Building Regulations 2010 J7
Provision of information
Official text
J7. Oil storage tanks and the pipes connecting them to combustion appliances shall—
(a) be so constructed and protected as to reduce to a reasonable level the risk of the oil escaping and causing pollution; and
(b) have affixed in a prominent position a durable notice containing information on how to respond to an oil escape so as to reduce to a reasonable level the risk of pollution.
Limits on application
Requirement J7 applies only to fixed oil storage tanks with capacities of 3,500 litres or less, and connecting pipes, which are—
(a) located outside the building; and
(b) serve fixed combustion appliances (including incinerators) in a building used wholly or mainly as a private dwelling,
but does not apply to buried systems.
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