Section 15

No vessel shall remain in any port except at a dangerous petroleum anchorage or at a place exempted under section 26(2), or in any river, canal or creek, which has on board as cargo, whether for transport or storage, any dangerous petroleum for a longer time than is reasonably necessary for loading or unloading, and in no case after 7 p.m. and before 7 a.m.

No vessel shall remain in any river, canal or creek which has on board, either as cargo or otherwise, more than 5 cases of petroleum for a longer time than is necessary for loading or unloading.

Ships, the propelling power of which is obtained by dangerous petroleum, shall not be subject to this section if the receptacles for the storage of such dangerous petroleum are approved by a Government surveyor of ships.

Any person who commits a breach of this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.