The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012

PART B

(a)

Blending odorant for use with natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas,

(b)

The following activities:—

(i)

the storage of petrol in stationary storage tanks at a terminal, or the loading or unloading of petrol into or from a road tanker, a rail tanker or an inland waterway vessel at a terminal,

(ii)

the unloading of petrol into stationary storage tanks at a service station if the total quantity of petrol unloaded into such tanks at the service station in any 12 month period is likely to be equal to or greater than 500m³.

(c)

Motor vehicle refuelling activities at an existing service station if the petrol refuelling throughput at the station in any 12 month period is more than 3000m³,

(d)

Motor vehicle refuelling activities at a new service station if the petrol refuelling throughput at the station in any 12 month period is, or is intended to be, 500m³ or more,

(e)

Motor vehicle refuelling activities at a new service station if the petrol refuelling throughput at the station in any 12 month period is, or is intended to be, 100m³ or more and the service station is under permanent living quarters or working areas.

Interpretation of Part B

1.  In Part B—

“existing service station” means a service station—

(a)

which is put into operation, or

(b)

for which planning permission under the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997(1) is granted,

before 31st December 2011,

“inland waterway vessel” means a vessel, other than a sea-going vessel, having a total dead weight of 15 tonnes or more,

“new service station” means a service station which is put into operation on or after 1st January 2012, and includes an existing service station where a major refurbishment is completed on or after that date (and for that purpose a major refurbishment means a significant alteration or renewal of the station infrastructure, in particular the tanks and pipes),

“petrol” means any petroleum derivative, with or without additives, having a Reid vapour pressure of 27.6 kPa or more which is intended for use as a fuel for motor vehicles, other than liquefied petroleum gas,

“service station” means any premises where petrol is dispensed to motor vehicle fuel tanks from stationary storage tanks other than premises used only in connection with the construction and delivery of new vehicles,

“terminal” means any premises which are used for the storage and loading of petrol into road tankers, rail tankers or inland waterway vessels.

2.—(1) Any expression used in Part B and in a Directive specified in sub-paragraph (2) has the same meaning in that Part as in the Directive.

(2) The specified Directives are—

(a) European Parliament and Council Directive 94/63/EC on the control of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions resulting from the storage of petrol and its distribution from terminals to service stations(2), and

(b) Directive 2009/126/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on stage II petrol vapour recovery during the refuelling of motor vehicles at service stations(3).

(1)

1997 c.8, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

O.J. No. L 365, 31.12.94, p.24.

(3)

OJ L285, 31.10.2009, p.36.