PART I | 1. This Act may be cited as the Petroleum Act. |
2. In this Act —| “case” means a receptacle containing not more than 36 litres, and when used of petroleum in bulk means 36 litres; |
| “dangerous petroleum” means petroleum which has a flashing point below 23º Celsius, or such standard as is fixed by the Minister to be ascertained as provided in this Act; |
| “dangerous petroleum anchorage” means any place prescribed for ships carrying dangerous petroleum; |
| “export”, with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means to take or cause to be taken out of Singapore by sea or by land; |
| “import”, with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means to bring or cause to be brought into Singapore by sea or by land; |
| “petroleum” includes the liquids commonly known by the names of rock oil, Rangoon oil, Burma oil, kerosene, paraffin oil, petrol, gasoline, benzol, benzoline, benzine, naphtha and any like inflammable liquid, whether a natural product or one that is made from petroleum, coal, schist, shale or any other bituminous substance, or from any product thereof; |
| “petroleum in bulk” means petroleum in any vessel or receptacle having a capacity of 1,364 litres or more; |
| “place” includes houses, yards and open spaces appurtenant thereto, buildings, footways, quays, landing stages, sea-walls, sea-beach and the banks of any river, canal or creek; |
| “port” means any port or place declared by rule under this Act to be a port for the purposes of this Act; |
| “Port Master” includes a Deputy Port Master; |
| “transport” means to remove from any place or vessel to any other place or vessel within Singapore; |
| “vessel” includes every kind of steam or sailing vessel, hulk, junk, boat, sampan or any kind of craft used for the conveyance of persons or things by water or for storage. [7/97] |
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