Chapter:	295B	Title:	DANGEROUS GOODS (GENERAL) REGULATIONS	Gazette Number:	L.N. 104 of 2004
Regulation:	2	Heading:	Interpretation	Version Date:	01/07/2004

(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-
"Authority" (主管當局) means, in respect of each regulation specified in the first column of the Second Schedule, the public officer or public body specified respectively in the second column of that Schedule;
"Commissioner of Mines" (礦務處處長) includes any officer of the Mines Division of the Civil Engineering and Development Department authorized pursuant to the provisions of regulation 184 to exercise any power vested in him or to perform any duty imposed upon him by virtue of any of the provisions of these regulations; (L.N. 40 of 1991; L.N. 364 of 1991; L.N. 104 of 2004)
"Commissioner of Police" (警務處處長) includes any police officer authorized pursuant to the provisions of regulation 184 to exercise any power vested in him or to perform any duty imposed upon him by virtue of any of the provisions of these regulations;
"Director of Fire Services" (消防處處長) includes any officer of the Fire Services Department authorized pursuant to the provisions of regulation 184 to exercise any power vested in him or to perform any duty imposed upon him by virtue of any of the provisions of these regulations;
"Director of Marine" (海事處處長) includes any officer of the Marine Department authorized pursuant to the provisions of regulation 184 to exercise any power vested in him or to perform any duty imposed upon him by virtue of any of the provisions of these regulations;
"drums" (桶), "barrels" (琵琶桶), "casks" (木桶) and "kegs" (小桶) are synonymous expressions; (L.N. 17 of 1966)
"effective" (有效), in relation to absorbent material, means material of a nature capable of minimizing the hazard of the liquid stored or conveyed and so disposed as to ensure that the inner containers containing such liquid remain completely surrounded and prevented from moving under all ordinary conditions of storage or transport, and where reasonably possible, of sufficient quantity to be capable of absorbing the liquid content completely in the event of spillage or breakage of the container;
"effectively closed" (有效封閉) means so constructed and secured as to be watertight under all normal conditions;
"flameproof" (防焰), in relation to any apparatus, means capable of withstanding without injury an explosion of any inflammable vapour which may occur therein under normal conditions of operation and of preventing the transmission of flame to the surrounding atmosphere;
"licensed" (領有牌照), in relation to any place used for the storage or manufacture of any dangerous goods, means permitted to be used for that purpose by a valid licence or permit issued under the Ordinance;
"licensee" (持牌人), in relation to any place used for the storage or manufacture of any dangerous goods, means the holder of a valid licence granted under the Ordinance permitting such place to be used for that purpose;
"owner" (擁有人), in relation to any vehicle, includes the person in whose name the vehicle is registered under the Road Traffic Ordinance (Cap 374), and also the person by whom the vehicle is kept and used and, where the vehicle is the subject of a hiring agreement or hire purchase agreement, the person having possession of the vehicle pursuant to such agreement;
"premises" (處所) includes stall or booth;
"prohibited goods" (違禁品) means any goods specified in regulation 182 as being prohibited goods for the purposes of section 7 of the Ordinance;
"steel" (鋼) includes iron; (L.N. 17 of 1966)
"store" (貯存、貯存所), when used as a verb, means to keep for any purpose whatsoever, and "storage" shall be construed accordingly; but, when used as a noun, means a place which is licensed for the storage of dangerous goods within the meaning of the Ordinance and, if used as a noun in relation to premises, means such part of the premises as is so licensed;
"suitable" (適當), in relation to packing or to containers, means-

(a) well constructed and in good condition; and
(b) of such a character and construction that any interior surface with which the contents may come in contact is not dangerously affected by the contents; and
(c) capable of withstanding the ordinary risks of storage, handling or transport; and
(d) capable of withstanding any pressure likely to be generated therein in the course of normal use;