6.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) below, the preceding provisions of these Regulations shall not apply until 1st September 2005 to the storage of oil in any container if the container was used for that purpose on any premises before 1st September 2001 .
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), if the container or, if there is more than one container within the secondary containment system, any of them is situated less than—
(a)10 metres away from any inland freshwaters or coastal waters; or
(b)50 metres away from a well or borehole.
the preceding provisions of these Regulations shall apply from 1st September 2003.
(3) If a notice under regulation 7 is not complied with in relation to any container by the date specified in the notice, the preceding provisions of these Regulations shall apply from whichever is the latest of the following—
(a)the date specified in the notice;
(b)if the period for compliance is extended under regulation 7(4), the expiry of the extension;
(c)if there is an appeal against the notice, the date on which the appeal is determined or withdrawn.