Oil warehouses are approved by type, and the warehouse approval
states exactly what type of oils can be stored, how these should be
stored, and how these oils may be processed or handled whilst they
remain within the warehouse. We can set specific conditions for
each part of the warehouse approval, dependent on the types of oils
and processes involved, so that if the terms and conditions of the
approval are not followed, this will result in the warehouse
approval being revoked.
It is very important that in every authorisation or approval
that we issue, it is clear exactly what we will allow to take
place.
There are no ‘generic’ blanket approvals of oil
producers’ premises or warehouses (Duty- suspended
installations). Each application and authorisation needs to be
considered individually, as there are a variety of conditions which
we may need to impose upon the trader, dependent on their
application, their individual needs and the risks that these pose.
The issue of ‘blanket’ approvals could have
serious consequences for the control of oils traders and for the
equal treatment of others. If a trader were to be given a blanket
authorisation or approval, in effect they would be entitled to do
what they liked, regardless of the risks involved, until such time
as these were addressed by making changes to their
authorisation/approval.
See
Public Notice 179, Section 1E for details of the
standard conditions applied to the approval of ‘Motor and
Heating Fuel’ warehouses.
