Hong Kong Regulations

BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS REGULATIONS - REGULATION 6

Special requirements with respect to pressurized fuel containers

(1) Every pressurized fuel container shall-

   (a)  be fitted with a pressure release valve;

   (b)  be placed in a metal tray or housed in a suitable structure so that
        all valves and safety devices are readily accessible;

   (c)  where it has a maximum permissible working pressure of not more than
        500 kilopascals, be fitted with piping properly secured along its
        whole length, save that for a length of 600 millimetres immediately
        preceding the burner the piping shall be in the form of a loose coil
        so as to facilitate easy manipulation; and (L.N. 107 of 1979)

   (d)  be fitted with a remote control valve situated in a position as near
        to the burner as is possible consistently with its safe operation.

(2) The provisions of subregulation (1) shall apply to pressurized fuel
containers in addition to any of the provisions of regulation 5 that apply to
such containers.

(87 of 1988 s. 46)