# The Petroleum-Spirit (Plastic Containers) Regulations 1982, Regulation 4: Container in which petroleum-spirit is kept to comply with Regulation 3(1)(a) to (d)


(1) 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.
(2) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1982/630/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/petroleum-spirit-plastic-containers-regulations-1982/regulation-4
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