Clause 2

In this Act, and in any regulations made thereunder —

“Class A petroleum” means any petroleum whose flashpoint shall be less than 73° Fahrenheit (23° Centigrade) and includes liquefied petroleum gas;

“Class B petroleum” means any petroleum whose flashpoint lies between 73° Fahrenheit (23° Centigrade) and 150° Fahrenheit (66° Centigrade);

“Class C petroleum” means any petroleum whose flashpoint lies between 150° Fahrenheit (66° Centigrade) and 200° Fahrenheit (93° Centigrade);

“dwelling house” includes all buildings and open spaces appurtenant thereto;

“export”, with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means to take or cause to be taken out of Singapore by land, sea or air;

“import”, with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means to bring or cause to be brought into Singapore by land, sea or air;

“licensed place” means a place licensed for the storage of Class A, Class B or Class C petroleum;

“liquefied petroleum gas” means hydrocarbons derived from crude petroleum processes or from natural gas at normal atmospheric temperature and pressure but which may be readily liquefied under pressure and includes propane, propylene, butane, isobutane, butylene and mixtures of these gases;

“petroleum” includes crude petroleum, oil made from petroleum, or from coal, shale, peat or other bituminous substances and other products of petroleum;

“place” includes houses, yards and open spaces appurtenant thereto, buildings, footways, quays, landing stages, sea-walls, beaches and the banks of any river, canal or creek;

“the port” means any place in Singapore and any navigable river or channel leading into such places declared to be the port under section 3 of the Port of Singapore Authority Act (Cap. 173);

“transport” means to remove from any place or vessel to any other place or vessel within Singapore;

“vessel” includes any ship or boat or any other description of vessel used in navigation, and a hovercraft.

The provisions of this Act shall not apply to petroleum having a flashpoint in excess of 200° Fahrenheit (93° Centigrade).