{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-consolidation-regulations-2014/schedule-3/paragraph-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-consolidation-regulations-2014/schedule-3/paragraph-1.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2014/1637",
  "legislation_title": "The Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-consolidation-regulations-2014",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "A portable petrol storage container must—\n(a) have a nominal capacity —\n(i) no greater than 10 litres if made of plastic; and\n(ii) no greater than 20 litres if made of metal;\n(b) have a total capacity between 10% and 15% more than the nominal capacity;\n(c) be made of either metal or plastic that is suitable and safe for the purpose and will not significantly degrade due to exposure to petrol or naturally occurring ultra-violet radiation;\n(d) be designed and constructed so that—\n(i) it is reasonably robust and not liable to break under the normal conditions of use;\n(ii) the escape of liquid or vapour is prevented;\n(iii) petrol can be poured safely from it; and\n(iv) it is not unsteady when placed on a flat surface;\n(e) be marked or labelled in a legible and indelible form with—\n(i) the words “PETROL” and “HIGHLY FLAMMABLE”;\n(ii) an appropriate hazard warning sign;\n(iii) the nominal capacity in litres; and\n(iv) the manufacturer’s name and the date and month of manufacture.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at 1.10.2014, see reg. 1(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1637/schedule/3/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:12:12.032898+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}