Title, application and commencement1.

(1)

The title of these Regulations is the Water Resources (Control of Pollution) (Oil Storage) (Wales) Regulations 2016.

(2)

These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

(3)

Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), these Regulations come into force on 15 March 2016.

(4)

Subject to paragraph (5), these Regulations come into force on 15 March 2020 in relation to any container in which oil is being stored on 15 March 2016.

(5)

These Regulations come into force on 15 March 2018 in relation to any container—

(a)

in which oil is being stored on 15 March 2016; and

(b)

which is situated—

(i)

less than 10 metres away from any inland freshwaters or coastal waters; or

(ii)

less than 50 metres away from a well or borehole.