Dangerous Substance Licensing

Longford County Council receives applications regarding petroleum licencing for petrol stations and petroleum stores throughout the county. It is mandatory under legislation that a premise storing and dispensing petroleum have a Dangerous Substance License. Details on the legislation in this area and application forms for making a submission are detailed on the links below.

Petroleum, for legislation/regulation purposes, is defined as being one of three Classes:

• Class I Petrol Leaded & Unleaded
• Class II Kerosene/paraffin
• Class III Diesel/DERV/Central Heating Oil

Legislation

The primary legislation in this area is the Dangerous Substances Act 1972 (DSA 1972)
and various regulations detailed in the subsequent Statutory Instruments as detailed as follows:

Dangerous Substances Act, 1972 (Commencement) Order, 1979 – S.I. No. 297
Dangerous Substances (Licensing Fees) Regulations, 1979 – S.I. No. 301
Dangerous Substances (Retail and Private Petroleum Stores) Regulations, 1979 – S.I. No. 311
Dangerous Substances (Petroleum Bulk Stores) Regulations, 1979 – S.I. No. 313

Amendments to S.I. No. 311:  S.I. No. 303 of 1988, S.I. No. 424/1999  …. S.I. No. 502/2018

Forms for Dangerous Substance Applications:

http://www.longfordcoco.ie/services/environment/application-forms/dangerous-substances-licensing/