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Paragraph 4.11 Liquefied petroleum gas storageF1

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Every building must be designed and constructed in such a way that each liquefied petroleum gas storage installation, used solely to serve a combustion appliance providing space heating, water heating, or cooking facilities, will–

(a)

be protected from fire spreading to any liquefied petroleum gas container; and

(b)

not permit the contents of any such container to form explosive gas pockets in the vicinity of any container.

Limitation

This standard does not apply to a liquefied petroleum gas storage container, or containers, for use with portable appliances.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Schs. 1-6 substituted (1.5.2007) by The Building (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/534), regs. 1, 2(c), sch. (with regs. 3, 4)