24Report to be prepared after tank removed or replaced

24 Report to be prepared after tank removed or replaced

24 Report to be prepared after tank removed or replaced

(1) If a modification of a storage system involves the removal or replacement of any tank, the person responsible for the modified storage system must not commission the system, or authorise or permit the commissioning of the system, unless a report for the storage site (prepared in accordance with this clause) has been served on the relevant local authority—

(a) no later than 60 days after the tank is removed or replaced, or

(b) if remediation of the site is required, no later than 60 days after the remediation is completed.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units (in the case of an individual) and 200 penalty units (in the case of a corporation).

(2) A report referred to in subclause (1) must—

(a) be prepared by a duly qualified person in accordance with EPA guidelines, and

(b) describe the processes used to remove or replace the tanks concerned and assess contamination at the storage site, and

(c) describe any remediation work carried out during the removal or replacement of the tanks concerned.