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This legislation has been repealed.

ESPERANCE PORT AUTHORITY REGULATIONS 1969 - REG 128

128 .         Inflammable liquid on wharves or in sheds

        (1)         A person shall not deposit any inflammable liquid or cause to allow any inflammable liquid to be deposited on any wharf or in any shed on any wharf or in any place within 50 feet of any wharf or on any vessel, without the permission of the Harbour Master; and a person shall not deposit any inflammable liquid or allow any inflammable liquid to remain on any wharf or place within 50 feet of any wharf, during the hours between sunset and sunrise, unless he shall first have obtained the permission in writing of the Harbour Master therefor.

        (2)         Except with the permission of the Harbour Master, a greater quantity of inflammable liquid than that which may be handled in a period of one hour, with the means of transport then available, shall not be placed on any wharf.

        (3)         Inflammable liquid shall not be handled or deposited upon any wharf or in any place within 50 feet of any wharf, until notice boards, not less than 5 feet by 3 feet in size and bearing the words: — 

                “This vessel handling INFLAMMABLE LIQUID — NO SMOKING”,

                have been erected in such conspicuous positions as to be visible from every point of access to the wharf or place.

        (4)         Where inflammable liquid is kept, handled, exposed or lying anywhere on premises under the jurisdiction of the Port Authority, other than in properly constructed fuel tanks of a vessel, boat, aircraft, motor vehicle or mechanically operated appliance or under such safety precautions as may be approved by the Harbour Master in writing, a person within 50 feet of the inflammable liquid shall not smoke or have in his possession or under his control any fire, means of ignition or light, other than an approved safety lamp.

        (5)         A fire, light, telephone or electrical apparatus (other than electric filament lamps or self contained lamps, heaters, cookers or other types of safe apparatus, so designed, constructed and maintained as to be incapable of igniting inflammable vapour) shall not be used within 50 feet of any premises under the jurisdiction of the Port Authority wherein inflammable liquid is kept, handled, exposed or lying, unless the inflammable liquid is contained in properly constructed fuel tanks of a vessel, boat, aircraft, motor vehicle or mechanically operated appliance or except where safety precautions approved by the Harbour Master in writing are in operation.



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