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than three hundred pounds of calcium carbide not
to be near domestic premises.
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232, 234, 235, 236(1), 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250 or 251 is contravened shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of one thousand dollars.
(12) The licensee of any petroleum installation who contravenes any of the provisions of regulation 236(2) shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of one thousand dollars.
(13) The licensee of any petroleum conversion plant in or in respect of which any of the provisions of regulation 253, 254, 255, 257, 258, 259, 260, 26ĺ(1), 262, 263. 264. 265 or 266 is contravened shall be guilty | of an offence and liable to a fine of one thousand dollars.
(14) The licensee of any petroleum conversion plant who co- travenes any of the provisions of regulation 262(2) shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of one thousand dollars.
(15) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of regulation 233, 256 or 268 shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of one thousand dollars.
(16) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of regula tion 133, 173, 187 or 245 shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of five hundred dollars.
(17) The person in charge of any vehicle in or in respect of which any of the provisions of regulation 139, 140, 141 or 143 is contravened shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of five hundred dollars.
PART VII.
CATEGORY 6 Dangerous Goods (SubstANCES WHICH BECOME
DANGEROUS BY INTERACTION WITH WATER).
282. In this Part- "container" except where a particular type of container is mentioned means any drum, barrel, carboy, bottle, tin, can or other receptack used for the conveyance or storage of any category 6 dangerous goods: "store" when used as a noun means a place which is used for the storage
of any category 6 dangerous goods.
Storage and use of calcium carbide.
283. No store containing more than three hundred pounds of calcium carbide shall be nearer than twenty feet from any domestic premises.
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284. Any store containing calcium carbide shall be thoroughly Store con- ventilated by efficiently screened openings in the walls, immediately tining above floor level and immediately below the top of the walls.
aklum carbide to be ventilated.
185. No fire or naked lights or any article or thing capable of Fire, etc. not igiting acetylene shall be in any store containing calcium carbide.
permitted im store contain- ing calcium carbide.
286. Lighting in any store containing calcium carbide shall not be Electric út- obligatory but if installed shall be by electric lights enclosed in pro- tings in store
containing tective globes and all electric fittings therein shall be of a make approved calcium by the Authority and shall be flameproof and all switches and fuses carbide. used in connexion therewith shall be placed outside the store.
elc. of
287. No container or other article with which calcium carbide or Container, wetylene is liable to come into contact shall be constructed of copper calcium or of alloys containing copper in excess of seventy per cent
carbide not to be made of copper.
288. No container containing calcium carbide shall be capable of Restriction holding more than two hundred and fifty pounds of such substance.
on size of container containing
calcium
carbide.
289. No person shall operate a gas generator for the generation Generation
gas
of acetylene gas capable of holding more than one pound of calcium of acetylene carbide at one time except with the express permission of the Authority and in accordance with such conditions as the Authority may see fit to impose
290. No calcium carbide shall be kept in any apparatus for use Storage of
calcium except in quantity not exceeding one hundred pounds in apparatus carbide for approved by the Authority installed in a position approved by the use. Authority.
291. An open tank shall be provided and maintained in the open Residue tank air outside any place where calcium carbide is used for the generation for calcium
of acetylene gas for the reception of the residue from the calcium arbide and such residue shall remain in the tank for at least ten hours
in a quantity of water equal to at least ten times the bulk of the residue : Provided that this regulation shall not apply to apparatus approved by the Authority.
carbide.
292. Lime sludge shall not be discharged from any store containing Lime sludge calcium carbide into any drain or sewer.
not to be discharged from calcium carbide store.
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