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Withdrawn petroleum legislation

  • Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928
  • The Petroleum Spirit (Motor Vehicles, etc) Regulations 1929
  • The Petroleum (Mixtures) Order 1929
  • Petroleum (Transfer of Licenses) Act 1936
  • The Petroleum (Liquid Methane) Order 1957
  • The Petroleum (Regulation) Acts 1928 and 1936 (Repeals and Modifications) Regulations 1974
  • The Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 (Enforcement) Regulations 1979
  • The Petroleum Spirit (Plastic Containers) Regulations 1982

Withdrawn ACOP

COP6 – Petroleum-Spirit (Plastic Containers) Regulations 1982. Requirements for testing and marking or labelling.

New guidance on portable petrol storage containers (PDF) [1] is available giving practical advice on the design, construction, materials and marking or labelling of containers as required by the regulations.

Withdrawn Approved Document

L93 – Approved tank requirements. The provisions for bottom loading and vapour recovery systems of mobile containers carrying petrol.

The withdrawal of this document is supported by the Department for Transport (DfT) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The current requirements are covered by more relevant legislation as follows:

Link URLs in this page

  1. portable petrol storage containershttps://www.hse.gov.uk/fireandexplosion/assets/docs/portabable-petrol-storage-containers.pdf
  2. The Petrol Vapour Recovery Stage I and Stage II Directiveshttp://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130822084033/http://www.defra.gov.uk/industrial-emissions/eu-international/petrol-vapour-recovery-directives/
  3. Process guidance note 1/13(13) – Statutory guidance for storage, unloading and loading at terminalshttp://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130822084033/http://www.defra.gov.uk/industrial-emissions/files/PG-1_13-Storage-unloading-and-loading-petrol-at-terminals.pdf
  4. Process guidance note 1/14(13) – Statutory guidance for unloading of petrol into storage, and motor vehicle refuelling, at service stationshttp://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130822084033/http://www.defra.gov.uk/industrial-emissions/files/PG-1_14-Unloading-Petrol-at-Petrol-Stations.pdf
  5. The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 as amendedhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/cdg/manual/adrcarriage.htm#carriage-dangerous-goods
  6. CDG Regulationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/cdg/index.htm
  7. ADRhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/cdg/manual/adrcarriage.htm
  8. Controlling fire and explosion risks in the workplacehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg370.htm
  9. The dangers of cellulose nitrate filmhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg469.htm
  10. Dept for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)http://www.bis.gov.uk/policies/business-sectors/environmental-and-product-regulations/product-regulation/ec-product-directives/atex-directive
  11. Energy Institutehttp://www.energyinst.org/home
  12. Association for Petroleum and Explosives Administration (APEA)http://www.apea.org.uk/
  13. The trade association for the LPG industry in the UK (UKLPG) Codes of practicehttp://www.uklpg.org/
  14. REACHhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/reach/index.htm
  15. Exemption certificateshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/exemption.htm
  16. COMAHhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/comah/index.htm
  17. Chemicalshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/chemicals/index.htm
  18. Riskhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/index.htm
  19. Constructionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/index.htm
  20. COSHHhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/index.htm
  21. Portshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/ports/index.htm
  22. Textileshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/textiles/index.htm
  23. Weldinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/welding/index.htm
  24. LEVhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/lev/index.htm

Glossary of abbreviations/acronyms on this page

REACH
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & restriction of Chemicals
COMAH
Control of major accident hazards
COSHH
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
LEV
Local exhaust ventilation

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Updated 2020-12-08