Regulation 4 Container in which petroleum-spirit is kept to comply with Regulation 3(1)(a) to (d)

A person who keeps petroleum-spirit in a plastic container shall keep it in a plastic container which complies with Regulation 3(1)(a) to (d) of these Regulations.

In any proceedings for an offence consisting of a contravention of paragraph (1) of this Regulation or of the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 arising out of the keeping of petroleum-spirit in any plastic container, it shall be a defence for a person to prove that he took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence.