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Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations 2014 in Great Britain: petrol storage certification, non-workplace licensing, permitting and enforcement

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Practice notes

This Practice Note outlines the obligations under the Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations 2014 (2014 Regulations), SI 2014/1637, requiring operators of petrol filling stations to hold a petroleum storage certificate from the Petroleum Enforcement Authority, and requiring non‑workplace premises storing petrol to obtain a licence for storage. It also reviews the applicability of other health and safety legislation, and the environmental permitting regime, to the unloading of petrol into storage at petrol stations.

Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations

The 2014 Regulations, SI 2014/1637, which took effect on 1 October 2014, apply to:

workplaces that keep petrol where petrol is dispensed directly into vehicles, ie petrol filling stations
non‑workplace premises storing petrol, ie at private homes, or at clubs/associations

General prohibition on the keeping of petrol

No person may keep petrol except in accordance with the 2014 Regulations, SI 2014/1637, reg 5 or 13. Regulation 5 provides that operators of petrol filling stations must hold a valid petroleum storage certificate. Regulation 13 concerns the storage of petrol in domestic and non‑workplace premises. Up to 30 litres of petrol can be stored without notifying the local Petroleum Enforcement Authority (PEA). A licence for storage is required to keep over 275 litres...

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