Storing agricultural fuel oil

If you store oil for agricultural use on a farm in Scotland, you must comply with the Oil Storage Regulations.

If you store agricultural fuel oil in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, there are separate regulations that govern how you must store it.

Storing and using agricultural fuel oil

Even if the regulations do not apply to you, you are committing an offence if you cause pollution, either deliberately or accidentally. If oil from your site, or under your care, causes pollution, you may be prosecuted and the courts may fine you.

In this guideline:

Do the Oil Storage Regulations apply to you?
Which oils are not covered by the Oil Storage Regulations?
General requirements of the Oil Storage Regulations
Storing agricultural fuel oil
Storing oil in fixed tanks
Storing oil in mobile bowsers
Storing oil above ground - good practice guidance
Storing oil below ground - good practice guidance
Dealing with oil spills
Oil storage further information
Oil storage legislation