Interpretation

(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meaning hereby assigned to them“filling shed” means a building used for the sole purpose of washing, cleaning and filling petroleum containers; “garage” means any building or structure available to the general public and used for the repair, storage or sale of motor vehicles; “petroleum in bulk” means petroleum in quantities exceeding five hundred gallons contained in any one receptacle; “premises” means any building together with the land on which the same is situated and any adjoining land used in connection therewith and includes garage; “protected works” includes buildings in which persons dwell or assemble, docks, wharves, timber yards, public roads and any other place not forming part of an installation which the Minister may by notification declare as protected works, it being understood that the timekeeper’s or administrative office of an installation does not come under the classification of protected works; Belize City Council 153 “storage shed” means a building used for the storage of dangerous petroleum in excess of forty gallons otherwise than in bulk, or non-dangerous petroleum exceeding five hundred gallons otherwise than in bulk. (2) The storage and filling sheds may be under one roof, provided they are separated by a wall of metal sheeting, masonry or concrete. A doorway shall be permitted in the wall giving direct communication between the storage and filling sheds, provided such doorway be of such type as to enable it at all times to be closed immediately by a fireproof door.