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petroleum (consolidation) act 1928 and
regulations made thereunder.
Fifty-seven premises within the Borough are licensed to store a
total of 60,430 gallons of Petrol, Petroleum Mixtures and Cellulose
solutions.
They have received regular inspection to ensure that the various
regulations have been observed. In all a total of 160 visits was made
to the various installations and only minor infringements of the
Regulations were found.
The total licence fees amounted to £36 5s. Od.
During the year the attention of licensees was drawn to the condition
of the licence which requires the testing of petrol storage tanks
which have been installed for more than 20 years. Forty-eight tanks
were tested and all were found to be satisfactory.