Petroleum (CAP. 326 1
CHAPTER 326
THE PETROLEUM ACT
Arrangement of Sections
Section
1. Short title.
2. Interpretation.
3. Importation of volatile petroleum. -
4. Petroleum to be imported and exported in accordance
with Act.
5. Mooring of vessels having petroleum on board.
6. Provision of warehouses for storage of petroleum.
7. Notice of arrival of vessel to be given
8. Landing of petroleum.
9. Smoking prohibited.
10. Licence to store petroleum.
11. Storage of petroleum.
12. Licence to deal in or sell petroleum.
13. Notice to be given of accidents connected with volatile
petroleum.
14. Enquiry into accidents connected with volatile
petroleum.
15. Application of Act to substances other than petroleum.
16. Power of entry.
17. Search.
18. Power to make regulations.
19. Penalty.
20. Forfeiture of petroleum.
2 1. Forfeiture of licence.
FIRST SCHEDULE.
SECOND SCHEDULE.
THIRD SCHEDULE.
FOURTH SCHEDULE.
FIFTH SCHEDULE.
SIXTH SCHEDULE.
SEVENTH SCHEDULE.
EIGHTH SCHEDULE.
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PETROLEUM
(27th June, 1949.)
18/1989.
S.I. 3911989.
1. This Act may be cited as the Petroleum Act. short title.
2. In this Act- Interpretation.
"Comptroller of Customs" means the officer for the
time being performing the duties of Comptroller
of Customs and includes any Customs officer
authorized by the Comptroller of eiPIStoms to act
on his behalf;
"Government petroleum warehouse" means any place
provided by the Minister for the storage of
petroleum;
"licensed petroleum warehouse7' means a warehouse
in respect of which a licence to store petroleum
therein has been granted under the provisions of
this Act.
' 6 petroleum" means any volatile petroleum, kerosene,
diesel oil, gas oil;
"volatile petroleum" means petroleum which, when
tested in the manner set forth in the Second Schedule.
Schedule, gives off an inflammable vapour at a
lower temperature than seventy-three degrees
Fahrenheit;
"prescribed" means prescribed by the Cabinet by
regulations made under the provisions of this Act;
"vessel" includes every kind of steam or sailing vessel,
hulk, lighter, flat, boat or any kind of craft used
for the conveyance of persons or things by water.
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3. It shall be lawful for the Cabinet, by order, to pro- !;gi;rion Of
' hibit the importation of volatile petroleum or any particular
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variety thereof from and after a date to be specified in the
order.
Petroleum to be
imported and 4. No person shall import or export petroleum except
exported in under and in accordance with the provisions of this Act and
accordance with of any regulations made thereunder:
Act.
Provided that petroleum contained on board any vessel
or aircraft in properly constructed bunkers and receptacles
and used solely as the propelling power of such vessel or
aircraft shall not be deemed to have been imported or
exported contrary to the provisions of this Act.
Mooring of
vessels having
5 . (1) Every vessel carrying a cargo consisting wholly
on 01. in part of petroleum and entering or being in any port
board. in Antigua and Barbuda shall conform to all regulations made
under this Act in relation to the mooring of such vessels.
(2) It shall be lawful for the Harbour Master or any
other person acting under his orders to cause any vessel acting
in contravention of any such regulations to be removed at
the expense of the owner or master thereof to such place
as may be prescribed, and all expenses incurred in such
removal may be recovered by the Harbour Master as a civil
debt in a court of competent jurisdiction.
Provision of
warehouses for
6 . (1) The Minister shall provide a place or places
storage of for the storage of petroleum imported into Antigua and
petroleum. Barbuda.
(2) The owner of petroleum stored in a Government
petroleum warehouse shall pay to the Comptroller of Customs
such charges as may from time to time be prescribed.
Notice of arrival 7. (1) The master, owner or agent of any vessel
of vessel to be
given. carrying petroleum as cargo shall on the arrival of such vessel
in any port in Antigua and Barbuda and before landing any
such cargo notify the Harbour Master of the name of the
vessel and furnish the following particulars-
(a) the quantity of such petroleum;
( 6 ) what quantity (if any) of such petroleum is
volatile petroleum;
(c) the brands and marks of such petroleum.
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(2) If any petroleum is landed in contravention of this
section the master, owner and agent of such vessel shall each
be guilty of an offence against this Act.
8. (1) All petroleum imported into Antigua and
Barbuda shall be landed under the supervision of a Customs
officer and shall be immediately stored in a Government
petroleum warehouse or in a licensed petroleum warehouse
or in a bulk storage installation approved by the Cabinet
or in a tank specially licensed in that behalf.
(2) Any person contravening the provisions of this sec-
tion shall be guilty of an offence against this A&
9. Any person who smokes or has any naked light :=;fed,
in any place where petroleum is stored or within thirty feet
of any place where petroleum is being landed shall be guilty
of an offence against this Act.
10. (1) The Comptroller of Customs may in accor- Licence to store
petroleum. dance with the prescribed regulations issue a licence for any
warehouse to be used for the storage of petroleum.
(2) The Comptroller of Customs may at his discretion
issue a special licence for any tank to be used for the storage
of petroleum.
(3) Any person to whom a licence to store petroleum
shall be granted under the provisions of subsections (1) and
(2) who shall store petroleum otherwise than in accordance
with the terms of such licence shall be guilty of an offence
against this Act.
11. (1) Save as expressly provided in subsection (2), ;z;;fzu:;D'
all petroleum shall be stored in a Government petroleum
warehouse or in a licensed petroleum warehouse or in a
specially licensed tank.
(2) The provisions of subsection (1) shall not apply to
petroleum kept and stored-
\ (a) in supply pumps constructed in accordance with
the prescribed regulations;
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Seventh
Schedule.
( b ) in the fuel tank of any internal combustion
engine, including motor vehicles;
( 6 ) in garages and service stations in accordance
with prescribed regulations;
(4 in sealed tins or in stoppered bottles or in lamps
for private use where the quantity so kept does not
exceed eight imperial gallons;
(e) for sale where the quantity of petroleum kept
and stored does not exceed fifty imperial gallons and
such petroleum is kept and stored in accordance with
the regulations contained in the Seventh Schedule;
V) in any place approved by the Comptroller of
Customs which is not less than half a mile from any
city, town, village or settlement in Antigua and Barbuda;
(g) in any bulk storage installation approved by the
Cabinet and in accordance with the prescribed
regulations;
( h ) in receptacles for transport in accordance with
the prescribed regulations; or
(9 in any other place specially approved by the
Comptroller of Customs.
(3) If any petroleum is kept or stored in contravention
of the provisions of this section the owner of such petroleum
shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.
Licence to deal
in or sell 12. (1) The Comptroller of Customs may grant a
petroleum. licence to any person to deal in or sell petroleum in accor-
dance with the prescribed regulations.
(2) Any person-
(a) dealing in or selling petroleum who shall not
be the holder of a licence issued under the provisions
of subsection (1), or
( b ) who being the holder of a licence issued under
the provisions of subsection (1), deals in or sells
petroleum otherwise than in accordance with the terms
of such licence,
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shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.
13. (1) Whenever any accident which occasions loss Notice to be
given of of life or personal injury occurs by explosion or fire in or accidents
about or in connection with any Government petroleum connected with
volatile warehouse, licensed petroleum warehouse, specially licensed
tank, supply pump, garage, service station or bulk storage
installation, the occupier or person in charge of such premises
shall, if the explosion or fire involved volatile petroleum,
forthwith send or cause to be sent to the Labour Commis-
sioner notice of the accident and of the loss of life or per-
sonal injury.
(2) Where, in, about, or in connection with an-hip
or vehicle on which volatile petroleum is being conveyed or
loaded or from which petroleum is being unloaded, any
accident which occasions loss of life or personal injury occurs
by explosion or by fire, the owner or person in charge or
master of the ship or vehicle shall, if the explosion or fire
involved volatile petroleum, forthwith send or cause to be
sent to the Labour Commissioner notice of the accident and
of the loss of life or personal injury, but this provision shall
not apply where the volatile petroleum conveyed or loaded
on, or unloaded from the ship or vehicle is or was for use
only on that ship or vehicle or in any case in which such
notice as aforesaid is otherwise required by law to be sent
to some Government officer or department.
(3) Every such occupier, owner, person in charge or
master as aforesaid who fails to comply with any of the pro-
visions of this section shall be liable on summary conviction
to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.
14. (1) The Cabinet may, when they consider it pet rol sin to
expedient to do so, direct a formal investigation to be held connected with
into any accident of which notice is required by this Act to
be given to the Labour Commissioner, and into its causes
and circumstances, and with respect to any such investiga-
tion the following provisions shall have effect-
(a) the Minister may appoint a competent person
to hold the investigation, and may appoint any person
possessing legal or special knowledge to act as assessor
in holding the investigation;
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( b ) the person or persons so appointed (hereafter
in this section referred to as "the court") shall hold the
investigation in open court in such manner and under
such conditions as the court may think most effectual
for ascertaining the causes and circumstances of the
accident and for enabling the court to make the report
in this section mentioned;
( 6 ) the court shall have for the purposes of the
investigation all the powers of a Magistrate's Court when
exercising criminal jurisdiction and, in addition,
power-
(i) to enter and inspect any place or building the
entry or inspection whereof appears to the
court requisite for the said purposes;
(ii) by summons signed by the court to require
the attendance of all such persons as it thinks
fit to call before it and examine for the said
purposes, and to require answers or returns
to such enquiries as it thinks fit to make;
(iii) to require the production of all books, papers,
and documents which it considers relevant;
(iv) to administer an oath and require any person
examined to make and sign a declaration of
the truth of the statements made by him in
his examination;
(d) persons attending as witnesses before the court
shall be allowed such allowances, travelling expenses and
fees as would be allowed to witnesses summoned to
attend the High Court on a criminal trial and in case
of dispute as to the amount to be allowed, the dispute
shall be referred by the court to the Registrar, who,
on request signed by the court, shall ascertain and cer-
tify the proper amount of such allowances, travelling
expenses and fees;
(e) the court shall make a report to the Cabinet
stating the causes and circumstances of the accident and
adding any observations which the court thinks right
to make;
V) the court may require the expenses incurred in
and about an investigation under this section (including
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the remuneration of any persons appointed to act as
assessors) to be paid in whole or part by any person
summoned before it who appears to the court to be,
by reason of any act or default on his part or on the
part of any servant or agent of his, responsible in any
degree for the occurrence of the accident, but any such
expenses not required to be so paid shall be paid out
of the general revenues of Antigua and Barbuda;
@) any person who without reasonable excuse
(proof whereof shall lie on him) either fails, after having
had the allowances, travelling expenses and fees (if any)
to which he is entitled tendered to him, to comply with
any summons or requisition of the court, or prevents
or impedes the court in the execution of its duty, &all
be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable on summary
conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars "
or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three
months, and, in the case of a failure to comply with
the requisition for making any return or producing any
document, if the failure in respect of which a person
was so convicted is continued after the conviction, he
shall be guilty of a further offence and shall be liable - .
on summary conviction to a fine of two hundred and
fifty dollars for every day on which the failure was so
continued.
(2) The Cabinet may cause the report of the court to
be made public at such time and in such manner as they
think fit.
15. The Cabinet may by order direct that this Act Application of
Act to substances
or anv Dart thereof shall a ~ d v to anv substance or mixture, .the, th,
and the Act or the part t lkeof specified in this order shall petroleum.
during the time mentioned therein apply to such substance
or mixture and shall be construed and have effect as if such
substance or mixture had been included in the definition of
petroleum as given in section 2.
16. It shall be lawful for the Comptroller of Customs Power of entry.
or any police officer at all reasonable times and without notice
to enter any place in which petroleum is kept or stored for
the purpose of ascertaining whether the provisions of this
Act and the regulations made thereunder are being com-
plied with.
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Search. 17. (1) It shall be lawful for any Magistrate on
reasonable cause assigned upon oath to issue a warrant under
his hand for searching any place in which petroleum is
suspected to be kept contrary to the provisions of this Act
or of any regulations made thereunder.
(2) A sample not exceeding 26 fluid ounces of any
petroleum or other liquid found in such place may be taken
by the person executing the search.
Power to make
regulations.
18. (1) It shall be lawful for the Cabinet to make and,
when made, vary and revoke regulations for the manage-
ment, safety and control of any Government or licensed
petroleum warehouse and generally for carrying out the pro-
visions of this Act, and to attach to any breach of any such
regulation a penalty not exceeding five thousand dollars, with
or without a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months:
Provided that until such regulations shall be made the
Schedules. regulations contained in the Schedules shall be in force.
Penalty. 19. Any person found guilty of an offence against this
Act for which no special penalty is provided shall be liable
on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five thous-
and dollars, with or without a term of imprisonment not
exceeding six months.
Forfeiture of
petroleum.
20. All petroleum kept or stored in contravention of
the provisions of this Act or of any regulations made
thereunder shall be forfeited to the Crown.
Forfeiture of
licence.
2 1. If any person to whom a licence may be granted
under the provisions of this Act or any regulations made
thereunder shall be convicted of any offence against this Act,
such licence shall upon such conviction become void.
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FIRST SCHEDULE S. 18.
Regulations for the use and management of Government petroleum
warehouses, and to fix charges in respect of petroleum stored
therein.
1. CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT. Government
petroleum warehouses shall be under the control and management
of the Comptroller of Customs. -.
2. STORAGE O F PETROLEUM. All petroleum shall be
stored under the supervision of, and in accordance with, the
instructions of, a Customs officer. Volatile petroleum shall be stored
separately from petroleum which is not volatile.
3. LEAKING CONTAINERS. No leaking containers shall
be stored in a Government warehouse. If any containers in a
Government warehouse are found to be leaking, the owner thereof
shall at once be notified and he shall be required to deal immediately
with such containers in accordance with the instructions of the
Comptroller of Customs and if the owner fails to comply with
such instructions he shall be guilty of an offence.
4. DELIVERIES. All deliveries from a Government
warehouse shall be made under the supervision of a Customs officer.
Deliveries will be made only at the following times:
Monday
Tuesday between 8 a.m. and 12 noon,
Wednesday and between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Friday
Thursday I between 8 a.m. and Saturday 12 noon
Deliveries will not be made on Public Holidays.
5 . NOTICE AND BARRIERS. (1) The Comptroller of
Customs may by appropriate notice erected on or near a Govern-
ment warehouse prohibit any person not having bonafide business
thereat from approaching such warehouse within the limits set
out in such notice. Any person not having bonafide business at
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a Government warehouse and approaching within a limit so pro-
hibited shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) The Comptroller of Customs may erect such barrier or
barriers near thereto or around a Government warehouse as he
shall think fit.
6. PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRE. (1) No person shall
smoke or have any naked flame in or within a distance of thirty
feet of any Government warehouse.
(2) No person in a Government warehouse shall have on or
about his person any matches or implements for producing flame
or fire or any materials for smoking.
(3) No person shall bring into, or use in any Government
warehouse any artificial light of any description except a light
incapable of igniting any inflammable vapour outside of the lamp
itself.
(4) Any person contravening sub-paragraphs (I), (2) or (3)
of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.
7. PROVISION O F SAND O R EXTINGUISHER. The
Comptroller of Customs shall maintain in every Government
warehouse an adequate quantity of sand in suitable receptacles
to be used in case of fire or some efficient type of foam extinguisher.
8. CHARGES. Warehouse rent for any petroleum stored
in a Government warehouse shall be as follows-
For every eight imperial gallons of petroleum for each calendar
month or part of such month the sum of two cents, and so on
in proportion for any greater or lesser quantity:
Provided that no rent shall be charged for the first forty-eight
hours.
9. COPY O F REGULATIONS T O BE DISPLAYED. A
copy of these regulations shall be displayed in a conspicuous place
in every Government petroleum warehouse, at the place or places
where petroleum is usually landed, and in the Customs Office.
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SECOND SCHEDULE Ss. 2. 18.
Regulations for testing petroleum
1. PERSONS QUALIFIED T O TEST. All tests of
petroleum shall be carried out by such person as the Minister shall
appoint in that behalf.
2. METHOD O F TEST. All tests shall be carried out by
the method known as the "Abel Petroleum Test".
3. TIME IN WHICH TEST T O BE MADE. The test
provided for by these regulations shall be carried out within twenty-
four hours of the receipt of the samples to be tested by the person
authorized to make the test. ---
4. CERTIFICATE. A certificate in the following form shall
be given in respect of all petroleum tested under these regulations:
I hereby certify that I have tested in accordance with the
prescribed regulations the samples of petroleum marked
forwarded to me to be tested on the day of
19 and that such samples consist of
within the meaning of the Petroleum Act.
Signed ...............................
Date .................................
5 . FEES. The following fees shall be paid out of the general
revenue to persons authorized under these regulations to test
petroleum:
For testing each set of two samples seventy-two cents:
Provided that no fee shall be payable hereunder to any Govern-
ment officer unless expressly authorized by the Minister.
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THIRD SCHEDULE S.18.
Regulations for the construction, use and management of licensed
petroleum warehouses.
1. LICENSING OF WAREHOUSES. No warehouse shall
be licensed under these regulations unless-
(a) the position thereof shall have been approved by the
Comptroller of Customs and, if within the boundaries of the
City of St. John's, by the Central Board of Health, and
(b) the Director of Public Works shall have certified that
such warehouse is constructed in accordance with regulation 4
of this Schedule.
2. FORM O F LICENCE. A licence to store petroleum in
a warehouse shall be in the following form:
The warehouse known as situate in
is hereby licensed as a petroleum
warehouse in accordance with the Petroleum Act, and
the regulations made thereunder. Not more than
imperial gallons of may at any time be stored
in this warehouse.
This licence expires on the day of
19 .
Comptroller of Customs.
Dated
3. FEE. The fee for any licence granted under these regula-
tions shall be $4.80 per quarter or any part thereof and shall be
paid in stamps to be affixed to the licence.
4. CONSTRUCTION. (1) Warehouses shall be con-
structed to a design approved by the Director of Public Works.
Such warehouses shall be of reinforced concrete or of stone or
brick, and shall have a roof of non-inflammable material, and shall
have double iron doors with slots or recesses therein arranged as
far as possible to prevent leakage of gas or air, and shall have
floors of sand or earth.
(2) There shall be exhibited on every warehouse so as to be
clearly visible from every side thereof a permanent notice or notices
bearing the words, "Danger". "Petroleum".
(3) Any person contravening this regulation shall be guilty
of an offence.
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5 . POSITION. No warehouse shall be licensed for the
storage of petroleum unless such warehouse is not less than thirty
feet from the nearest building:
Provided that the Director of Public Works may specially
approve of the licensing of a warehouse which is less than thirty
feet from the nearest building if the exterior of such nearest building
is constructed of non-inflammable material.
6 . STORAGE O F PETROLEUM. All petroleum shall be
stored under the supervision of, and in accordance with the
instructions of, a Customs officer. Volatile petroleum shall be stored
separately from petroleum which is not volatile.
7. LEAKING CONTAINERS. Any containers in a
licensed warehouse found to be in a leaking condition shall be
dealt with in accordance with the instructions of the Comptroller
of Customs, and if the licensee of such warehouse fails to comply
with such instructions he shall be guilty of an offence.
8. PRECAUTION AGAINST FIRE. (1) No person in a
warehouse shall-
(a) smoke or have any naked light therein; or
(b) have on or about his person any matches or
implements for producing flame or fire; or
(G) bring thereinto or use any artificial light of any
description except a light incapable of igniting any inflam-
mable vapour outside of the lamp itself.
(2) Any person contravening this regulation shall be guilty
of an offence.
9. PROVISION O F SAND O R EXTINGUISHER.
(1) There shall be maintained in every warehouse to the satisfac-
tion of the Comptroller of Customs an adequate quantity of sand
in suitable receptacles to be used in case of fire or some efficient
type of foam extinguisher.
(2) If the licensee of such warehouse fails to comply with this
regulation he shall be guilty of an offence.
10. COPY O F REGULATIONS T O BE DISPLAYED.
A copy of these regulations shall be displayed in a conspicuous
place in every warehouse and in the Customs Office.
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FOURTH SCHEDULE S. 18.
Regulations for granting licences to deal in or sell petroleum other
than in a licensed supply pump
1. FORM O F LICENCE. A licence to deal in or sell
petroleum may be granted by the Comptroller of Customs at his
discretion and shall be in the following form:
Licence is hereby granted to of
to deal in and sell* in
accordance with the provisions of the Petroleum Act,
and the regulations made thereunder, in and from his premises
known as and situated
This licence expires on the day of
19 .
Dated
Comptroller of Customs.
* State whether licence is to sell petroleum, or petroleum other
than volatile petroleum only.
2. FEE. The fee for any licence granted under these regula-
tions shall be 25 cents per quarter or any part thereof and shall
be paid in stamps to be affixed to the licence.
3. ADEQUATE PROVISION FOR STORAGE O F
PETROLEUM T O BE MADE BY APPLICANT. Before grant- "
ing a licence to deal in or sell volatile petroleum the Comptroller
of Customs shall satisfy himself that the applicant has made ade-
quate provision on the premises on which petroleum is to be sold
to enable him to comply with the regulations governing the storage
of petroleum kept for sale otherwise than in pumps.
4. APPEAL. Any person aggrieved by the grant of, or
refusal of a licence under these regulations by the Comptroller
of Customs may appeal to the Cabinet and the decision of the
Cabinet thereon shall be final.
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FIFTH SCHEDULE S.18.
Regulations for the erection and construction of pumps for the
storage of petroleum
1. PUMPS T O BE LICENSED. No pump shall be used
for the storage of petroleum unless such pump is licensed in
accordance with these regulations by the Comptroller of Customs.
2. LICENSING O F PUMPS. No fixed pump shall be
licensed unless-
(a) the position of such pump shall have been approved
by the Commissioner of Police, and if in the City of Saint
John's by the Central Board of Health; and
(b) the Director of Public Works shall have certified that
such pump is constructed in accordance with these regulations.
3. CONSTRUCTION AND CAPACITY O F FIXED
PUMPS. (1) Fixed-supply pumps and the storage tank to be used
in connection therewith shall be constructed of iron, steel or con-
crete of a design approved by the Director of Public Works and
shall be fitted with hoses and couplings in good condition and
without leaks. The air inlet shall be so arranged that the blast
or explosion of any flame which may issue therefrom shall not
impinge upon any part of the pump or tank or upon any inflam-
mable substance.
(2) The storage tank in connection with any fixed-supply
pump shall be of a capacity not exceeding one thousand imperial
gallons and shall be embedded in such a way that the top thereof
is at no part thereof above two feet of the level of the surrounding
ground:
Provided that where the capacity of the storage tank does
not exceed one hundred imperial gallons, such tank may be placed
in any building in the construction of which no inflammable
material is used and which is approved by the Director of Public
Works.
4. C O N S T R U C T I O N A N D S T O R A G E O F
MOVEABLE SUPPLY PUMPS. Moveable supply pumps, the
tanks of which shall not exceed a capacity of one hundred imperial
gallons, shall be constructed of iron or steel of a design approved
by the Director of Public Works and shall be fitted with hoses
and couplings in good condition and without leaks. The air inlet
shall be so arranged that the blast or explosion of any flame which
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may issue therefrom shall not impinge upon any part of the pump I
or tank or upon any inflammable substance. !
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5. STORAGE OF MOVEABLE SUPPLY PUMPS. i
Moveable pumps when not in use shall be stored in a place
approved by the Director of Public Works. 1
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6. USE OF MOVEABLE SUPPLY PUMPS. Moveable i 1
pumps may be placed only in-
(a) such position on the pavement or sidewalk that they
may be clearly seen by the public and by the person in charge
thereof, and
(b) such place or places as shall be approved by the 1
Commissioner of Police and if within the limits of the City
of Saint John's by the Central Board of Health.
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7. FORM OF LICENCES. (1) A licence to store petroleum
in a fixed pump shall be in the following form:
Licence is hereby granted to
of to store
petroleum in accordance with the Petroleum Act, and
:he regulations made thereunder, in a pump to be erected
and maintained at
This licence expires on the
19 .
day of
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Date Comptroller of Cus tom
(2) A licence to store petroleum in a moveable pump other
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than a fixed pump shall be in the following form: i
Licence is hereby granted to
of to store
petroleum in accordance with the Petroleum Act, and the
regulations made thereunder in a moveable supply pump to be
kept and maintained at
This licence expires on the day of
19 .
Date Comptroller of Custom.
8. FEES. The fee for any licence granted under these regula-
tions shall be as follows:
For every licence to store petroleum
in a fixed pump. .... ..... . ... .... . . . ... . .... $2.40 per annum
or any part thereof
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For every licence to store petroleum
in a moveable pump ....................... $1.44 per annum
or any part thereof
The fees provided for by this regulation shall be paid in stamps
and shall be affixed to the licence.
SIXTH SCHEDULE S.18.
Regulations for the storage of petroleum in garages and service
stations
1. QUANTITY TO BE STORED. A quantity of
petroleum not exceeding fifty imperial gallons, exclusive of
petroleum in the fuel tanks of motor vehicles, may be kept in a
garage in accordance with these regulations:
Provided that nothing in this regulation shall be deemed to
prevent the storage of petroleum in a pump licensed under the
regulations contained in the Fifth Schedule or any regulations
amending the same:
Provided further that there may in addition be kept in a ser-
vice station a quantity of petroleum other than volatile petroleum
not exceeding one hundred imperial gallons.
2. METHOD O F STORING. All petroleum in garages
and service stations, other than petroleum in the fuel tanks of motor
vehicles, shall be kept in sound tins or drums, and such tins and
drums shall be stored and kept in a non-inflammable chamber,
fitted with a non-inflammable door, such chamber and door to
be constructed to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works
in a place approved by him.
3. STORING O F TINS O R DRUMS. All tins or drums
used for containing petroleum whether containing petroleum or
not shall be kept in the chamber provided for in the preceding
regulation.
4. LEAKING TINS O R DRUMS. Any tin or drum in
any garage or service station containing petroleum found to be
in a leaking or damaged condition shall immediately be removed
from the garage or service station to a place of safety in the open
air, and the petroleum therein contained transferred immediately
to a sound tin or drum.
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5 . PROVISION O F SAND O R EXTINGUISHER. In
every garage or service station in which petroleum is stored other-
wise than in the fuel tanks of motor vehicles, and in licensed supply
pumps, there shall be maintained to the satisfaction of the
Comptroller of Customs an adequate quantity of sand in suitable
receptacles to be used in case of fire or some efficient type of foam
extinguisher.
SEVENTH SCHEDULE S.11 (2) (e) .
Regulations for petroleum kept for sale otherwise than in pumps,
garages, or in service stations
1. QUANTITY T O BE STORED. A quantity not
exceeding fifty imperial gallons of petroleum may be kept for sale
in accordance with these regulations.
2. METHOD O F STORING. All petroleum kept for sale
shall be stored in sound tins or drums, and when such tins and
drums contain or'have contained volatile petroleum, they shall
be kept and stored in a non-inflammable chamber, fitted with a
non-inflammable door, such chamber and door to be constructed
to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works in a place
approved by him.
3. LEAKING TINS O R DRUMS. Any tin or drum found
to be in a leaking or damaged condition shall be immediately
removed to a place of safety in the open air, and the petroleum
therein contained transferred immediately to a sound tin or drum.
4. PROVISION O F SAND O R EXTINGUISHER.
There shall be maintained to the satisfaction of the Comptroller
of Customs in the vicinity of any petroleum stored for sale an
adequate quantity of sand in suitable receptacles to be used in
case of fire or some efficient type of foam extinguisher.
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EIGHTH SCHEDULE S. 18.
Regulations for the transport of petroleum
1. No volatile petroleum shall be transported from any
Government petroleum warehouse, licensed petroleum warehouse
or bulk storage installation approved by the Cabinet save in air-
tight receptacles of steel or iron or in tank carts or trucks or through
a pipe line.
2. Tank carts, or trucks for the conveyance of petroleum,
shall be approved by the Director of Public Works.
3. (1) Receptacles for the conveyance of volatile petroleum
shall have the nature of the contents and the words " ~ g h l y In-
flammable'' distinctly marked on them. Such receptacles shall be
painted at both ends thereof with red paint or with a paint of
such other colour as the Director of Public Works may authorize
to be used, and shall be of gas tight tinned or galvanized sheet
iron or steel, containing each not more than one hundred imperial
gallons, and filled with well made filling holes and well fitted screw
plugs or fitted with screw cap and under cap.
An air space of at least 1/20 of its capacity shall be left in
each receptacle at the time of filling.
(2) Receptacles shall be so substantially constructed and
secured as not to be liable under circumstances of grave negligence
or extraordinary accident to be broken or become defective, leaky
or insecure.
(3) All due precautions shall be taken to prevent any
unauthorized person or persons below the age of 18 years having
access to any receptacle which contains or has contained volatile
petroleum or to the contents of such receptacles.
4. Every container in which volatile petroleum is kept shall
have the nature of the contents and the words "Highly Inflam-
mable" distinctly marked thereon. Such container shall be painted
at both ends thereof with red paint or with paint of such other
colour as the Director of Public Works may authorize to be used;
such container shall be properly secured and stored and at all times
kept in good order and repair so that no leakage of either spirit
or vapour can take place therefrom.
, 5. Any person removing volatile petroleum shall take all
necessary precautions to prevent such petroleum from ignition.
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6. The transference of volatile petroleum from any package
to any other receptacle shall be conducted with every reasonable
precaution against ignition or explosion or spilling of the volatile
petroleum and no fire, flame, naked light or artificial light (with
the exceptions of approved safety lamps) shall be brought within
dangerous proximity during the operation.
7. Any person contravening any of the provisions of these
Regulations shall be guilty of an offence.
