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Soldering not permluted in alote except in special compart- ments.

Storage of leaky and damaged

containers.

Situation of places used for saidering or for the storage of leaky and damaged containers.

Fire, etc. nel permitted in store.

Electric fights, etc.

not permitted

In ar pn

building

containing

highly

inflammable

liquid.

Provisions

relating to electric lights, etc. within one hundred feet of store

containing

highly

inflammable liquid.

Sewers and drain outlets not permitted in store.

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157. No soldering shall be carried out in any store, except in a part thereof so constructed as to form a compartment separated from the rest of the store by a wall made of material which is fire-resisting and impervious to liquids and inflammable vapours.

158. (1) In any store any leaky or damaged container shall be stored in a metal tray either in a storage place separated from the rest of the store or in a part of the store so constructed as to form a com- partment separated from the rest of the store by a wall made of material which is fire-resisting and impervious to liquids and inflammable vapours.

(2) Any such storage place or compartment shall be made of concrete.

159. To any store any storage place or compartment used or in- tended to be used for soldering or for the storage of leaky or damaged containers shall be situated in a position approved by the Authority.

160. (1) No fire, explosives, matches or article or substance capable of igniting inflammable liquids or vapour shall be in any store.

(2) No combustible article not connected with the storage of highly inflammable or inflammable liquid shall be kept in any store.

161. No electric lights, motors, wiring, switches or fuze-boxes shall be in or on any building used for the storage of highly inflammable liquids without the permission of the Authority.

162. Where any electric light, motor, wiring, switch or fuze-box is within a distance of filty feet from any store containing highly indamma. ble liquids-

(a) all electric lights, switches, fuzes and connexions shall be so enclosed as to prevent the entry of any inflammable vapour. (b) any electric motor shall be of squirrel-cage type and of fame-

proof construction; and

(c) any electric circuit shall be fitted with an isolating switch. located outside such distance and capable of being locked in the open position while equipment in the circuit is under repair. 163. No sewer or drain outlet shall be inside any store.

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[64. Nothing shall be donc to or in any store which will diminish Maintenance or tend to diminish the size of the retaining space.

of retaining spaces in store.

clc.

165. No container or retaining space or compartment of a retaining Repairs to space having a capacity exceeding forty gallons shall be repaired in any containers. manner involving the use of hot rivets or any other source of artificial beat, until the container or retaining space or compartment has been certified as free from inflammable vapour by an approved person.

166. The licenses of any store shall, when so requested by the Particolars of Authority, furnish him with particulars of the nature and quantity of goods in bighly inflammable and inflammable liquids stored in the store.

store to be given on request.

167. (1) The doors of any store shall be constructed of fire-resisting Construction material

(2) The level of the door-sills in any store shall be not less than twelve inches above the level of the floor of the store.

268. There shall be no openings in any wall, roof or stoor of any store other than ventilators" and "doors constructed as required by ngulations 154 and 167.

of doors of store.

Certain open- ings not permitted la walls, etc. of store.

be under staircase, etc.

unless

169. No store which forms part of any building shall be situated Store not to onder or near any staircase, external fire-escape or other means of egress likely to be used for escape in case of fire, unless the store is separated from the staircase, external fire-escape or other means of egress by a separated by fire-resisting substantial fire-resisting partition approved by the Authority.

partition.

170. The walls, roof and floor of any store and all bilges, pipes, Walls, pumps, machinery and apparatus in any store shall at all times be apparatus, maintained in good repair.

clc. in store to be main-

tained in good repair. Inspection of

authorized

officers.

171. The licensee of any store shall permit any public officer duly authorized by the Authority, at all reasonable times, to enter and inspect store by the store for the purpose of ascertaining whether these regulations are being complied with by the licensee, and the licensee shall, by himself or his representative, give such assistance and furnish such samples as any of the said officers may require.

172. All entrances to any store shall be kept securely locked, and Store to be shall not be opened except for the purpose of maintenance or for the kept locked. delivery to or issue from the store of highly inflammable or inflammable liquid.

173. No person, except with the permission of the licensee of the Unauthorized store, shall be in any store.

persons not permitted in store.