REGULATIONS.
By virtue of the powers conferred on me by the Fifth Section of the Loco motives on Highways Act, 1896, I hereby make the following Regulations for the keeping and use of petroleum for the purposes of light locomotives. Save as herein provided the Provisions of the Petroleum Acts shall apply to all petroleum kept or used or sold for the purposes of light locomotives. In these Regulations the expression "petroleum spirit " shall mean the petroleum to which the Petroleum Act, 1871, applies, provided that when any petroleum, other than that to which the Petroleum Act, 1871, applies, is on or in any light locomotive, or is being conveyed or kept in any place on or in which there is also present any petroleum spirit as above defined, the whole of such petroleum shall be deemed to be petroleum spirit. In these Regulations the expression "storehouse" shall mean any room, building, coachhouse, lean-to, or other place in which petroleum spirit for the purposes of light locomotives is kept in pursuance of these Regulations.
1. These Regulations shall apply only to petroleum spirit which is kept for the purpose of or is being used on light locomotives, and shall not apply to petroleum spirit which is kept for sale, or partly for sale and partly for the purposes of light locomotives. 2. Petroleum spirit shall not be kept, used, or conveyed except in metal vessels so substantially constructed as not to be liable, except under circumstances of gross negligence or extraordinary accident, to be broken or become defective or insecure. Every such vessel shall be so con structed and maintained that no leakage, whether of liquid or vapour, can take place therefrom. 3. Every such vessel, not forming part of a light locomotive, when used for conveying or keeping petroleum spirit shall bear the words "petroleum spirit, highly inflammable," legibly and indelibly stamped or marked thereon, or on a metallic or enamelled label attached thereto, and shall be of a capacity not exceeding two gallons. 4. Before repairs are done to any such vessel, that vessel shall, as far as practicable, be cleaned by the removal of all petroleum spirit and of all dangerous vapours derived from the same. 5. Where a storehouse forms part of, or is attached to, another building, and where the in tervening floor or partition is of an unsubstantial or highly inflammable character, or has an opening therein, the whole of such building shall be deemed to be the storehouse, and no portion of such storehouse shall be used as a dwelling or as a place where persons assemble. A storehouse shall have a separate entrance from the open air distinct from that of any dwelling or building in which persons assemble. 6. Every storehouse shall be thoroughly ventilated. 7. The amount of
petroleum spirit to be kept in:any one storehouse, whether or not upon light loco motives, shall not exceed 60 gallons at any one time. 8. Where two or more storehouses are in the same occupation and are situated within 20 feet of one another, they shall for the purposes of these Regulations be deemed to be one and the same storehouse, and the maximum amount of petroleum spirit prescribed in the foregoing Regulation shall be the maximum to be kept in all such store houses taken together. Where two or more storehouses in the same occupation are distant more than 20 feet from one another, the maximum amount shall apply to each storehouse. 9. Any person who keeps petroleum spirit in a store house which is situated within 20 feet of any other building whether or not in his occupation, or of any timber stack or other inflammable goods not owned by him, shall give notice to the local authority, under the Petroleum Acts, for the district in; which he is keeping such petroleum spirit, that he is so keeping petroleum spirit, and shall renew such notice in the month of January in each year during the continuance of such keeping, and shall permit any duly authorised officer of the local authority to inspect such petroleum spirit at any reasonable time. This Regulation shall not apply to petroleum spirit kept under licence, nor to petroleum spirit kept in a tank forming part of a light locomotive. 10. The filling or replenishing of a vessel with petroleum spirit shall not be carried on, nor shall the contents of any such vessel be exposed in the presence of fire or artificial light, except a light of such construction, position, or character as not to be liable to ignite any inflammable vapour arising from such spirit, and no artificial light shall be brought within dangerous proximity of the place where any vessel containing petroleum spirit is being kept. 11. In the case of all petroleum spirit kept or conveyed for the purpose of' or in connection with any light locomo tive, (a) all clue precautions shall be taken for the prevention of accidents by fire or explosion, and for the prevention of unauthorised persons having access to any petroleum spirit kept or conveyed, and to the vessels containing or intended to contain, or having actually contained the same ; and (b) every person managing or employed on or in connection with any light locomotive shall abstain from every act whatever which tends to cause fire or explosion, and which is not reasonably necessary, and shall prevent any other person from committing such act.