133Vapour recovery system

133 Vapour recovery system

133 Vapour recovery system

(1) The control equipment required to be fitted to a petrol dispenser is a vapour recovery system that—

(a) before commissioning, has a manufacturer’s certification issued by the manufacturer or supplier showing it is a stage 2 vapour recovery system with a hydrocarbon capture efficiency of not less than 85% vapour recovery to liquid dispensed by volume, as measured using a vapour recovery performance test, and

(b) has a visual indicator that the vacuum operates when petrol is dispensed, and

(c) is installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications by a qualified person, and

(d) before commissioning, has had the following tests conducted on it by a qualified person—

(i) a vapour containment integrity test, and

(ii) a vapour recovery performance test.

(2) In this section, a manufacturer’s certification means certification made in accordance with—

(a) Part 1 of EN 16321—1:2013 or an equivalent standard to Part 1 of EN 16321—1:2013, or

(b) the Ordinance, section 3, subsection (6).