Section 51
Section 51
No person shall, in or near any licensed premises, do any act which is likely to cause danger from fire or explosion.
(2)
No person shall smoke within licensed premises, or have in his possession therein any matches, other means of ignition, or other articles of a highly inflammable or explosive nature except as permitted by these rules:
Provided that this provision shall not apply to –
(i)
smoking in offices and living quarters if so situated as to preclude danger from fire;
(ii)
the possession of the necessary means of ignition for such fires as are authorised by the licensing authority.
(3)
There shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the entrance to every licensed premises a notice in English,
Chinese and Malay to the effect that smoking and the possession of matches are prohibited.
(4)
All operations within any licensed premises shall be conducted under the supervision of the licensee or a responsible agent of the licensee.
(5)
An adequate supply of dry sand or dry earth together with an implement for its convenient application or other efficient means of extinguishing petroleum fires shall be kept ready for immediate use in or about all licensed premises
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Subsidiary Legislation 7 of 16
Petroleum Rules 1960
for the purpose of extinguishing fire.
(6)
No petroleum shall be allowed to escape into any drain, sewer, harbour, river or watercourse:
Provided that this paragraph shall not apply to any drain specially constructed for the sole conveyance of petroleum.
(7)
The ground inside all licensed premises shall be kept clean and free from all inflammable material, waste vegetation and rubbish.
(8)
All reasonable precautions shall be taken to prevent unauthorised persons from having access to any licensed premises.
(9)
No licensed premises shall, without the permission in writing of the licensing authority, be used for any purpose other than that for which it has been licensed and purposes directly connected therewith.
(10)
No structural alterations shall be carried out in any licensed premises without the previous sanction in writing of the licensing authority.
Conditions applicable to storage sheds.