How will SEPA enforce the regulations?
We are responsible for enforcing The Water Environment (Oil Storage) (Scotland) Regulations 2006 in Scotland. Failure to comply is a criminal offence and you could be fined up to £40,000. We will provide advice and guidance to assist you with compliance if you are concerned that your oil storage facilities may be inadequate. The regulations apply minimum prescriptive standards for storage of oil in above ground fixed or mobile tanks. This means that we will not need to make a special visit to individual sites to assess risks, but will draw awareness to and enforce the regulations during routine visits. The regulations come into force in 3 stages (as detailed in Timescale for compliance with regulations) and will be fully implemented by April 2010, by which time all relevant oil storage must comply with the regulations. Therefore until April 2010 our priorities for these regulations are to ensure that our customers who are subject to them are made aware of their scope. In targeting enfo
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