Singapore legislation

Section 28

of Petroleum Act

Section 28

Power to make rules

(1)

The President may make rules for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act.

(2)

Rules made under subsection (1) may, amongst other things, be in respect of the following purposes:

(a)

the tests to be applied to all petroleum or dangerous petroleum to ascertain its flashing point and the methods of applying the same;

(b)

to determine the standard of petroleum or dangerous petroleum or any of the various liquids referred to in section 2;

(c)

to provide for the issue of permits under sections 5, 7 and 13;

(d)

to provide for the licensing of tongkangs and lighters to carry petroleum and dangerous petroleum within port limits;

(e)

to regulate the licensing and management of places for storing petroleum and dangerous petroleum;

(f)

to regulate the discharging and landing of petroleum and dangerous petroleum;

(g)

to regulate the transport of petroleum and dangerous petroleum;

(h)

to determine the quantity of, mode of storage of, and the receptacles in which, petroleum or dangerous petroleum may be carried in any vessel, cart or other vehicle, and the quantities to be contained in those receptacles;

(i)

to determine the construction and materials of any place in which petroleum or dangerous petroleum may be stored;

(j)

to regulate the method in which petroleum or dangerous petroleum shall be stored in any place;

(k)

to determine the materials and appliances to be used for preventing or extinguishing fire;

(l)

to make provision for the protection of premises adjacent to licensed places;

(m)

to determine the conditions and restrictions to be imposed upon vessels arriving at a port after having carried petroleum or dangerous petroleum as part or whole of their last cargo;

(n)

to fix fees for the licences and permits issuable under this Act;

(o)

to declare any port or place to be a port under this Act;

(p)

to prescribe the dangerous petroleum anchorage in any port.

(3)

By any rules made in pursuance of this section a fine may be imposed for the breach of any such rules not exceeding $2,000 for each offence, or in the case of a continuing offence $100 for every day during which the offence continues.

(4)

Nothing in subsection (2) shall in any way restrict or be construed to restrict the generality of the powers conferred on the President by subsection (1), but those powers shall extend to all matters whether similar or not to those mentioned in subsection (2) as to which it is expedient to make rules for the better carrying into effect the objects of this Act.

(5)

All rules made by the President under this Act shall be published in the Gazette and shall be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication.

(6)

Such rules shall remain in force until disapproved or altered by a resolution of Parliament.

(7)

Any rule altered by a resolution of Parliament shall come into force as altered from the date of the passing of the resolution, and shall have the same force and effect as if enacted in this Act.

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