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The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009
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[F1PART 4AE+W+SControl of Volatile Organic Compounds
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Interpretation of Part 4AE+W+S
23A. In this Part—
“petrol” means any petroleum derivative, with or without additives, having a Reid vapour pressure of 27.6 kilopascals or more, which is intended for use as a fuel for motor vehicles, except liquefied petroleum gas (LPG);
“tank” means a container designed and operated so that residual vapours are retained in the container after the unloading of the petrol.
Approved tank requirementsE+W+S
23B.—(1) The Secretary of State must approve and publish approved tank requirements, which must contain—
(a)the requirements for the design and construction of tanks for the carriage of petrol;
(b)the requirements for the filling of such tanks; and
(c)the requirements for the examination, testing and certification of such tanks.
(2) The Secretary of State may revise the approved tank requirements and, when doing so, must within 3 months of the date of that approval, publish in such a matter as the Secretary of State considers appropriate, a notice specifying—
(a)the revision;
(b)the date on which it was approved; and
(c)the date on which it takes effect, the date of which must be not less than 6 months after the date of the approval of the revision.
Duty to comply with the approved tank requirementsE+W+S
23C.—(1) The operator of any tank which is intended to be, or is being, used for the carriage of petrol must take all reasonable steps to ensure that such of the requirements specified in the approved tank requirements as are relevant to that tank are complied with.
(2) Any person who designs, manufactures, imports, supplies, modifies, repairs, examines, tests, certifies or fills any tank which is intended to be, or is being, used for the carriage of petrol, must ensure, insofar as they are matters within that person’s control, that such of the requirements specified in the approved tank requirements as are relevant to that tank are complied with.]
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