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No. S 258

Fire Safety Act

(Chapter 109A)

Fire Safety (Petroleum) (Amendment) Regulations 1999

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 61 of the Fire Safety Act, the Minister for Home Affairs hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Fire Safety (Petroleum) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 and shall come into operation on 1st June 1999.

Amendment of regulation 2

2. Regulation 2 of the Fire Safety (Petroleum) Regulations (Rg 7) (referred to in these Regulations as the principal Regulations) is amended by inserting, immediately after the definition of "accepted code of practice", the following definition:

“""approved third party inspection body" means a company approved by the Commissioner which engages in the inspection, testing and certification of vehicles for the transportation of petroleum;"”.

Deletion and substitution of regulation 4

3. Regulation 4 of the principal Regulations is deleted and the following regulation substituted therefor:

“Application for licence to transport petroleum

4. Every application for a licence to transport petroleum shall be made in such form as the Commissioner may provide and be accompanied by the prescribed fee, a letter of authorisation from the supplier, and —

(a)

in the case of transportation of petroleum in package, a letter from the supplier certifying that —

(i)	he has checked the vehicle to be used for transporting petroleum in accordance with regulation 36A; and
(ii)	he is satisfied that the condition of the vehicle is in compliance with the Act and these Regulations; or

(b)

in the case of transportation of petroleum in bulk, the following documents:

(i)

a test certificate issued by the Land Transport Authority under section 90 of the Road Traffic Act (Cap.276);

(ii)

the manufacturer’s specifications and design plans of the tank;

(iii)

a hydrostatic test report of the tank, and where the application is for the transportation of Class 0 petroleum, a radiographic report; and every such report shall be certified by a professional engineer in the mechanical engineering discipline, or by such person acceptable to the Commissioner, that the transportation can be carried out safely in accordance with an accepted code of practice;

(iv)

2 copies of the plan of the vehicle showing the following particulars:

(A)	the location of the vehicle engine, fuel tank, exhaust system and pipe, batteries and pump or compressor, if any, and where any of these components are encased, the type of materials used to encase them, and the type of material that is used to construct the rear portion of the driver’s cab facing the tank;
(B)	the water capacity of the tank;
(C)	the location and nature of all openings, fittings, gauges, emergency shut-off valves, excess flow valves, or any other safety valves or devices and their means of closure and capacities, where applicable;
(D)	the location, size and type of all fire extinguishers provided in the vehicle; and
(E)	such other particulars required by the Commissioner; and

(v)

a certification of inspection from an approved third party inspection body.”.

Amendment of regulation 25

4. Regulation 25 of the principal Regulations is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph (2), the following paragraph:

“(3) No person shall —

(a)	alter, modify or deface;
(b)	make any addition to; or
(c)	partly remove, erase or obliterate,

the name of the supplier and such information stamped on any cylinder which is used to store Class 0 petroleum.”.

Deletion and substitution of regulation 27

5. Regulation 27 of the principal Regulations is deleted and the following regulation substituted therefor:

“Duties of supplier and dealer of Class 0 petroleum

27.—(1) The supplier and dealer of Class 0 petroleum shall ensure that all cylinders containing Class 0 petroleum, including the valves and fittings, which are owned, used or distributed by them comply with the Singapore Standard Code of Practice.

(2) The supplier and dealer of Class 0 petroleum shall carry out safety checks on all systems installed by them in any household in every 5 years.”.

Deletion and substitution of regulation 31

6. Regulation 31 of the principal Regulations is deleted and the following regulation substituted therefor:

“Hours of transportation

31.—(1) Except as provided for in paragraph (2), no person shall —

(a)	transport petroleum in packages or in bulk between the hours of 7 p.m. and 7 a.m.; or
(b)	transport Class 0 petroleum in packages or in bulk between the hours of 5 p.m. and 9 a.m.

(2) A dealer of Class 0 petroleum may transport Class 0 petroleum stored in a cylinder between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 p.m.”.

Amendment of regulation 35

7. Regulation 35 of the principal Regulations is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph (1), the following paragraph:

“(1A) Any vehicle carrying petroleum in packages or in bulk shall not be parked at any car park located in a building at all times.”.

New regulation 36A

8. The principal Regulations are amended by inserting, immediately after regulation 36, the following regulation:

“Duty of supplier

36A. A supplier shall, before any vehicle is used for transportation of petroleum in package, check the vehicle and ensure that it meets the following requirements:

(a)

that the platform of the vehicle is lined with timber or is timber constructed so as to minimise contact between the metal parts of the platform and any container;

(b)

that the protective railings lining the platform of the vehicle are at least one metre in height in order to secure any container and to prevent such container from falling off the vehicle when the vehicle is in motion;

(c)

that the glass at the back of the driver cabin, if any, is of wired glass or toughened or safety glass of not less than 6 millimetres in thickness so as to act as a fire-resisting shield;

(d)

that the battery is covered with appropriate insulation material to prevent electrical sparks emanating therefrom from igniting any flammable vapour from any container;

(e)

that the exhaust pipe is extended at least 150 millimetres outwards away from the vehicle tailbox or is directed downward to keep vehicle exhaust away from any container;

(f)

that a label according to the Singapore Standard (SS286) is conspicuously displayed at the front, sides and back of the vehicle;

(g)

that a warning sign as shown in the Third Schedule is conspicuously displayed at the back of the vehicle;

(h)

that the vehicle is equipped with one 9 kilogramme dry chemical powder fire extinguisher and —

(i)	a one kilogramme dry chemical fire extinguisher; or
(ii)	a 2.3 kilogramme carbon dioxide fire extinguisher; and

(i)

that the vehicle meets any other requirements stipulated by the Commissioner from time to time.”.

Amendment of regulation 39

9. Regulation 39 of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting paragraphs (1) and (2) and substituting the following paragraphs:

“(1) The fee payable for the issue or renewal of a licence authorising the use of a vehicle for the transportation of petroleum shall be $50.

(2) The fee payable for the issue or renewal of a licence authorising the use of any premises for storage of petroleum shall be as specified in the First Schedule.

(2A) Where a licence referred to in paragraph (2) is for a period of less than 12 months, the Commissioner may charge a proportionate fee therefor; and in charging such proportionate fee, any part of a month shall be reckoned as one month.”.

Deletion and substitution of First Schedule

10. The First Schedule to the principal Regulations is deleted and the following Schedule substituted therefor:

“FIRST SCHEDULE

Regulations 2 and 39

LICENCE FeE

First column

Second column

Type of licence

Fee payable per annum

Storage of petroleum:

For storing petroleum in a quantity —

(a) not exceeding 500 litres

$50

(b) exceeding 500 litres but not exceeding 5,000 litres

$90

$240

(d) exceeding 50,000 litres but not exceeding 250,000 litres

$600

(e) exceeding 250,000 litres but not exceeding 450,000 litres

$1,200

(f) for every subsequent 450,000 litres or part thereof

$75.”.

Amendment of Second Schedule

11. The Second Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words "100 kilograms per stall" in item 1 (a)(ii) and substituting the words "30 kilograms per stall where the maximum quantity to be stored in an eating place does not exceed 210 kilograms";

(b)

by deleting the words "300 kilograms" in item 1 (a)(iv) and substituting the words "5,000 kilograms";

(c)

by deleting the words "400 litres" in item 1 (b)(ii) and substituting the words "5,000 litres";

(d)

by inserting, immediately after sub-paragraph (ii) of item 1 (b), the following sub-paragraph:

“(iii)

in an approved underground tank.”;

(e)

by deleting the words "1,000 litres" in item 1 (c)(ii) and substituting the words "5,000 litres"; and

(f)

by inserting, immediately after sub-paragraph (ii) of item 1 (c), the following sub-paragraph:

“(iii)

in an approved underground tank.”.

New Third Schedule

12. The principal Regulations are amended by inserting, immediately after the Second Schedule, the following Schedule:

“THIRD SCHEDULE

Regulation 36A (g)

”.

Made this 1st day of June 1999.

PETER CHAN JER HING

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[FSB 115/91; MHA/112/2/030 Vol. 20; AG/LEG/SL/109A/96/1 Vol. 1]