Singapore legislation
Regulation 5
of Fire Safety (Petroleum and Flammable Materials) Regulations
Regulation 5
Application for licence to transport petroleum or flammable materials
Subregulation 1
An application for a licence to transport any petroleum or flammable material or both in a vehicle shall be made by the person intending to transport the petroleum or flammable material or both.
Subregulation 2
A separate application for a licence to transport any petroleum or flammable material or both shall be made in respect of each particular vehicle in which the petroleum or flammable material or both are to be transported; and each such application shall also be regarded as an application for a licence for that vehicle to transport the petroleum or flammable material or both.
Subregulation 3
Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), every application for a licence to transport any petroleum or flammable material or both in a vehicle shall be accompanied by the following documents:
a test certificate on the roadworthiness of the vehicle issued by the Land Transport Authority of Singapore under section 90 of the Road Traffic Act 1961;
a copy of the Transport Emergency Response Plan for that vehicle;
a certificate of inspection of that vehicle from an approved inspector;
a list of drivers to be employed by the applicant to transport petroleum or flammable materials in that vehicle;
if required by the Commissioner, a quantitative risk assessment or any other risk analysis report on the transport of the petroleum or flammable materials in the vehicle from any person who in the view of the Commissioner is qualified to give such report; and
such other documents or particulars as the Commissioner may require in any particular case.
Subregulation 4
Where the application is for a licence to transport any petroleum or flammable material or both in bulk, the application shall be accompanied by the following additional documents:
the manufacturer’s specifications and design plans of the tank to be used in the transport;
a hydrostatic test report or any equivalent test report, certified in accordance with an accepted code of practice by a professional engineer in the mechanical engineering discipline or by such other person acceptable to the Commissioner;
(ba)a radiographic test report or any equivalent test report of the tank, 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; and
a copy of the plan of the vehicle showing the following particulars:
the location of the vehicle engine, fuel tank, exhaust system and pipe, batteries and pump or compressor (if any) and where any of these components are encased, the type of material used to encase them, and the type of material that is used to construct the rear portion of the driver’s cab facing the tank;
the water capacity of the vehicle’s tank;
the location and nature of all openings, fittings, gauges, emergency shut-off valves, excess flow valves, or any other safety valves or devices and their means of closure and capacities, where applicable; and
the location, size and type of all fire extinguishers provided in the vehicle.
Subregulation 5
Where the application is for a licence to transport petroleum or flammable materials in package, the application shall be accompanied by the following additional documents:
a letter from the applicant certifying that —
he has checked the vehicle which is to be used to transport the petroleum or flammable material; and
he is satisfied that the condition of the vehicle is in compliance with the Act and these Regulations; and
a letter of authorisation from the supplier of the petroleum to be transported, if the applicant is not a supplier.
Subregulation 6
Where the applicant for a licence to transport any petroleum or flammable material or both in any vehicle is not the owner of the vehicle, the application shall also be accompanied by the consent in writing of the owner of the vehicle or of the legal personal representative, if the owner is deceased.
Subregulation 7
Paragraph (4)(b) shall not apply to an application for the renewal of a licence to transport any petroleum or flammable material or both in a vehicle if, within the 5 years prior to that application, the applicant has complied with that provision on at least one occasion either when making an application for the licence or an application for the renewal of the licence.
Subregulation 8
Paragraph (4)(ba) shall not apply to an application for the renewal of a licence to transport any petroleum or flammable material or both in a vehicle if, within the 10 years prior to that application, the applicant has complied with that provision on at least one occasion either when making an application for the licence or an application for the renewal of the licence.