Section 26
of Merchant Shipping Government Wharves Regulations 1961
Section 26
No dangerous goods shall be brought alongside any wharf in any vessel unless such goods have been declared and adequately described in the form in the Fourth Schedule and have been certified in the said form by the master or his agent on behalf of the owner of the vessel to be packed, labelled and stored in accordance with any current report of the Minister’s Standing Advisory Committee on the carriage of dangerous goods and explosives and unless permission from the Wharf Superintendent has been obtained.
(2)
No dangerous goods shall be brought on to any wharf or into any port area unless the packing and labelling of the goods has been certified by the ship’s agent to be in accordance with the report referred to in paragraph (1) and except with permission from the Wharf Superintendent and in conformity with any condition he may impose.
(3)
No defective packages or containers containing dangerous goods shall be landed or brought on any wharf or within any port area.