### Gas Safety (Gas Supply) Regulations 《氣體安全 (氣體供應)規例》

34. Issue and display of label
(1) The Authority shall, at the same time as he issues or renews a permit in respect of a gas vehicle, issue to the owner of the vehicle a label specifying—
(a) the number of that permit; and
(b) the date of expiry of that permit.
(2) Subject to subregulation (3), no gas vehicle in respect of which a permit has been issued shall be used on a road unless the label issued with that permit is displayed on the left-hand side of the vehicle’s windscreen in such a manner that it is clearly visible from the front of the vehicle.
(3) Where a permit issued in respect of a gas vehicle ceases to be valid under regulation 29, the label issued with that permit shall forthwith be removed from the windscreen of the vehicle.

35. Alterations to gas vehicle
No material alteration in—
(a) the design or construction; or
(b) the relevant equipment specified in Schedule 2,
of a gas vehicle in respect of which a permit has been issued shall be made without the permission in writing of the Authority.

36. Examination of gas vehicle
(1) The Authority may at any time require the production for examination by an inspector of any gas vehicle in respect of which—
(a) an application for a permit has been made under regulation 26; or
(b) a permit has been issued,
in such place and at such time as he specifies by notice in writing served on the owner of the vehicle.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subregulation (1), an inspector or a police officer may at any time require the owner or driver of a gas vehicle in respect of which a permit has been issued to produce the vehicle for examination by an inspector in such place and at such time as the inspector or police officer, as the case may be, specifies.
(3) The purpose of an examination referred to in subregulation (1) or (2) shall be to ascertain whether a gas vehicle complies with these regulations and any conditions of any permit issued in respect of the vehicle.
(4) A gas vehicle produced at any place pursuant to a requirement under this regulation may be detained for a period not exceeding—
(a) 24 hours in the case of a requirement under subregulation (1); or
(b) 6 hours in the case of a requirement under subregulation (2),
while the vehicle is examined.

37. Powers of inspector
In carrying out an examination of a gas vehicle for the purposes of these regulations, an inspector may—
(a) carry out or cause to be carried out such inspection, examination or test of the vehicle or any equipment of the vehicle as he thinks fit;
(b) weigh the vehicle or any load on the vehicle; and
(c) photograph the vehicle.

### Gas Safety (Gas Supply) Regulations 《氣體安全 (氣體供應)規例》

38. Certain equipment to be carried on gas vehicle
(1) No person shall use a road tanker to carry liquefied petroleum gas in bulk unless there is carried on the tanker—
(a) not less than 2 suitable apparatus for extinguishing fire—
(i) of a type, and of a capacity not less than that, specified by the Authority by notice in the Gazette for the purposes of this regulation;
(ii) each carried in such a position as to be readily accessible outside the cab of the tanker and available for use; and
(iii) maintained at all times in good and efficient working order;
(b) not less than 2 signs each displaying a notice, in the English and Chinese languages, in letters and characters not less than 120 millimetres in height, stating the words “NO SMOKING” and the characters “不准吸煙”;
(c) not less than one set of protective goggles, or other suitable equipment for the protection of eyesight, and gloves for each person employed on the tanker; and
(d) not less than 4 road cones.
(2) No person shall use a cylinder wagon to carry cylinders unless there is carried on the wagon not less than 2 suitable apparatus for extinguishing fire—
(a) of a type, and of a capacity not less than that, specified by the Authority by notice in the Gazette for the purposes of this regulation;
(b) each carried in such a position as to be readily accessible outside the cab of the wagon and available for use; and
(c) maintained at all times in good and efficient working order.

### Gas Safety (Gas Supply) Regulations 《氣體安全 (氣體供應)規例》

40. Safety device to be used when liquefied petroleum gas is discharged from road tanker
(1) No person shall discharge liquefied petroleum gas from a road tanker into a liquefied petroleum gas receiving installation unless a safety device which complies with subregulation (2) is fitted to the tanker or the installation to protect against the dangers which may arise due to the movement of the tanker whilst the liquefied petroleum gas transfer hoses are connected between the tanker and the installation.
(2) The safety device referred to in subregulation (1) shall—
(a) be maintained at all times in good and efficient working order;
(b) be automatic in operation; and
(c) when in operation—
(i) protect the liquefied petroleum gas transfer hoses to which it is connected from rupture or other damage; and
(ii) release not more than 0.1 litres of liquefied petroleum gas in liquid form.

41. Special precautions against fire and explosion
(1) No person carrying out any operation referred to in regulation 39(1)(a) or (b) or (5)(a) or (b) shall—
(a) smoke; or
(b) carry any naked flame.
(2) No person shall place or carry on a gas vehicle—
(a) subject to paragraph (b), any artificial light other than a light which is not liable by virtue of its construction to ignite flammable vapour;
(b) any artificial light which is liable to ignite flammable vapour unless it is permanently fixed to a part of the vehicle which is not likely to come into contact with flammable vapour; or
(c) any explosive substance or article capable of causing a fire or explosion, including matches and cigarette lighters.
(3) No person shall place any goods in the cargo compartment of a cylinder wagon at any time when there is any cylinder in that compartment.

### Gas Safety (Gas Supply) Regulations 《氣體安全 (氣體供應)規例》

42. Inspections to be carried out by owner of gas vehicle
(1) The Authority may, by notice in the Gazette, specify—
(a) the inspections which the owner of a gas vehicle in respect of which a permit has been issued shall carry out on the vehicle or on any equipment required by these regulations to be carried on the vehicle;
(b) the intervals at which, or the circumstances in which, such inspections shall be carried out; and
(c) the written records which shall be kept of such inspections by such owners and the periods for which any such records shall be retained by such owners.
(2) The owner of a gas vehicle shall comply with the requirements of any notice under subregulation (1) applicable to him.
(3) Where an inspection carried out on a gas vehicle, whether pursuant to a notice under subregulation (1) or otherwise, shows that it is unsafe, the owner of the vehicle shall forthwith carry out work to render it safe or, if that is not practicable, shall not use it to carry, in the case of a gas vehicle which is a road tanker, liquefied petroleum gas in bulk and, in the case of a gas vehicle which is a cylinder wagon, cylinders.
(4) Where an inspection carried out on any equipment referred to in subregulation (1), whether pursuant to a notice under that subregulation or otherwise, shows that it is unsafe, the owner of the gas vehicle concerned shall forthwith—
(a) carry out work to render the equipment safe; or
(b) replace it with equipment which is safe.

43. Duplicate permit, etc.
(1) Where any permit has been lost, defaced or destroyed, the Authority may, upon payment of the prescribed fee, issue to the owner of the gas vehicle in respect of which the permit was issued a duplicate permit in place thereof, and the duplicate permit so issued shall have the same effect as the original permit.
(2) Subregulation (1) shall apply to a label in the like manner as it applies to a permit.

44. Other laws applicable to motor vehicles not affected
The provisions of this Part shall not affect any other law in relation to motor vehicles.

44A. Power to amend Schedules 2 and 3
The Secretary may, by notice in the Gazette, amend Schedule 2 or 3.
(22 of 1996 s. 7)