7.—(1) A class licensee by virtue of paragraph 4, 5 or 6 may transport a relevant consignment of explosive precursors subject to all the following conditions and other applicable conditions in sub‑paragraph (2):| (a) | the class licensee packs, or arranges for the packing of, the relevant consignment of explosive precursors for transporting in such a way that no individual (other than those involved in packing, loading or unloading it) can see the explosive precursors from inside or outside the goods vehicle used to transport it; | | (b) | the class licensee takes all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that no passenger, other than a driver of the goods vehicle, and any other persons authorised by the class licensee to act as the crew of the goods vehicle, used to transport the relevant consignment of explosive precursors, is permitted to ride in or on the goods vehicle; | | (c) | the class licensee takes all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that the goods vehicle is not parked or left unattended in any public place in Singapore at any time —| (i) | while the relevant consignment of explosive precursors is on board; and | | (ii) | before the consignee authorised by or under the Act to possess the explosive precursors takes delivery of the relevant consignment; |
| | (d) | the class licensee takes all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that the goods vehicle is not driven by an individual who is unfit to drive the goods vehicle because of being under the influence of alcohol, a drug or an intoxicating substance, while the relevant consignment of explosive precursors is on board; | | (e) | the class licensee takes all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that —| (i) | the goods vehicle carrying the relevant consignment of explosive precursors travels directly to its destination, taking the shortest route and as far as practicable without stopping en‑route; and | | (ii) | the explosive precursors conveyed are not unpacked or opened in any way while it is being conveyed; |
| | (f) | the class licensee takes all reasonable steps necessary to protect other people from alarm relating to the class licensee transporting the relevant consignment of explosive precursors; | | (g) | the class licensee notifies the police by calling ‘999’, without delay upon becoming aware of —| (i) | any loss of the relevant consignment of explosive precursors or any explosive precursor comprised in the relevant consignment; or | | (ii) | any accident or a dangerous occurrence that involved the relevant consignment of explosive precursors during its transport which resulted in the death or any serious injury to any individual or in serious damage caused to property. |
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(2) If the relevant consignment of explosive precursors consists of 3 or more metric tonnes of explosive precursors, the class licensee must, in addition to sub‑paragraph (1), take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that —| (a) | the goods vehicle is driven by an individual who —| (i) | holds a HAZMAT driving licence; and | | (ii) | has successfully completed training conducted by the Singapore Civil Defence Force on the dangers of explosive precursors, the action to be taken in an emergency involving explosive precursors, and the requirements under the Fire Safety (Petroleum and Flammable Materials) Regulations with respect to the carrying of documents about explosive precursors; |
| | (b) | the goods vehicle has all of the following installed in it when carrying the relevant consignment:| (i) | working equipment on board with the capability of autonomously transmitting information from which the vehicle’s location can be determined by the class licensee while the goods vehicle is on a Singapore journey; | | (ii) | orange-coloured licence plates that are not obscured from view; | | (iii) | immobilisers; |
| | (c) | the goods vehicle carrying the relevant consignment of explosive precursors travels only —| (i) | between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. of the same day (both times inclusive); and | | (ii) | on a route that, as far as is practicable, avoids densely populated areas and the Central Business District; and |
| | (d) | the transporting of the relevant consignment of explosive precursors on a Singapore journey does not start unless there is established, by the class licensee or otherwise, for that Singapore journey, an emergency action plan adequate to deal with any spillage, leakage, release, accident or emergency which may arise from the transporting of the relevant consignment, covering at least all of the following:| (i) | the identification of likely accident scenarios and establishment of the likely impact zones; | | (ii) | the notification and activation procedures; | | (iii) | the response actions to control and contain the release and to mitigate the impact of the release; | | (iv) | the procedures for decontamination and clean‑up of affected areas; | | (v) | the names of personnel with their assigned roles and responsibilities in dealing with the emergency; | | (vi) | a list of emergency response equipment, including protective gears, firefighting equipment, oversized drums, emergency containers or tankers, absorbents, neutralising agents, monitoring equipment, clean-up equipment, etc., made available for dealing with the emergency. |
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