APRIL 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1023

Regulations under the Explosive and Dangerous Goods Amendment Act, 1920.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 27th day of April, 1921.

Present:
THE HONOURABLE SIR F. H. D. BELL, K.C.M.G., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the Explosive and Dangerous Goods Amendment Act, 1920 (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of that Dominion, doth hereby make the following regulations for the purposes of the said Act; and doth hereby declare that the said regulations shall, except as may be otherwise provided therein, come into force on the date of the publication of this Order in the Gazette.

REGULATIONS.

1. IN these regulations, if not inconsistent with the context—
   “Approved” means approved by an Inspector.
   “Carriage” includes any carriage, wagon, cart, truck, vehicle, or other means of conveying goods or passengers by land, in whatever manner it may be propelled or transferred from place to place, and whether at rest or in motion.
   “Harbour” means a harbour within the meaning of the Harbours Act, 1908.
   “In bulk” as applied to liquid dangerous goods means such goods stored or kept in receptacles of a capacity greater than 200 gallons.
   “Protected work” means (a) any dwellinghouse, place of worship, public building, university, college or school, hospital or public institution, Court of justice, theatre, or other building in which persons are accustomed to assemble; (b) any factory, workshop, office, store, warehouse, shop, or other building where persons are employed for the purpose of any trade or business; (c) any dock, wharf, public railway (not being a siding), timber-yard, and any part of a harbour, port, or river where it is customary for ships to berth, moor, or lie; (d) any depot in which dangerous goods are kept.
   “Screen-wall” means a wall of such substance and so constructed and placed as to be efficient for the purpose of preventing the spread of fire from any one place to any other place; and where dangerous goods are kept in an underground depot, means the surrounding floor, walls, and covering of such underground depot, if efficient for the purpose aforesaid.
   “Storeship” means any ship used for the storage of dangerous goods within the limits of a harbour.
   “Wharf” includes any quay, landing-place, landing-stage, jetty, pier, hulk, or other place at which goods are landed, loaded, or unloaded.
   “Vessel” means a receptacle or container capable of holding liquids.

PART I.—CLASSIFICATION AND EXEMPTIONS.

2. For the purposes of these regulations, dangerous goods shall be divided into four classes as follows, and the goods named in the several classes are hereby declared to be dangerous goods within the meaning of the said Act:—
   Class I:—
   Petroleum spirit.
   Liquids or materials consisting wholly or in part of acetone, carbon bisulphide, or ether, and having a true flashing-point less than 73° Fahr.
   Class II:—
   Petroleum-oil.
   Methyl alcohol.
   Turpentine, or turpentine substitutes.
   Absolute alcohol, methylated spirits, or spirits of wine.
   Class III:—
   Phosphorus (yellow).
   Calcium carbide.
   Class IV:—
   Fuel-oil when stored in bulk.

3. Dangerous goods may be kept or stored without a license under the said Act in the quantities and under the conditions of storage shown hereunder:—
   (a.) If stored within a borough or town district or within the district of any local authority which is a licensing authority,—
   (1.) In quantities not exceeding 3 gallons of dangerous goods of Class I, if such goods are kept in separate glass, earthenware, or metal vessels, each of which contains not more than one-half pint and is securely stopped.
   (2.) In quantities not exceeding 8½ gallons of dangerous goods of Class I kept for private use and not for the purpose of sale, if such goods are kept in substantial vessels of metal or other approved material so securely closed that neither liquid nor vapour can escape therefrom, and if all due precautions are taken to prevent accident by fire or explosion and to prevent the escape of any such dangerous goods into a sewer or drain.
   (3.) In quantities not exceeding 8½ gallons of dangerous goods of Class II kept for purposes of sale, and not exceeding 50 gallons of such goods kept for private use only and not for the purpose of sale, if no dangerous goods of Class I are kept by any person within a distance of 20 ft. of such dangerous goods of Class II, or if dangerous goods of Class I are so kept, then if either the goods of Class I or the goods of Class II are kept completely surrounded by a screen-wall.
   (4.) In quantities not exceeding 2 lb. of phosphorus kept under water in securely closed containers.
   (5.) In quantities not exceeding 50 lb. of calcium carbide contained in waterproof and airtight tins, each containing not more than 7 lb. and labelled with a distinctive label or mark denoting the nature of the contents.
   (6.) In a ship or carriage while being conveyed thereon in accordance with these regulations.
   (7.) In a fuel-tank of a motor-carriage or motor-propelled ship, or the fuel-tank of a stationary motor-engine.
   (b.) If stored in any other place,—
   (1.) In quantities not exceeding 3 gallons of dangerous goods of Class I, if such goods are kept in separate glass, earthenware, or metal vessels, each of which contains not more than one-half pint and is securely stopped.
   (2.) In quantities not exceeding 8½ gallons of dangerous goods of Class I kept for private use only and not for the purpose of sale, if such goods are kept in substantial vessels of metal or other approved material so securely closed that neither liquid nor vapour can escape therefrom, and if all due precautions are taken to prevent accident by fire or explosion and to prevent the escape of any such dangerous goods into a sewer or drain.
   (3.) In quantities not exceeding 58 gallons of dangerous goods of Class I kept for private use only and not for the purpose of sale, if all such goods are stored in a thoroughly ventilated depot situated not less than 10 ft. from any protected work, or in a thoroughly ventilated building other than a depot not less than 40 ft. from any protected work; and if all such dangerous goods are kept in substantial vessels of metal or other approved material, each containing not more than 5 gallons, and so securely closed that neither liquid nor vapour can escape therefrom, and all due precautions are taken to prevent accident by fire or explosion and to prevent the escape of any such dangerous goods into a sewer or drain.
   (4.) In quantities not exceeding 250 gallons of dangerous goods of Class II if no dangerous goods of Class I are kept by any person within a distance of 50 ft. thereof, or when any such goods are so kept, then if the dangerous goods of either the goods of Class I or the goods of Class II are kept completely surrounded by a screen-wall.
   (5.) In quantities not exceeding 2 lb. of phosphorus kept under water in securely closed containers.
   (6.) In quantities not exceeding 50 lb. of calcium carbide contained in waterproof and airtight tins, each containing not more than 7 lb. and labelled with a distinctive label or mark denoting the nature of the contents.
   (7.) In quantities not exceeding 2 cwt. of calcium carbide kept in waterproof and airtight metal receptacles having labels or other marks denoting the nature of the contents, and stored in an outhouse, storeroom, or other building not in general occupation and situated not less than 10 ft. from any protected building or work.
   (8.) In a ship or carriage while being conveyed thereon in accordance with these regulations.
   (9.) In a fuel-tank of a motor-carriage or motor-propelled ship, or the fuel-tank of a stationary motor-engine.

4. The foregoing provisions for the storage of dangerous goods without a license shall not apply in respect of the storage of dangerous goods on any premises licensed, or required to be licensed, for the storage of dangerous goods.

5. Except as otherwise provided in these regulations, the said Act and these regulations shall not apply to fuel oil.