The Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations 2014

Requirements for keeping of up to 275 litres of petrol E+W+S

2.  A person keeps petrol in accordance with this paragraph if—

(a) petrol is kept in accordance with the common storage requirements of paragraph 3;

(b) notice has been given to the petroleum enforcement authority in accordance with paragraph 4;

(c) (i) more petrol is kept than may be kept in accordance with paragraph 1; and

(ii) within the entirety of the domestic or other relevant premises no more than 275 litres is kept; and either

(d) no more than so much petrol as may be kept in accordance with paragraph 1 is kept in accordance with that paragraph and the remainder is kept in accordance with (e); or

(e) all petrol is kept—

(i) in suitable portable containers, or demountable fuel tanks, or both of those types of container;

(ii) in a storage place that is—

(aa) a detached building; or

(bb) attached to a building (but not domestic premises), and is fire-separated from the building; and

(iii) where fire extinguishing and spillage containment apparatus is available either within the storage place, or as close as is reasonably practicable to the storage place.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 1.10.2014, see reg. 1(2)