No. S 547
Fire Safety Act
(CHAPTER 109A)
Fire Safety
(Petroleum and Flammable Materials —
Exemption) (Amendment)
Order 2013
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 53 of the Fire Safety Act, the Minister for Home Affairs hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1.  This Order may be cited as the Fire Safety (Petroleum and Flammable Materials — Exemption) (Amendment) Order 2013 and shall come into operation on 1st September 2013.
Amendment of paragraph 2
2.  Paragraph 2(1) of the Fire Safety (Petroleum and Flammable Materials — Exemption) Order (O 4) (referred to in this Order as the principal Order) is amended by deleting the definitions of “Class III petroleum” and “cylinder” and substituting the following definitions:
“ “Class III petroleum” and “cylinder” have the same meanings, respectively as in regulation 2(1) of the Fire Safety (Petroleum and Flammable Materials) Regulations (Rg 7);”.
New paragraph 7
3.  The principal Order is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph 6, the following paragraph:
Exemption for requirement for dispensing to be in or on licensed premises
7.  For the avoidance of doubt, the dispensing of petroleum or flammable material in or on any premises shall be exempt from the requirements that dispensing be carried out in or on licensed premises and in accordance with the provisions of the storage licence for the licensed premises and the conditions specified therein (under section 36(a) and (b) of the Act, respectively) if, throughout the duration of that dispensing, the storage or keeping of petroleum and flammable materials in or on those premises remains exempt from the requirement for a licence under section 35 of the Act and the Fire Safety (Petroleum and Flammable Materials) Regulations.”.
Amendment of First Schedule
4.  The First Schedule to the principal Order is amended by deleting the words “200 L” in paragraph 2(a) under the heading “Class III petroleum” and substituting the words “1,500 L”.
Deletion and substitution of Second Schedule
5.  The Second Schedule to the principal Order is deleted and the following Schedule substituted therefor:
SECOND SCHEDULE
Paragraph 4(1)
Quantities of flammable material
not requiring storage licence
S/N
Flammable Materials
General
manufacturing,
etc., purpose
Medical or
laboratory
purpose
1.
Acetal
20 L
20 L
2.
Acetone
20 L
20 L
3.
Acetyl chloride
20 L
20 L
4.
Acetylene
10 kg
10 kg
5.
Aldehydes
20 L
20 L
6.
Allyl acetate
20 L
20 L
7.
Allyl bromide
20 L
20 L
8.
Allyl chloride
20 L
20 L
9.
Allyl formate
20 L
20 L
10.
Allyl iodide
20 L
20 L
11.
Aluminium alkyl halides
0
0
12.
Aluminium alkyl hydrides
0
0
13.
Aluminium alkyls
0
0
14.
Aluminium borohydride
0
0
15.
Aluminium carbide
0
0
16.
Aluminium ferrosilicon powder
0
5 kg
17.
Aluminium hydride
0
5 kg
18.
Aluminium powder, uncoated
0
10 kg
19.
Amines
20 L
20 L
20.
2-Amino-4,6-Dinitrophenol, wetted [with not less than 20% water, by mass]
0
0
21.
Ammonium picrate
0
0
22.
Amyl chloride
20 L
20 L
23.
Amyl nitrite
20 L
20 L
24.
Azodicarbonamide
0
0
25.
Barium
0
5 kg
26.
Barium azide, wetted [with not less than 50% water, by mass]
0
0
27.
Benzotrifluoride
20 L
20 L
28.
Boron trifluoride dimethyl etherate
0
0
29.
1-Bromobutane
20 L
20 L
30.
Bromomethylpropane
20 L
20 L
31.
2-Bromopentane
20 L
20 L
32.
Bromopropanes
20 L
20 L
33.
3-Bromopropyne
20 L
20 L
34.
Bromotrifluoroethylene
0
0
35.
Butadienes
0
0
36.
Butanedione
20 L
20 L
37.
Butane
0
0
38.
Butanol
20 L
20 L
39.
Butene
0
0
40.
Butyl acetate
20 L
20 L
41.
n-Butyl formate
20 L
20 L
42.
Tert-Butyl hypochlorite
0
0
43.
Butyl nitrites
20 L
20 L
44.
1,2-Butylene oxide
20 L
20 L
45.
Butyryl chloride
20 L
20 L
46.
Calcium
0
0
47.
Calcium carbide
2 kg
2 kg
48.
Calcium dithionite (Calcium hydrosulfite)
0
0
49.
Calcium hydride
0
5 kg
50.
Calcium or Calcium alloys
0
5 kg
51.
Calcium silicide
0
5 kg
52.
Carbon disulfide
0
10 L
53.
Cerium
0
0
54.
Cesium (Caesium)
0
0
55.
Chlorobutane
20 L
20 L
56.
2-Chloropropane
20 L
20 L
57.
2-Chloropropene
20 L
20 L
58.
Chlorosilanes, except —
 Hexachlorodisilane
 Phenyltriclorosilane
 Tetrachlorosilane
20 L
20 L
59.
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
0
0
60.
Cyclobutane
0
0
61.
Cyclopropane
0
0
62.
Decaborane
0
0
63.
Deuterium
0
0
64.
1,2-Di-(dimethylamino)ethane
20 L
20 L
65.
Diacetone alcohol
20 L
20 L
66.
1,1-Dichloroethane
20 L
20 L
67.
1,2-Dichloroethylene
20 L
20 L
68.
1,2-Dichloropropane
20 L
20 L
69.
Dichloropropene
20 L
20 L
70.
Diethoxymethane
20 L
20 L
71.
3,3-Diethoxypropene
20 L
20 L
72.
Diethyl sulfide
0
0
73.
Diethylzinc
0
0
74.
2,3-Dihydropyran
20 L
20 L
75.
1,2-Dimethoxyethane
20 L
20 L
76.
1,1-Dimethoxyethane
20 L
20 L
77.
Dimethyl carbonate
20 L
20 L
78.
Dimethyl disulfide
20 L
20 L
79.
Dimethyl sulfide
20 L
20 L
80.
2,3-Dimethylbutane
20 L
20 L
81.
Dimethylcyclohexane
20 L
20 L
82.
Dimethyldiethoxysilane
20 L
20 L
83.
Dimethyldioxane
20 L
20 L
84.
2,2-Dimethylpropane
0
0
85.
Dimethylzinc
0
0
86.
Dinitrophenol, wetted [with not less than 15% water, by mass]
0
0
87.
Dinitrophenolates, wetted [with not less than 15% water, by mass]
0
0
88.
Dinitroresorcinol, wetted [with not less than 15% water, by mass]
0
0
89.
Dioxane
20 L
20 L
90.
Dioxolane
20 L
20 L
91.
Dipicryl sulfide
0
0
92.
Esters
20 L
20 L
93.
Ethane
0
0
94.
Ethanol
20 L
20 L
95.
Ethers
2.5 L
2.5 L
96.
Ethyl acetate
20 L
20 L
97.
Ethyl acrylate
20 L
20 L
98.
Ethyl borate
20 L
20 L
99.
Ethyl chloride
0
0
100.
Ethyl crotonate
20 L
20 L
101.
Ethyl formate
20 L
20 L
102.
Ethyl isobutyrate
20 L
20 L
103.
Ethyl methacrylate
20 L
20 L
104.
Ethyl nitrite
20 L
20 L
105.
Ethyl propionate
20 L
20 L
106.
Ethylacetylene
0
0
107.
Ethylbenzene
20 L
20 L
108.
Ethyldichlorosilane
0
0
109.
Ethylene
0
0
110.
1-Ethylpiperidine
20 L
20 L
111.
Ferrocerium
0
0
112.
Fluorobenzene
20 L
20 L
113.
Fluorotoluene
20 L
20 L
114.
Furan
20 L
20 L
115.
Hafnium powder
0
0
116.
Hexadiene
20 L
20 L
117.
Hexamethyleneimine
20 L
20 L
118.
Hydrogen
0
0
119.
2-Iodobutane
20 L
20 L
120.
Iodomethylpropane
20 L
20 L
121.
Isobutyl acetate
20 L
20 L
122.
Isobutyl formate
20 L
20 L
123.
Isobutyryl chloride
20 L
20 L
124.
Isoprene
20 L
20 L
125.
Isopropanol (Isopropyl alcohol)
20 L
20 L
126.
Isopropenyl acetate
20 L
20 L
127.
Isopropyl acetate
20 L
20 L
128.
Isopropyl isobutyrate
20 L
20 L
129.
Isopropyl nitrate
20 L
20 L
130.
Isopropyl propionate
20 L
20 L
131.
Lead phosphite, dibasic
0
0
132.
Lithium
0
0
133.
Lithium alkyls
0
0
134.
Lithium aluminum hydride
0
5 kg
135.
Lithium borohydride
0
5 kg
136.
Lithium ferrosilicon
0
5 kg
137.
Lithium hydride
0
5 kg
138.
Lithium nitride
0
0
139.
Lithium silicon
0
0
140.
Magnesium alkyls
0
0
141.
Magnesium diamide
0
0
142.
Magnesium diphenyl
0
0
143.
Magnesium hydride
0
0
144.
Magnesium or Magnesium alloys
5 kg
10 kg
145.
Magnesium silicide
0
0
146.
Methane
0
0
147.
Methanol
20 L
20 L
148.
Methyl acetate
20 L
20 L
149.
Methyl acetylene
0
0
150.
Methyl acrylate
20 L
20 L
151.
Methyl allyl chloride
20 L
20 L
152.
Methyl butane
20 L
20 L
153.
Methyl butyrate
20 L
20 L
154.
Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK)
20 L
20 L
155.
Methyl formate
20 L
20 L
156.
Methyl isovalerate
20 L
20 L
157.
Methyl magnesium bromide
0
0
158.
Methyl methacrylate monomer
20 L
20 L
159.
Methyl propionate
20 L
20 L
160.
Methylal
20 L
20 L
161.
3-Methylbutan-2-one
20 L
20 L
162.
Methyldichlorosilane
0
0
163.
2-Methylfuran
20 L
20 L
164.
n-methylmorpholine
20 L
20 L
165.
Methylpentadiene
20 L
20 L
166.
1-Methylpiperidine
20 L
20 L
167.
Methyltetrahydrofuran
20 L
20 L
168.
Nitriles
20 L
20 L
169.
Nitrocellulose, wetted [with not less than 25% water, by mass]
0
0
170.
Nitroguanidine, wetted [with not less than 20% water, by mass]
0
0
171.
Nitromethane
20 L
20 L
172.
p-Nitrosodimethylaniline
0
0
173.
Nitrostarch, wetted [with not less than 20% water, by mass]
0
0
174.
Pentaborane
0
0
175.
Pentanol
20 L
20 L
176.
Phosphorus heptasulfide
0
0
177.
Phosphorus pentasulfide
0
5 kg
178.
Phosphorus sesquisulfide
0
5 kg
179.
Phosphorus trisulfide
0
0
180.
Phosphorus
0
5 kg
181.
Potassium or Potassium alloys
0
5 kg
182.
Potassium borohydride
0
5 kg
183.
Potassium dithionite (Potassium hydrosulfite)
0
0
184.
Potassium sodium alloys
0
0
185.
Potassium sulfide
25 kg
25 kg
186.
Propadiene
0
0
187.
Propane
0
0
188.
Propanethiol
20 L
20 L
189.
n-Propanol
20 L
20 L
190.
Propionyl chloride
20 L
20 L
191.
n-Propyl acetate
20 L
20 L
192.
Propyl chloride
20 L
20 L
193.
Propyl formate
20 L
20 L
194.
Propylene
0
0
195.
n-Propyl nitrate
20 L
20 L
196.
Propylene oxide
20 L
20 L
197.
Propyleneimine
20 L
20 L
198.
Pyridine
20 L
20 L
199.
Pyrrolidine
20 L
20 L
200.
Rubidium
0
0
201.
Silane
0
0
202.
Silver picrate
0
0
203.
Sodium
0
5 kg
204.
Sodium aluminum hydride
0
0
205.
Sodium borohydride
0
5 kg
206.
Sodium dinitro-o-cresolate, wetted [with not less than 15% water, by mass]
0
0
207.
Sodium dithionite (Sodium hydrosulfite)
0
0
208.
Sodium hydride
0
0
209.
Sodium hydrosulfide
50 kg
50 kg
210.
Sodium methylate
0
0
211.
Sodium picramate, wetted [with not less than 20% water, by mass]
0
0
212.
Sodium sulfide
25 kg
25 kg
213.
Strontium
0
5 kg
214.
Tetrahydrofuran
20 L
20 L
215.
1,2,3,6-Tetrahydropyridine
20 L
20 L
216.
Tetrahydrothiophene
20 L
20 L
217.
Tetramethylsilane
20 L
20 L
218.
Thioacetic acid
20 L
20 L
219.
Thiophene
20 L
20 L
220.
Thiourea dioxide
0
0
221.
Titanium hydride
0
5 kg
222.
Titanium powder
0
0
223.
Titanium trichloride
0
0
224.
Tributylphosphane
0
0
225.
Triisopropyl borate
20 L
20 L
226.
Trimethyl borate
20 L
20 L
227.
Trinitrobenzene, wetted [with not less than 30% water, by mass]
0
0
228.
Trinitrobenzoic acid, wetted [with not less than 30% water, by mass]
0
0
229.
Trinitrophenol, wetted [with not less than 30% water, by mass]
0
0
230.
Trinitrotoluene, wetted [with not less than 30% water, by mass]
0
0
231.
Urea nitrate, wetted [with not less than 20% water, by mass]
0
0
232.
Vinyl acetate
20 L
20 L
233.
Vinyl acetylene
0
0
234.
Vinyl bromide
0
0
235.
Vinyl butyrate
20 L
20 L
236.
Vinyl chloride
0
0
237.
Vinyl fluoride
0
0
238.
Vinylidene chloride
20 L
20 L
239.
Xanthalates
0
0
240.
Zinc powder or Zinc dust
10 kg
10 kg
241.
Zirconium hydride
0
5 kg
242.
Zirconium picramate, wetted [with not less than 20% water, by mass]
0
0
243.
Zirconium powder
0
5 kg
”.
Made this 23rd day of August 2013.
TAN TEE HOW
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.
[MHA 112/2/030; AG/LLRD/SL/109A/2010/14 Vol. 1]