The Control of Volatile Organic Compounds (Petrol Vapour Recovery) (Scotland) Regulations 2004

Made: 29th November 2004

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 30th November 2004

Coming into force: 24th December 2004

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and extent

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Control of Volatile Organic Compounds (Petrol Vapour Recovery) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 24th December 2004.

• (2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Amendment of the Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances) Regulations 1991

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• (1) Part B of section 1.4 of Chapter 1 of Schedule 1 to the Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances) Regulations 1991 is amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.

• (2) In paragraph (b)–

• (a) omit “other than an exempt service station,”; and

• (b) for “100m3” substitute “ 500m3 ”.

• (3) The definition of “exempt service station” is omitted.

Amendment of the Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances etc.) (Amendment) (Petrol Vapour Recovery) Regulations 1996

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In paragraph 4(1)(c)(iii) of the Schedule to the Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances etc.) (Amendment) (Petrol Vapour Recovery) Regulations 1996 for “in any other case” substitute “ where the largest total annual quantity of petrol loaded into stationary storage tanks at the service station during the three preceding years is 500m3 ”.

Amendment of the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2000

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Signed

LEWIS MACDONALD — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 2004-11-29

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1972 c. 68, section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3). The function conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, insofar as with devolved competence, was transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998.

[^f00002]: S.I. 1991/472. Part B of Section 1.4 of Chapter 1 of Schedule 1 was inserted by the Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances etc.) (Amendment) (Petrol Vapour Recovery) Regulations 1996 S.I. No. 2678.

[^f00003]: S.I. 1996/2678.

[^f00004]: S.S.I..2000/ 323.

Editorial notes

[^c5378151]: 1972 c. 68, section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3). The function conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, insofar as with devolved competence, was transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998.

[^c5378161]: S.I. 1991/472. Part B of Section 1.4 of Chapter 1 of Schedule 1 was inserted by the Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances etc.) (Amendment) (Petrol Vapour Recovery) Regulations 1996 S.I. No. 2678.

[^c5378171]: S.I. 1996/2678.

[^key-aec5b1b2880feea338eabb6f358e509d]: Reg. 4 revoked (7.1.2013) by The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations2012 (S.S.I. 2012/360), reg. 1(2), sch. 12 (with reg. 71)