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313 PDFTitle:SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL ORDINANCEGazette Number:L.N. 288 of 2006
Section:41Heading:Safe atmosphereVersion Date:02/01/2007

(1) Where a vessel is being repaired or broken up, the person in charge of works shall not-

        (a) provide or use, or cause to be provided or used, any machinery, equipment or appliance that is capable of providing an ignition source; or
        (b) carry out, or cause to be carried out, any works that involve welding or burning, the use of blow lamps, braziers or other devices using combustible materials,
in an atmosphere containing flammable vapours, flammable gases or explosive dusts.
(2) A person in charge of works who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 1 year. (Amended 70 of 1999 s. 11)