Singapore legislation
Clause 21
Clause 21
Regulations
(1)
The Minister may make regulations for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act.
(2)
Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, such regulations may be made in respect of the following purposes: —
the tests to be applied to all petroleum to ascertain its flashpoint and the methods of applying the same;
to determine the standard of Class A, Class B or Class C petroleum or any of the various liquids referred to in section 2 of this Act;
to regulate the licensing and management of places for storing Class A, Class B and Class C petroleum;
to regulate the quantities of petroleum that may be stored and the manner in which it is to be stored;
to regulate the discharging and landing of Class A and Class B petroleum outside the port;
to regulate the transport of Class A, Class B and Class C petroleum outside the port;
to determine the quantity of, mode of storage of, and the receptacles in which, Class A, Class B or Class C petroleum may be carried in any vessel or vehicle, and in both case the quantities to be contained in such receptacles;
to determine the construction and materials of any place in which Class A, Class B or Class C petroleum may be stored;
to regulate the method in which Class A, Class B or Class C petroleum shall be stored in any place;
to determine the materials and appliances to be used for preventing or extinguishing fire in any place;
to make provisions for the protection of premises adjacent to licensed places;
to provide for labelling, attached to or near receptacles containing petroleum, to denote the type of flammable liquid or substance carried together with precautionary notices;
to determine the conditions and restrictions to be imposed upon vessels arriving at the port after having carried Class A or Class B petroleum as part or whole of their last cargo;
to fix fees for the licences and permits issued under this Act; and
to provide and attach to any licence, if necessary, conditions to be observed by persons employed at the premises to which the licence relates.
(3)
Any regulations made under the provisions of this section may prescribe that any act or omission in contravention of the provisions of any regulation shall be an offence and may provide for the imposition of penalties for such offences which penalties shall not exceed a fine of two thousand dollars and in the case of a continuing offence a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars and a further fine of five hundred dollars for every day during which the offence is continued after conviction.
(4)
All regulations made under this Act shall be published in the Gazette and shall be presented to Parliament as soon as may be after publication.