Citution and commencCMCOL,
Interpretation.
Reception
and removal of explosives
at depots.
Explosives to be unloaded forthwith.
DANGEROUS GOODS ORDINANCE.
(Chapter 295).
DANGEROUS GOODS (GOVERNMENT EXPLOSIVES DEPOTS) REGULATIONS 1971.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 13E of the Dangerous Goods Ordinance, the Governor in Council has made the following regulations-
1. These regulations may be cited as the Dangerous Goods (Government Explosives Depots) Regulations 1971 and shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Governor by notice in the Gazette.
2. In these regulations--
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Mines;
"deputy manager" means a deputy manager of a depot appointed
by the Governor under section 13D of the Ordinance;
"manager" means the manager of a depot appointed by the
Governor under section 13D of the Ordinance.
3. (1) No person shall cause or permit any explosive to be received into or removed from a depot except in the presence of and under the direction of the manager or a deputy manager of the depot.
(2) No person shall cause or permit any explosive to be received into or removed from a depot between the hours of sunset and sunrise without the permission of the Commissioner.
4. (1) Subject to regulations 3, 5, 6 and 7-
(a) the person in command of a vessel which brings any
explosive to a depot for reception; and
(b) the person at whose request the explosive is to be stored
in a depot.
shall cause the explosive to be unloaded forthwith from the vessel and delivered into the depot.
(2) If any explosive is not unloaded and delivered into a depot in accordance with paragraph (1), the Commissioner may cause the explosive to be unloaded and delivered into the depot and the expenses of the unloading and delivery shall be a debi owed to the Government, jointly and severally, by the person in command of the vessel and by the person at whose request the explosive is to be stored in the depot.
5. The person at whose request any explosive is stored in
a depot shall, while the explosive is being received into or removed from the depot-
(a) bimself attend at the depot; or
(b) arrange for another person to attend at the depot as
his agent.
6. The Commissioner may refuse to receive any explosive into a depot for storage if the person at whose request the explosive is to be stored bas not given at least eight weeks prior notice of his intention to bring the explosive to a depot for storage.
7. The Commissioner may refuse to receive any explosive into a depot for storage if—
(a) he is not satisfied that the explosive is in a safe condition
for storage in the depot; or
(b) in his opinion, the receipt of the explosive into the
depot would result in the overstocking of the depot.
No person, except a public officer in the performance of bis duties, shall open any package containing explosive in a depot without the permission in writing of the Commissioner.
9. No person shall, while any explosive is being received into or removed from any part of a depot or transhipped to or from any part of a depot, carry on or near that part of the depol or any vessel unloading, loading or transhipping the explosive any work which is not necessary for the receipt, removal or tran- shipment of the explosive.
10. No person shall, while any explosive is being received into or removed from a depot, or is being transhipped to or from a depot-
(a) have in his possession any combustible material;
(b) light any fire:
(c) expose any naked light; or
(d) smoke.
in or near the depot or any vessel unloading, loading or tran- shipping the explosive.
Applicant to attend depot while explosives and received of removed.
Notice of storage.
Commissioner
to refuse to store explosives
if unsafe or if depot over- stocked,
Packages not to be opened without pertniasion.
Prohibition of other work during reception and removal of explosives
Prohibition of Combustible materials in or near depots,
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