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Regulation 4A

of Fire Safety (Petroleum and Flammable Materials) Regulations

Regulation 4A

Application for pipeline licence

Amended byS 546/2013 wef 01/11/2013

Subregulation 1

An application for a pipeline licence to convey any class of petroleum or flammable material through any section of a relevant pipeline shall be made by the pipeline owner of that section of the relevant pipeline.

Subregulation 2

Every application for a pipeline licence shall be accompanied by the following documents:

(a)

a copy of the fire safety certificate for the relevant pipeline or, if there is no fire safety certificate for the relevant pipeline, the document specified in paragraph (3);

(b)

a copy of the as-built plan of the relevant pipeline, indicating the location of pipeline markers;

(c)

if required by the Commissioner, a quantitative risk assessment or any other risk analysis report on the conveyance of petroleum or flammable materials through the section of the relevant pipeline from any person who in the view of the Commissioner is qualified to give such report;

(d)

a copy each of the manufacturer’s specifications and design plans and relevant test reports (such as radiographic and pressure tests) relating to the pipeline, duly certified in accordance with an accepted code of practice by a professional engineer in the mechanical engineering discipline or by any other person acceptable to the Commissioner;

(e)

a copy of the Emergency Response Plan required under regulation 29G relating to the relevant pipeline;

(f)

a copy of the annual inspection and maintenance report for the relevant pipeline; and

(g)

such other documents as the Commissioner may require in any particular case.

Subregulation 3

Amended byS 546/2013 wef 01/11/2013

The document specified for the purposes of paragraph (2)(a) in the case where there is no fire safety certificate is a copy of the plan of the relevant pipeline (including all existing relevant pipelines within the same pipetrack or piperack) containing the following:

(a)

a fully-dimensioned site plan, with layout plans, elevations and sectional views, including (where the relevant pipeline or any existing relevant pipeline within the same pipetrack or piperack is an underground pipeline) the underground plans, elevations and sectional views of such underground pipelines;

(b)

details of the relevant pipeline, including the capacity, thickness, material type, size, joints and connections, labelling and colour code;

(c)

details of the types and quantity of petroleum and flammable materials to be conveyed between each consecutive pair of emergency isolation valves on the relevant pipeline, and the respective flow rate, pressure, temperature and Safety Data Sheet relating to each type of petroleum or flammable material conveyed;

(d)

location and details of the emergency isolation valves and procedures to handle surge pressures;

(e)

location and details of leakage monitoring, detection and control systems (such as systems to shut-off relevant pumps and isolation valves automatically) and over-pressure protection system (such as automatic depressurisation and venting systems); and

(f)

location and details of fire protection systems and measures (such as fire hydrant and fire water monitors), other safety systems and measures (such as secondary containment for the entire pipeline or pipeline corridor) and ancillary safety equipment.