The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 1996

Unloading of petrol at petroleum filling stations and certain other premises licensed for the keeping of petrol

20.—(1) The provisions of Schedule 12 to these Regulations shall have effect for regulating the unloading of petrol from the tank of a road tanker at—

(a) any petroleum filling station; and

(b) any other premises for which a petroleum-spirit licence authorising the keeping of petrol is in force, except where those premises are licensed for keeping more than 100,000 litres of such petrol in storage tanks,

and the enforcing authority for these Regulations and for sections 2 to 4 and sections 7 and 8 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 in respect of such unloading as is specified in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph shall be the petroleum licensing authority, even if the relevant tanker is on a road at the time of unloading.

(2) In this regulation and Schedule 12 to these Regulations—

(a) “petrol” means petroleum-spirit (within the meaning given to that phrase by section 23 of the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928(1)) intended for use as fuel for motor vehicles, motor vessels or aircraft;

(b) “petroleum filling station” means any premises or place used or intended to be used by way of trade or for purposes of gain for fuelling motor vehicles with petroleum, and includes any building, advertisement, pump or other apparatus in, or used in connection with, any such premises or place;

(c) “the petroleum licensing authority” means the local authority empowered to grant petroleum-spirit licences under the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 for the petroleum filling station or other premises concerned; and

(d) “petroleum-spirit licence” has the same meaning as in section 23 of the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928.

(1)

1928 c. 32; section 23 was modified by S.I. 1974/1942.