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.