The Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994

18.—(1) The storage on any premises in a secure container or containers of waste of a kind described in sub-paragraph (2) below if—

(a) the storage capacity of the container or containers does not exceed 400 cubic metres in total;

(b) in the case of waste oil, the storage capacity of any container or containers used for its storage does not exceed 3 cubic metres in total, and provision is made to prevent oil escaping into the ground or a drain;

(c) there are no more than 20 containers on those premises;

(d) the waste will be reused, or used for the purposes of—

(i) any activity described in paragraph 11 carried on at those premises; or

(ii) any other recovery activity;

(e) each kind of waste described in sub-paragraph (2) below stored on the premises is kept separately;

(f) no waste is stored on the premises for longer than twelve months; and

(g) the person storing the waste is the owner of the container or has the consent of the owner.

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) above applies to the following kinds of waste—

(a) any waste described in paragraph 17 other than waste solvents, refrigerants or halons;

(b) waste oil.