Labelling of Vessels containing Petroleum-Spirit
5 F1Provisions as to the labelling of vessels containing petroleum-spirit.
1
Subject as hereinafter provided, where any petroleum-spirit—
a
is kept at any place; or
b
is sent or conveyed between any two places in Northern Ireland; or
c
is sold or exposed or offered for sale;
there shall be attached to, or, where that is impracticable, displayed near, the vessel containing the petroleum-spirit, a label showing, in conspicuous characters, the words “Petroleum-Spirit” and the words “Highly Inflammable,” and—
i
in the case of petroleum-spirit kept, the name and address of the consignee or owner:
ii
in the case of petroleum-spirit sent or conveyed, the name and address of the sender:
iii
in the case of petroleum-spirit sold or exposed or offered for sale, the name and address of the vendor:
Provided that, for the purposes of the foregoing provisions—
a
petroleum-spirit shall not be deemed to be kept during the seven days next after it has been imported; and
b
petroleum-spirit carried on any motor vehicle, ship, or aircraft, but intended to be used only for the purposes thereof shall not be deemed to be conveyed.
2
Any person who keeps, sends, conveys, sells, or exposes or offers for sale any petroleum-spirit in contravention of this section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceedingF2 level 2 on the standard scale, and the court before whom any person is convicted in respect of any such contravention may order that the petroleum-spirit, in respect of which the contravention occurs, and any vessel in which it is contained be forfeited or otherwise dealt with in such manner as the court thinks fit.