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1. The transhipment of any Dangerous Goods as aforesaid shall not take place between the hours of 6) p.m. and 6 a.m. from October to March both inclusive, nor between the hours of 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. from April to September both inclusive, without the written per- mission of the Harbour Master.
5. Dangerous Goods as aforesiad shall not be landed from an importing Ship or Vessel elsewhere than at a Government Gunpowder Depôt excepting such as may he consigned to the holder of a licence issued under the Dangerous Goods Ordinance, 1873, covering the class and quantity of goods so consigued, and in the case of goods so consigued they shall be conveyed from the importing Ship or Vessel by the shortest route, and delivered to the consignee and stored in his licensed premises without delay.
6.—(1.) During the time that any Dangerous Goods as aforesaid are waterborne in the waters of the Colony on board of any Ship, they shall be protected either by being stowed under hatches, or by being covered with serviceable tarpaulins, and no fires or naked lights shall be made or used, and no smoking shall be allowed, on board any such Ship, unless the said dangerous goods are stowed under hatches.
(2.) During the time that any Dangerous Goods, as aforesaid are waterborne in the waters of the Colony on board any Ligthter or Boat, they shall be protected, either by being stowed under hatches, or by being covered with serviceable tarpaulins, and no fires, or naked lights shall be made or used, and no smoking shall be allowed, on board any such lighter or boat under any circumstances.
7. No Lighter, Cargoboat or other Vessel, having Dangerous Goods on board shall lie at, or alongside any sea-wall, pier, wharf, jetty or landing place, for the purpose of landing or shipping any Dangerous Goods or of otherwise dealing with or of disposing of such goods, for more than fifteen minutes, and, thereupon, such Lighter, Cargoboat or Vessel, shall, unless the Dangerous Goods have been wholly discharged, proceed forthwith to one of the Dangerous Goods Anchorages, but this rule shall not apply to Vessels carrying petroleum and lying
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at one of the wharves at which the discharge of petroleum is permitted, or to Vessels discharging explosives at a Government Gunpowder Depôt in accordance with the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899.
8. The Dangerous Goods on board every such Lighter, Cargoboat or other Vessel arriving at any sea-wall, pier, wharf, jetty or landing place, shall be immediately discharged by the owner or consignee, and forthwith removed by him to some premises duly licensed for the storage of such goods; and if such owner or consignee shall fail in so doing, it shall be lawful for any police officer (not below the rank of a Sergeant) to take possession of the Dangerous Goods and store them at the expense of the owner or consignee thereof; but this rule shall not apply to Vessels carrying petroleum, and lying at one of the wharves at which the discharge of petroleum is permitted, or to Vessels discharging explosives at 2L Government Gunpowder Depôt in accordance with the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899.
9. The Dangerous Goods Anchorages shall mean the portions of the harbour for the time being so appro- priated and defined in Table M of the Schedule to the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, Ordinance No. 10
of 1899.
10. Nothing in these Rules shall be deemed to invalidate any Rules or Regulations made under Section 36 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, with reference to Gunpowder and Explosives.
Case Oil.
1. In these Rules the words “Case Oil" shall mean petroleum and any product of petroleum, including naphtha and naptha products, and also benzene, con- tained in this or other cases, but shall not include:-
Limits of Dangerous Northern Anchorages,
Rules mad under the Mercimit Shipping Ordinance.
1899, nud invalidated.
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