having access to the dangerous goods kept in the
premises; and no person shall do any act whatever
which tends to cause fire or explosion.
27. If, in respect of any dangerous goods in licensed
premises, any of these regulations or any of the rules contained in the last preceding regulation are not complied with,
the occupier of the premises and any person contravening or
failing to comply with the regulations or such rules shall be
liable to a fine of £100.
(b.) Storage of Petroleum-spirit in Underground Tank Depots.
28. Underground tank depots licensed for the storage of
petroleum-spirit in bulk in quantities not exceeding 5,000
gallons shall comply with the following conditions :—
(a.) The tank and all pumps, pipes, and fittings shall be
strongly constructed of the best materials, the construction and fitting-up to be subject to the approval
of an Inspector.
(b.) The tank shall be placed not less than 2 ft. below the
surface of the ground, and shall not be placed beneath a building unless the circumstances of the case
render this necessary. When so placed it shall not,
except with the approval of the Chief Inspector, be
less than 2 ft. below the lowest floor of the building
The tank, wherever situated, shall be below the level
of any piping to which such tank may be connected.
(c.) Except as may be approved by the Chief Inspector, the
tank shall be set in firm foundations, and shall be
either surrounded by soft earth, sand, or preferably
clay well tamped into place, encased in concrete, or
placed in a brick or concrete chamber with the space
between tank and chamber filled with dry sand or
clay.
(d.) All tanks shall be fitted with a ventilating-pipe not less
than 1 in. in diameter, which shall be carried to an
approved position in the open air not less than 12 ft
above the ground, and there terminated with a
return bend and protected in an approved manner
with metal gauze of not less than 800 meshes to the
square inch.
(e.) Except in cases where the dangerous goods are stored
over water, all pipes connected to the storage tank,
including the dipping-hole pipe, but excluding the
ventilating-pipe, shall be carried down close to the
bottom of the tank.
(f.) The filling-pipe shall be carried to an approved position
in the open air, and so protected that water cannot
overlie the opening, and shall be fitted with a screw-cap and protected in an approved manner from
access by unauthorized persons :
Provided that the Chief Inspector may, in particular cases where in his opinion the ventilation is
sufficient or other circumstances warrant this course,
permit the filling-pipe to be carried to an approved
position inside the building.
(g.) The tank shall be separated from all protected buildings
and works by not less than the appropriate distance
prescribed in the First Schedule; provided that the
Chief Inspector may authorize a reduced distance in
cases where, in his opinion, the public safety will not
be unduly prejudiced thereby.
9. Wherever possible, tanks shall be filled under seal.
When necessary to fill otherwise, such filling shall be done
only at such times and in such manner as will minimize the
danger of accident or fire and as may be approved by an
Inspector.
30. Except as may be approved by the Chief Inspector,
petroleum-spirit shall be delivered from the tank either—
(a.) By pumping through strong iron piping by means of
pumps or measuring-pumps of a kind approved by
the Chief Inspector, fixed in approved positions, and
thence through sound hose fitted with secure tap and
nozzle; or
(b.) By pumping through strong iron piping by means of
approved pumps into above-ground measuring-tanks
of a capacity not exceeding 30 gallons placed in
approved position in the open air (and provided with
overflow and emptying pipes returning to the tanks),
and thence through sound hose fitted with secure tap
and nozzle.
31. All tanks, pumps, pipes, and fittings shall be at all
times maintained in good order and free from leakage.
(c.) Storage of Petroleum Spirit, Petroleum Oil, and Fuel-oil
(herein referred to as Petroleum) in Bulk.
32. No licenses shall be issued and no depot shall be
established or maintained by any local authority for the
storage of petroleum in bulk in above-ground tanks, or in
quantities exceeding 5,000 gallons in underground tanks, or
on any storeship, unless the consent in writing of the Chief
Inspector has been obtained to the issue, and to the terms
and conditions of such license or of any amendment to the
same, or to the establishment or maintenance of the depot
by a local authority.
33. No license shall be issued to store petroleum in bulk
in any premises adjacent to any harbour from and to which
harbour it is proposed to deliver petroleum by means of pipelines, and no local authority shall establish or maintain any
such depot in any premises adjacent to any such harbour,
unless the situation of the premises and the provisions made
or proposed to be made for the public safety and for compliance
with these regulations have been approved by a Board consisting of the following persons:—
(a.) The Naval Adviser to the Government or a deputy
appointed by him:
(b.) The Chief Inspector or a deputy appointed by him:
(c.) An officer appointed by the Defence Department:
(d.) The Harbour Engineer or other officer appointed by
the Harbour Board concerned.
34. It shall not be permitted to discharge or wash out
tanks or to allow petroleum or sludge to flow or be deposited
from any tank, storeship, pipe-line, barge, or lighter, or
from any vessel.—
(a.) Into any harbour;
(b.) Into a river, stream, channel, or drain flowing or
discharging into any harbour; or
(c.) On to the foreshore of any harbour.
35. An application for a license for the storage of petroleum in bulk in quantities exceeding 5,000 gallons shall be
accompanied by a plan of the premises, in duplicate, drawn
to scale, showing all buildings and works on such premises,
and all buildings and works situated within 100 ft. of the
boundaries of the land comprising such premises. Such
plan shall, if approved, be included in and form part of any
license issued in respect of such premises.
36. Every tank in which petroleum in bulk is stored shall
be constructed of sufficient strength to hold the contents
safely. It shall be constructed of metal or, in the case of
fuel-oil, may be built of reinforced concrete. Every such
tank shall be of a capacity not less than 5 per cent.
greater than the volume stored therein, and shall be efficiently ventilated and electrically grounded, and all ventilators or other openings in the tank shall be screened with
wire gauze of not less than 800 meshes to the square inch.
37. All petroleum stored in bulk on any premises shall be
stored in a depot as defined by the said Act, and in these
regulations called “tank depot.”
Prevention of outflow from any tank depot shall be secured
by the excavation of a well or pit ; or by the erection of a
mound of earth or a wall of brick, stone, or concrete ; or in
other approved manner enclosing a space sufficient to contain
the full volume of petroleum capable of being held by the
tank or tanks. Such enclosed space shall be occupied only
by the storage tank or tanks and such settling and measuring
tanks, pumps, piping, valves, and other necessary appliances
as may be approved.
38. All buildings situated on premises licensed for the
storage of petroleum and in which petroleum is used or is
kept or stored otherwise than in bulk shall comply in all
respects with the terms of the license and Part IV (a) of
these regulations.
39. On all premises licensed for the storage of petroleum
in bulk (including storeships), and on every lighter or barge
used in connection therewith, there shall be provided such
efficient appliances for preventing or extinguishing a petroleum fire as may be required or approved by the Chief Inspector.
40. Every tank depot shall be separated from all protected
buildings and works by not less than the appropriate distance
prescribed in the First Schedule to these regulations ; provided
that the Chief Inspector may authorize a reduced distance in
cases where, in his opinion, the public safety will not be
unduly prejudiced thereby.
41. All tanks, containing walls and mounds, pumps, pipes,
and fittings, and all depots or other places where petroleum
is stored, used, or handled, shall be at all times maintained
in good order and to the satisfaction of an Inspector.
(d.) Storage of Dangerous Goods of Class III.
42. (1.) All calcium carbide stored on licensed premises
shall be kept in a building so constructed as to comply with
the following general conditions :—
(a.) The building shall be externally uninflammable (i.e.,
of brick, stone, or concrete, or externally covered
with galvanized iron), if situated less than 10 ft.
from any protected work.
(b.) Except as may be approved by the Chief Inspector,
calcium carbide shall not be stored within a building
which is a protected work unless such building is
built of brick, stone, or concrete, and the room or
receptacle in which the calcium carbide is kept is on
the ground floor and is of approved fire-resisting
construction.
(c.) The building or storage-room shall be efficiently
ventilated to the outer air.