The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) Regulations 1999

Exemptions relating to the distribution or sale of motor fuel

6.—(1) Regulations 4 and 5 do not apply to the distribution or sale of motor fuel for the purposes of tests or experiments in connection with—

(a) the composition or content of motor fuel; or

(b) the design or performance of any article which uses, or is intended to use, motor fuel, or any component or lubricant of such article, in a case where the composition or content of the fuel is relevant to such design or performance.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of regulations 4 and 5, leaded petrol may be distributed and sold—

(a) for use in a vehicle which belongs to the Crown and which is used for naval, military or air force purposes; or

(b) in accordance with the provisions of Part III of these Regulations.

(3) Regulations 4 and 5 do not apply to the distribution or sale of motor fuel which is in the course of being manufactured or blended or which requires, for whatever reason, further manufacturing or blending.

(4) Regulation 5(1) shall not apply to petrol—

(a) which complies with the transitional requirement, and

(b) which is stored in a filling station tank to which fewer than three deliveries of petrol have been made since 1st January 2000.

(5) Nothing in regulation 4 or 5 shall render it unlawful for a person to distribute or sell any motor fuel on the ground that it fails to comply with any requirements mentioned in those regulations if—

(a) the failure is due to a mistake or to reliance on information supplied to him or to the act or default of another person, accident or some other cause beyond his control; and

(b) the person in question has taken all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid such failure by himself or any person under his control.