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295B PDFTitle:DANGEROUS GOODS (GENERAL) REGULATIONSGazette Number:
Regulation:78Heading:Conditions for grant of licenceVersion Date:30/06/1997

No licence to manufacture or store in bulk any permanent gas or liquefied gas shall be granted or renewed by the Authority unless he is satisfied in relation to the installation that-

        (a) the plan referred to in regulation 77 has been approved by him and the construction of the installation conforms with the plan;
        (b) any tankage or other plant comprised in the installation has been constructed according to the design and specifications approved together with such plan;
        (c) every tank or group of tanks is fenced about or otherwise protected to the satisfaction of the Authority against access thereto by unauthorized persons;
        (d) on every tank or near to every group of tanks there is prominently displayed a notice, in English and Chinese, naming the gas and prohibiting smoking and the use of naked lights;
        (e) all tanks and pipelines are electrically bonded and earthed to the satisfaction of the Authority; and
        (f) the installation is provided with such fire extinguishing devices as the Authority may require having regard to the nature of the permanent gas or liquefied gas to be manufactured or stored therein.
(L.N. 88 of 1991)