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95F PDFTitle:FIRE SERVICES (FIRE HAZARD ABATEMENT) REGULATIONGazette Number:L.N. 113 of 2003; L.N. 194 of 2003
Section:18Heading:Stowage of parts of motor vehiclesVersion Date:01/01/2004


(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person commits an offence if the person-

        (a) knowingly causes or permits to be stowed; or
        (b) knowingly stows,
in a container that is or is to be conveyed on land a part of a motor vehicle that has fuel in its fuel tank or is otherwise stained with fuel.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply if the container referred to in that subsection is open at the top or is well ventilated.
(3) A person who commits an offence under this section shall be liable-
        (a) on a first conviction, to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 6 months;
        (b) on a subsequent conviction, to a fine of $200000 and to imprisonment for 1 year.