Mar. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 855

Regulations under the Explosives and Dangerous Goods Amend-
ment Act, 1920, to take effect as By-laws within the County
of Kaikoura.

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House at Wellington, this 26th day of
March, 1930.
Present :
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.
WHEREAS the Minister of Internal Affairs, in pursuance
of the powers conferred on him by section fifteen of
the Explosive and Dangerous Goods Amendment Act, 1920,
did, by requisition dated the twenty-third day of December,
one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine, require the
Kaikoura County Council, being a licensing authority under
the said Act, to make by-laws under and for the purpose of
the said Act:
And whereas the said Council did not, within three months
from the receipt of the said requisition, make such by-laws
in the manner required by the said requisition :
Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of
the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice
and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion,
and in pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred on
him by section fifteen aforesaid, doth hereby make the regula-
tions set forth in the Schedule hereto, to give effect to the said
requisition.

SCHEDULE.
REGULATIONS TO TAKE EFFECT AS BY-LAWS.

1. In the following by-laws, if not inconsistent with the
   context,—
   “Approved” means approved by an Inspector :
   “In bulk,” as applied to liquid dangerous goods, means
   such goods stored or kept in receptacles of a capacity
   greater than 90 gallons :
   “Inspector” means an officer appointed by the Council
   for the purposes of the Explosive and Dangerous
   Goods Amendment Act, 1920 :
   “Dangerous goods,” “petroleum,” “petroleum oil,”
   “petroleum spirit,” and “fuel oil” have the meanings
   assigned thereto respectively by the Explosive and
   Dangerous Goods Amendment Act, 1920 :
   “Dangerous goods of Class I,” “dangerous goods of Class
   II,” “dangerous goods of Class III,” and “dangerous
   goods of Class IV” have the meanings assigned thereto
   respectively by the regulations for the time being in
   force under the Explosive and Dangerous Goods Amend-
   ment Act, 1920.
   NOTE.—Under the Dangerous Goods Regulations, 1928—
   “Dangerous goods of Class I” includes aviation motor
   spirit, benzine, benzene, benzole, benzoline, distillate,
   gasoline, motor spirit, naphtha, and petroleum ether,
   also liquids or materials consisting wholly or in part
   of petroleum spirit, acetone, carbon bisulphide, amyl
   acetate, or ether, and having a true flashing-point less
   than 73° Fahr. :
   “Dangerous goods of Class II” includes petroleum oil,
   kerosene, and power kerosene, methyl alcohol, tur-
   pentine, and turpentine substitutes, absolute alcohol,
   methylated spirits, and spirits of wine :
   “Dangerous goods of Class III” includes phosphorus
   (yellow) and calcium carbide :
   “Dangerous goods of Class IV” includes fuel oil when
   stored in bulk.
2. No person shall keep or store dangerous goods within
   the county except in pursuance of a written license in that
   behalf as hereinafter mentioned, and then only in the place,
   to the extent, and in the manner permitted by such license
   and by these by-laws : Provided always that it shall not be
   an offence hereunder to keep or store dangerous goods without
   a license in the quantities and under the conditions of storage
   shown hereunder :—
   (a) 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 :
   (b) In quantities not exceeding 8½ gallons of dangerous
   goods of Class I, kept for private use and not for
   the purposes of sale, and not used or intended for
   use in the premises in which the same are kept or
   stored, in connection with any trade or business or
   any purpose incidental thereto, 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 not within a
   dwelling or an outhouse attached to a dwelling, and
   if 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 :
   (c) In quantities not exceeding 17 gallons of dangerous
   goods of Class II, kept for the purpose of sale, or
   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. from such dangerous
   goods of Class II :
   (d) In quantities not exceeding 250 gallons of dangerous
   goods of Class I or of Class II, kept on any farm
   premises not less than 10 acres in area, for private
   use or use in connection with the work on such farm
   and not for purpose of sale, if all such dangerous goods
   are kept in a thoroughly ventilated building situated
   not less than 40 ft. from any other building, and if all
   such dangerous goods are kept in substantial metal
   vessels so securely closed that neither liquid nor
   vapour can escape therefrom, and if all due precau-
   tions are taken to prevent accident from fire or
   explosion :
   (e) In quantities not exceeding 2 lb. of phosphorous kept
   under water in securely closed containers :
   (f) In quantities not exceeding 50 lb. of calcium carbide
   contained in waterproof and airtight tins, each con-
   taining not more than 7 lb., and labelled with a dis-
   tinctive label or mark denoting the nature of the
   contents :
   (g) On a ship, carriage, railway-station, or wharf while
   being conveyed in accordance with the regulations
   under the Explosive and Dangerous Goods Amend-
   ment Act, 1920 :
   (h) In a fuel tank of a motor-carriage or motor-propelled
   ship, or the fuel-tank of a stationary internal-com-
   bustion engine :
   Provided that nothing in this by-law shall authorize the
   keeping in unlicensed premises of more than 3 gallons at
   any one time of petroleum spirit used or intended for use in
   such premises in connection with any trade or business or any
   purpose incidental thereto.
3. No person shall store or keep within the county any
   gunpowder, blasting-powder, gelignite, detonators, or other
   explosives for which a license is required under the Explosive
   and Dangerous Goods Act, 1908, save in pursuance of and
   under the conditions prescribed by a license under that Act
   issued by a Government Inspector.
4. No license to store dangerous goods of Class I shall be
   issued in respect of any premises within the “brick area” of
   the county (as defined in any by-laws for the time being
   in force relating to the erection of buildings in the county)
   unless such dangerous goods are stored either in an under-
   ground tank or in an approved fire-resisting depot.
5. Any person desirous of keeping “dangerous goods” in
   or upon any premises in the county shall deliver to the
   County Clerk a written application for a license in such form
   as may be approved by the Council.
6. Upon receipt of such application the County Clerk shall
   cause an inspection of the premises therein named to be made
   by an Inspector, and it shall be the duty of such Inspector
   to examine such premises and report in writing to the County
   Clerk as to their fitness or otherwise for the storage of any
   such dangerous goods as aforesaid, having regard to the
   character of the business carried on therein, the situation
   and construction of the proposed storage-place, the nature
   of adjoining premises, and the precautions (if any) which the
   applicant has taken to guard against the risk of fire or explo-
   sion, and to the regulations for the time being in force under
   the Explosive and Dangerous Goods Amendment Act, 1920.
7. If the officer making such inspection reports that the
   premises are satisfactory, the County Clerk shall, on payment
   of the license fee, forthwith issue a license under his hand
   authorizing the applicant to keep such quantity of all or
   any such dangerous goods as aforesaid as may be approved
   by the Inspector :
   Provided that no license shall be issued for the storage of
   any quantity of liquid dangerous goods exceeding 1,000
   gallons unless the Council has first approved of the issue of
   such license.
8. Every such license shall be in such form as may be
   approved by the Council, and shall terminate on the 31st
   day of March in each year.

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