Western Australian Repealed Regulations Western Australian Repealed RegulationsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) In this
regulation —
“the storage factor” means in relation
to the storage of dangerous goods the sum of the products obtained by
multiplying the amount of each kind of dangerous goods stored or likely to be
stored or capable of being stored on the premises in question by the factor
specified in column 2 of Table 1 opposite and corresponding to the class or
packing group of the dangerous goods, as the case requires.
[(2) repealed]
(3) Notwithstanding
anything in regulation 4.1 but subject to this regulation, a licence is
not required for the storage of dangerous goods on any
premises —
(a) in
relation to which the storage factor does not exceed 1 000;
(b) on
which the dangerous goods constitute minor storages as defined by an approved
code if the storage of dangerous goods on those premises conforms with that
code;
(c) on
which are stored dangerous goods of —
(i)
Packing Group I in individual packages, each not
exceeding 0.5 kg or 0.5 litres;
(ii)
Packing Group II in individual packages, each not
exceeding 5 kg or 5 litres;
(iii)
Packing Group III in individual packages, each not
exceeding 20 kg or 20 litres,
but so that the
storage factor in relation to those premises does not exceed 5 000;
(d) on
which dangerous goods —
(i)
constitute minor storages of the kind referred to in
paragraph (b); and
(ii)
in which the dangerous goods are of the kind referred to
in paragraph (c) are also stored,
and in relation to
which the storage factor does not exceed 10 000;
(e) on
which dangerous goods are stored in bulk or otherwise for agricultural,
horticultural, floricultural or pastoral purposes and not for re-sale if the
dangerous goods are stored in an approved manner and if —
(i)
the storage factor of the dangerous goods so stored does
not exceed —
(A) in the case of Packing
Group I — 1 000
(B) in the case of Packing
Group II —
10 000
(C) in the case of Packing
Group III —
10 000
(D) in the case of Class
2.1 — 1 000;
(E) in the case of Class
2.2 — 1 000; and
(F) in the case of Class
2.3 — 10 000;
(ii)
the land for or in connection with which the
dangerous goods are stored exceeds 4 hectares; and
(iii)
the depot in which the dangerous goods are stored is not
less than 15 metres distant from any dwelling and from the boundaries of the
premises on which the depot is situated.
(4) Where the area of
land for or in connection with which dangerous goods are stored on premises
referred to in subregulation (3)(e) exceeds 200 hectares the
dangerous goods of each packing group or of Class 2.1, 2.2 or 2.3, that may be
stored on those premises without a licence may be increased by an amount
equivalent to the relevant amount set out in subregulation (3)(e)(i) for
each 200 hectares or part thereof of the land for or in connection with which
the dangerous goods are stored if the depot in which the dangerous goods are
stored is situated not less than 500 metres from any other depot.
(5) For the purposes
of subregulation (3)(e), combustible liquids shall be regarded as being
of Packing Group III.
Table 1
|
Factor | |
|---|---|
|
Class 2.1 |
2 |
|
Class 2.2 |
2 |
|
Class 2.3 |
200 |
|
Class 3 ( Packing Group I) |
20 |
|
Class 3 (Packing Group II) |
2 |
|
Class 4.1 (Packing Group I) |
20 |
|
Class 4.1 (Packing Group II) |
2 |
|
Class 4.2 (Packing Group I) |
20 |
|
Class 4.2 (Packing Group II) |
2 |
|
Class 4.3 (Packing Group I) |
40 |
|
Class 4.3 (Packing Group II) |
4 |
|
Class 5.1 (Packing Group I) |
20 |
|
Class 5.1 (Packing Group II) |
2 |
|
Class 5.2 (Packing Group I) |
40 |
|
Class 5.2 (Packing Group II) |
4 |
|
Class 6.1 (Packing Group I) |
100 |
|
Class 6.1 (Packing Group II) |
10 |
|
Class 8 (Packing Group I) |
20 |
|
Class 8 (Packing Group II) |
2 |
|
Class 9 (Packing Group I) |
20 |
|
Class 9 (Packing Group II) |
2 |
|
All Packing Group III |
1 |
|
Combustible liquids in bulk |
0.2 |
[Regulation 4.2 amended in Gazette
8 Sep 1992 p. 4564; 12 May 1995 p. 1799;
8 Jun 1999 p. 2499, 2506 and 2507.]