Regulation of Dangerous Goods

This Code of Practice shall be titled “The Code of Practice for Control of Dangerous Goods on Land” hereinafter referred to as “The Code”.

The Code is a statutory document issued under section 5A of the Dangerous Goods Ordinance (Cap. 295), by the Director of Fire Services who reserves the right to revise the whole or any part of this document.  It was first published in January 2022 to provide practical guidance in respect of any one or more of the requirements of Cap. 295 or of regulations made under Cap. 295.

The Code has a special legal status, although failure to observe any guideline given in the Code is not of itself incur any criminal liability, that failure may be taken by a court in criminal proceedings as a relevant factor in determining whether or not a person has breached any of the provisions of the Dangerous Goods Ordinance and its subsidiary legislation to which the guideline relates.