2.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), these Regulations apply to the storage of oil on any premises.
(2) These Regulations do not apply to the storage of oil—
(a)if the oil is waste oil within the meaning of regulation 1(3) of the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994(1);
(b)in any container which is situated in a building or wholly underground;
(c)in any container with a storage capacity of 200 litres or less;
(d)on any premises used—
(i)wholly or mainly as a private dwelling if the storage capacity of the container in which it is stored is 3500 litres or less;
(ii)for refining oil; or
(iii)for the onward distribution of oil to other places; or
(e)on any farm if the oil is for use in connection with agriculture within the meaning of the Agriculture Act 1947(2).
S.I. 1994/1056; to which there are amendments not relevant to these regulations.