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DPR GUIDELINES FOR APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FILLING STATION Procedure and conditions for granting approval for the construction and operation of Petrol Station; these guide

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DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
            (a)   
Application letter addressed to the Operations Controller of the 
DPR   Zonal/Field office nearest to where the location of the 
proposed station site.
(b)  
Two (2) photocopies of Certificate of Incorporation.
(c)      Two (2) photocopies of Memorandum and Article of Association.
(d)      Two (2) photocopies of Current tax clearance.
(e)      Original and photocopy of Police report.
   (f)      Original and photocopy of Fire report and Certificate.
   (g)     Two (2) original copies of Approved building plan.
(h)     Two (2) photocopies of letter from Land & Survey.
(i)      Two (2) photocopies of Deed of conveyance.
(j)      Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for underground 
storage tank capacities greater than 270,000 litres. 
(ii)
After “Approval to construct” is granted, it is mandatory that some 
meaningful development be made on site within three (3) months from the 
date approval was granted.  The approval expires if no development 
commences within the time frame.
(iii)
 Sign Post should be installed on site immediately after approval to 
construct is granted.  The sign post should indicate the name of the 
company and the reference number of the approval letter.
(iv)
Companies involved in building of Petrol Stations, construction and 
fabrication of U/G storage tanks and canopy shall have DPR Permit to 
operate as Oil Industry Service Company.
3.   STORAGE AND LICENCE TO OPERATE A PETROL STATION
 
After ATC and the construction of the station during which it is mandatory to 
invite officer(s) of DPR to witness the burial and Pressure/Leak test of the U/G 
tanks, an application for storage and sales licence to operate the station must be 
obtained.
The following requirements must be met.