The Alternative Fuel Labelling and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 No. 421

Regulation 3

SCHEDULE 1 Identifiers

PART 1 Petrol-type fuels

1.  The identifier for petrol-type fuels is—

where—

(a) the shape is a circle,

(b) the size of the identifier for placement on a nozzle, a relevant vehicle, or in a user manual, must be a minimum of 13 mm in diameter, with an outer line thickness of 1.4 points,

(c) the size of the identifier for placement on a dispenser must be a minimum of 30 mm in diameter, with an outer line thickness of 3.2 points,

(d) the font of the symbol is Arial Bold,

(e) the font size of the symbol is scalable to the size of the shape, but the minimum being 14 points,

(f) the symbol is “EX” where “X” is the number that refers to the maximum ethanol content in volume percentage according to the relevant standards or equivalent national regulation of the fuel delivered.

PART 2 Diesel-type fuels

2.  The identifiers for diesel-type fuels are—

where—

(a) the shape for diesel-type fuels is a square,

(b) the size of the identifier for placement on a nozzle, a relevant vehicle, or in a user manual must be a minimum of 13 mm by 13 mm, with an outer line thickness of 1.4 points,

(c) the size of the identifier for placement on a dispenser must be a minimum of 30 mm by 30 mm, with an outer line thickness of 3.2 points,

(d) the font of the symbol is Arial Bold,

(e) the font size of the symbol is scalable to the size of the shape, but the minimum being 13 points in the case of a four character symbol and 14 points in any other case, and

(f) the symbol for diesel-type fuels blended with Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (“FAME”) is “BX” where “X” is the number that refers to the maximum FAME content in volume percentage according to the relevant standards or equivalent national legislation of the fuel delivered,

(g) the symbol for paraffinic diesel fuel is “XTL”.

PART 3 Gaseous-type fuels

3.  The identifiers for gaseous-type fuels are—

where—

(a) the shape is a 90°-angled diamond,

(b) the size of the identifier for placement on a nozzle, a relevant vehicle, or in a user manual must be a minimum width of 13 mm, with an outer line thickness of 1.4 points,

(c) the size of the identifier for placement on a dispenser must be a minimum width of 30 mm, with an outer line thickness of 3.2 points,

(d) the font of the symbol is Arial Bold,

(e) the font size of the symbol is scalable to the size of the shape, but the minimum being 11 points,

(f) the symbol for liquefied petroleum gas according to the relevant standard or equivalent national legislation of the fuel delivered is “LPG”,

(g) the symbol for natural gas or methane supplied as a gas by means of compression according to the relevant standard or equivalent national legislation of the fuel delivered is “CNG”,

(h) the symbol for natural gas or methane that has been liquefied by means of cooling according to the relevant standard or equivalent national legislation of the fuel delivered is “LNG”,

(i) the symbol for hydrogen gas according to the relevant standard or equivalent national legislation of the fuel delivered is “H2”.