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Regulation 38

of Fire Safety (Petroleum and Flammable Materials) Regulations

Regulation 38

Permitted times of transport

Amended byS 546/2013 wef 01/09/2013

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 546/2013 wef 01/09/2013

No person shall transport any petroleum or flammable materials in package or in bulk outside of the respective periods specified in the Fifth Schedule, except with the specific approval of the Commissioner.

Subregulation 2

A dealer of Class O petroleum may only transport Class O petroleum stored in a cylinder between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. (both times inclusive) within the same day.

Subregulation 3

For the purposes of paragraph (1), where —

(a)

any vehicle is transporting any empty cylinder or container that was used to carry petroleum or flammable material; or

(b)

any empty tank of a road tanker, tank container, or an empty compartment thereof, which had contained any petroleum or flammable material is not certified by an approved inspector as clean,the holder of the licence to transport any petroleum or flammable material or both in that vehicle shall be regarded as transporting petroleum or flammable materials in package or in bulk.