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The transport of petroleum by road and rail in the United Kingdom is largely confined to refined petroleum products. There are a few movements of crude oil, but as a percentage of the total they are negligible.
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Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928. Under this Act Regulations for road transport have been made.
Inflammable Substances (Conveyance by Road) (Labelling) Regulations 1971.
Petroleum Spirit (Conveyance by Road) Regulations 1957 as amended by the Petroleum Spirit (Conveyance by Road) Regulations 1966.
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Wood, I.A. (1979). Spills during transport by road and rail. In: Wardley-Smith, J. (eds) The Prevention of Oil Pollution. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7347-6_9
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