Singapore legislation

Clause 15

of Fire Safety (Amendment) Bill

Clause 15

Amendment of section 34

Section 34 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “In this Part”, the words “and in section 61”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “class of petroleum” in the definition of “dispensing”, the words “or any flammable material”;

(c)

by deleting the definition of “flammable materials” and substituting the following definitions:“ “flammable material” means any substance specified in the Schedule;“import”, with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means to take or cause to be taken into Singapore by land, sea or air from any place outside Singapore, but does not include the bringing into Singapore by sea or air of any substance or product which it is proved to be intended to be taken out of Singapore on the same vessel or aircraft on which the substance or product was brought into Singapore without any landing or transhipment within Singapore;”;

(d)

by inserting, immediately after the words “class of petroleum” in the definition of “licensed premises”, the words “or any flammable material”;

(e)

by deleting the definition of “transport” and substituting the following definitions:“ “road tanker” means a goods vehicle as defined in the Road Traffic Act (Cap. 276) which has a tank that is structurally attached or is an integral part of the frame of the vehicle;“transport”, in relation to any class of petroleum or any flammable material, means the carriage of such petroleum or flammable material by any vehicle on land from one place in Singapore to another place, whether within or outside Singapore, and includes —

(a)

the packing, loading and unloading of the goods, and the transfer of the goods to or from a vehicle;

(b)

the marking of packages and unit loads containing petroleum or flammable material for transport, and placarding containers and vehicles in which such petroleum or flammable material are transported; and

(c)

any other matters incidental to their transport.”; and

(f)

by renumbering the section as subsection (1) of that section, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following subsections:“(2) For the purposes of this Part and section 61, a person may be regarded as transporting any class of petroleum or any flammable material —

(a)

by his marking packages and unit loads containing such petroleum or flammable material for transport, and placarding containers and any vehicles in which such petroleum or flammable material are transported;

(b)

by his consigning such petroleum or flammable material for transport;

(c)

by his loading such petroleum or flammable material into or onto a vehicle, or into a tank container or container that is to be put on a vehicle, for transport or unloading any class of petroleum or any flammable material that has been transported;

(d)

by his marshalling vehicles and separating such petroleum or flammable material;

(e)

by his undertaking, or being responsible for, otherwise than as an employee or subcontractor, the transport of such petroleum or flammable material;

(f)

by his providing emergency information in relation to the transport of such petroleum or flammable material;

(g)

by his driving a vehicle carrying such petroleum or flammable material;

(h)

by being the consignee of such petroleum or flammable material that are to be transported; or

(i)

by being involved as a director, secretary or manager of a body corporate, or other person who takes part in the management of a body corporate, that takes part in an activity referred to above.(3) The Minister may at any time, by order published in the Gazette, amend the Schedule.”.

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