "xplosives" except where a particular type of explosive is mentioned

means any category 1 dangerous goods; "fireworka" means any explosives in class Vlt;

(GN.A. 124/56).

Interpreta- tion.

"fuze" includes any substance or device used or manufactured with a

view to initiating an explosive by means of slow burning; manufactured fireworks" means any explosives of class VII, division 2: "mine blasting certificate" means a mine blasting certificate issued in

accordance with regulation 22 of the Mines (Safety) Regulations, (GMA. 1954:

125/54).

"primer" means any cartridge or pellet of explosive in which a detonator

has been inserted or to which a detonator is attached.

in case

of small

M. Nothing in these regulations, or in subsection (1) of section 5 Exemption of the Ordinance, shall be construed to prevent the possession, storage. purchase, sale or conveyance of any quantity of fireworks not exceeding quantities of twenty-five pounds.

fireworks