# The Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations 2014, Paragraph 3: Common storage requirements for the keeping of intermediate quantities of petrol

Extent: E+W+S

The requirements of this paragraph are met if—
(a) the storage place is not living accommodation;
(b) no dispensing of petrol occurs at the storage place;
(c) where the storage place is not in the open air, it has a direct exit to the open air and is ventilated to the open air;
(d) all reasonable precautions are taken in the storage place to prevent any sources of ignition or heat that would be liable to ignite petrol or its vapour; and
(e) petrol is not used in the storage place otherwise than—
(i) in the fuel tank of any internal combustion engine; or
(ii) in quantities, not exceeding at any one time 150 millilitres, for cleaning or as a solvent for repair purposes.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1637/schedule/2/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-consolidation-regulations-2014/schedule-2/paragraph-3
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