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Paragraph 20 Escape of flammable substancesI1

England, Wales and Scotland Not yet in force

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(1)

The sudden, uncontrolled release—

(a)

inside a building—

(i)

of 100 kilograms or more of a flammable liquid,

(ii)

of 10 kilograms or more of a flammable liquid at a temperature above its normal boiling point, or

(iii)

of 10 kilograms or more of a flammable gas; or

(b)

in the open air, of 500 kilograms or more of any of the substances referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above.

(2)

In this paragraph, “flammable liquid” and “flammable gas” mean respectively a liquid and a gas so classified in accordance with regulation 5(2), (3) or (5) of the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 1994f1.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 2 para. 20 in force at 1.4.1996, see reg. 1

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1994/3247.