Gas Cylinders (Use, Conveyance and Storage). |Ch. 30. No. 3.

valve fitting. In the case of a cylinder with two identifying colours
the first-mentioned colour shall form the background to the second
and the width of the background on either side of the second colour
shall be at least equal to the width of the latter.

12. (1) The owner of a vehicle used for the conveyance of cylinders
containing any compressed gas to which the Ordinance applies who
employs any person in connection with such conveyance shall take
measures to ensure that any such person is acquainted with and carries
out the provisions of regulation 4 of these Regulations.

(2) No person shall deliver or cause to be delivered to any carrier
for the purpose of conveyance any cylinder containing compressed gas to
which the Ordinance applies unless—

(a) such carrier has had brought to his notice by the person

aforesaid the provisions of regulation 4 of these Regulations; and

(6) any such cylinder is delivered or caused to be delivered, as

the case may be, to the carrier in such a state as to complv with the
requirements of the Ordinance and of these Regulations.

13. The provisions of clauses | and 3 of the Schedule to these Regula-
tions and regulations 7, 8 and 11 of these Regulations shall not apply to
any cylinder received from abroad solely for filling and returning to
the owner, or to any cylinder belonging to the Naval or Military authorities
of the United States of America.

14. The provisions of these Regulations and the Schedule hereto
hereinafter in this regulation mentioned shall not apply to any cylinder
which is in use before the coming into operation of these Regulations,
that is to say:—

(a) Regulation 8:

(6) Clause 1 of the Schedule:

(c) The provisions of clause 3 of the Schedule with respect to
manufacturers’ identification marks.

Schedule.

1, Cylinders shall be made in compliance with the legal or recognised
requirements in force at any time in the United Kingdom, Canada or the
United States of America. In respect of every new cylinder a certificate
shall be obtained from the manufacturer specifying the legal or recognised
Tequirements with which the construction of the cylinder complies.

2. The periodical test required by regulation 10 shall be a hydraulic
stretch test. The proof pressure applied in this test shall be not less than
3,360 Ib. per square inch for cylinders manufactured in compliance with
the legal or recognised requirements of the United States of America or
Canada, and not less than 3,000 Ib. per square inch for cylinders

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Obligation
on owners of
vehicles
conveying
cylinders and
persons
delivering
cylinders to
carriers.

Exemption
for cylinders
received
from abroad
or belonging
to United
States of
America.

Exemption
for cylindets
in use before
Regulations
in force.