S.L. 549.52 Art. 5Requirements for service stations.

(1) The operator shall communicate to the competent authority the information listed in Schedule I, part B and the status of compliance with the provisions of Schedule VI.

(2) The competent authority shall refuse to issue a permit with respect to:

(a) any service station unless an approved auditor certifies -

(i) that loading and storage equipment at the service station is designed and operated in accordance with the technical provisions of Schedule VI, part A; and

(ii) that this loading and storage equipment is designed to reduce the total annual loss of petrol resulting from loading into storage installations at service stations to below the target reference value of 0.01% of the throughput mass by mass (m/m);

(b) all service stations unless an approved auditor certifies PETROL FROM TERMINALS TO SERVICE STATIONS) [

that the service station is compliant with the technical provisions of Schedule VI part B.

(3) Service stations shall not load petrol into their storage installations and dispense petrol to a motor vehicle fuel tank unless they are in possession of a permit from the competent authority.

(4) The provisions of sub-regulation (2)(b) shall apply to:

(a) ‘new’ service stations if their actual or intended 3 throughput exceeds 500 m per annum;

(b) ‘new’ service stations irrespective of their actual or intended throughput if they are situated under living quarters or in working areas;

(c) ‘existing’ service stations if they undergo a major refurbishment and if their actual or intended throughput:

(i) exceeds 500 m3 per annum; or 3

(ii) exceeds 100 m per annum if it is situated under permanent living quarters or working areas;

(d) ‘existing’ service stations having a throughput 3 exceeding 3000 m per annum by the 31 December 2018.

(5) In order to calculate the mass of petrol lost from the storage installation at the service station the procedure outlined by Schedule II, Part A shall be used.

(6) Mobile containers shall not be allowed to unload petrol into the storage installations at any service station unless they have been registered with the competent authority.

(7) The provisions of sub-regulations (1), (3) and (5) are not 3 applicable to service stations with a throughput less than 100m / year.