Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928

2 Provisions as to licences

(1) The local authority empowered under this Act to grant petroleum-spirit licences shall be—

(a) in the County of London, except the City of London, the county council:

(b) in the City of London, the common council of the City of London:

(c) elsewhere, the district council:

Provided that in any harbour within the jurisdiction of a harbour authority, whether situate or not within the jurisdiction of any local authority hereinbefore mentioned, the harbour authority shall be the local authority for granting petroleum-spirit licences to the exclusion of any other local authority.

(2) A petroleum-spirit licence may be granted by a local authority so as to be in force for such time, and subject to such provisions as to renewal, as the local authority think necessary.

(3) A local authority may attach to any petroleum-spirit licence such conditions as they think expedient, as to the mode of storage, the nature and situation of the premises in which, and the nature of the goods with which, petroleum-spirit is to be stored, the facilities for the testing of petroleum-spirit from time to time, and generally as to the safe-keeping of petroleum-spirit.

(4) Where conditions to be observed by persons employed are attached to any petroleum-spirit licence, the occupier of the premises to which the licence relates shall cause to be kept posted on the premises, in such form and in such position as to be easily read by the persons employed on the premises, a notice setting out those conditions, and

(a) if the occupier of any premises fails to comply with the foregoing requirements of this subsection, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five pounds for every day on which the failure occurs or continues; and

(b) if any person pulls down, injures, or defaces any notice posted in accordance with the requirements of this subsection, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five pounds; and

(c) if any person employed contravenes any condition of which notice has been given in accordance with the requirements of this subsection, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five pounds.