This legislation has been repealed.
(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.