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Certain

explosives to be stored Separately.

Stock book to be kept in or near store.

Particulars

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33. (1) No explosives specified hereunder shall be stored in any receptacle together with any other explosives specified hereunder other than explosives assigned to the same group, unless they are so separated by intervening partitions as to prevent explosion or fire communicating from one to the other-

Group A-All explosives of classes I, II, III, IV and those of VI (division 2) which do not contain exposed iron or steel and cartridges made with any such explosives but not containing their own means of ignition, and safety fuze.

Group B-All explosives of class VI division 1.

Group C-All explosives of class VI division 2 which contain ex-

posed iron or steel.

Group D-All explosives of class VI division 3, Group E-Fireworks.

(2) Safely cartridges shall not be stored in any receptacle together with any explosives specified in paragraph (1) in group A, C, Dœr E

34. (D) The licenses of any store shall keep in or near the stor

a stock book, in such form as the Authority may prescribe.

(2) Such stock book shall be kept fully up to date, and shall show the amount and description of all explosives brought into the ston. and the date on which they were so brought, together with a reference to the source from which they were obtained.

(3) All issues of explosives from the store shall be recorded in such stock book in such manner that the balance in hand of each type of explosive may be readily discorned therefrom.

(4) Each entry in such stock book shall be written in ink in English, and shall be initialled by the person responsible for the custody of the keys of the store.

35. The licensee of any store shall, on the first day of each mor of explosives during the currency of his licence, furnish to the Authority particulars

of the nature and quantity of the explosives stored in the store.

in store to be furnished

monthly to

the Authority.

Application

to manufac-

tured

fireworks.

Special regulations relating to the storage of

manufactured fireworks,

36. Regulations 12 to 35 inclusive shall not apply to manufactural fireworks stored in quantity not exceeding four hundred pounds in the manner permitted by regulation 37 or 38.

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37. Manufactured fireworks in quantity not exceeding four hundred Storage of

manufactured pounds may be stored for sale on the ground floor of licensed premises fireworks in in a glass fronted cabinet of a design approved by the Authority if the quantity not following requirements art complied with-

exceeding four hundred

(a) the cabinet shall be fixed in position inside the premises pounds.

as far as practicable from the means of entry or egress to the premises and from any stairway leading to an upper floor and shall be kept at all times away from the direct rays of the sun;

(b) the ground floor of the premises and any stairs, staircase, stair- lining or communication or passageway leading therefrom shall be constructed throughout of fire-resisting material approved by the Authority:

(c) all doors leading into or out of the premises shall be con-

structed so as to open outwards.

38. Manufactured fireworks in quantity not exceeding fifty pounds Storage of may be stored for sale on the ground floor of licensed premises, in manufactured

fireworks in which a Chinese grocery shop is kept in a glass fronted cabinet of a quantity not design approved by the Authority if the following requirements are exceeding

fifty pounds. complied with-

(a) the cabinet shall be fixed in a position inside the premises as far as practicable from the means of entry or egress to the premises and from any stairway leading to an upper floor and shall be kept at all times away from the direct rays of the sun:

(6) all doors leading into or out of the premises shall be con-

structed so as to open outwards,

39. No manufactured fireworks shall be stored on any premises Restrictions where.

(a) any highly inflammable or inflammable liquid or any tar, pitch, resin, hay, straw, cotton, hemp, rattan shavings or other com- bustible fibre or stock are manufactured or stored; or

(b) the trade or business of a carpenter shop or drug store is

carried on: or

(c) goods of material of a combustible nature. (other than safety matches, joss paper, joss sticks, flags, paper lanterns, paper balloons, decorations or newspaper), are stored; or

(d) any other goods are stored in respect of which a licence under

the Ordinance is required; or

(e) any dutiable or duty-paid goods within the meaning of the

Dutiable Commodities Ordinance are stored.

od storage of manufactured fireworks.

(Cap. 109).