The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Amendment) Order 2011

Amendment of article 3 (definitions of fuels and fuel products)

4.—(1) After article 3(2A), insert—

“(2B) “Diesel” has the meaning given to “diesel fuel” in regulation 2 of the Motor Fuel Regulations(1).”

(2) For article 3(5), substitute—

“(5) “Hydrocarbon oil” means any hydrocarbon fuel which, at 15 degrees C and under a pressure of 101,325 Pa, is a liquid or a gas.”

(3) After article 3(7), insert—

“(7A) “Partially renewable transport fuel” means renewable transport fuel other than wholly renewable transport fuel.

(7B) “Petrol” has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Motor Fuel Regulations(2).”

(4) For article 3(10), substitute—

“(10) “Relevant hydrocarbon oil” means hydrocarbon oil which—

(a) is chargeable to a duty of excise under the 1979 Act;

(b) is for use as fuel in road vehicles; and

(c) falls within one of the following categories—

(i) petrol,

(ii) diesel,

(iii) renewable transport fuel,

but shall not include detergents, cetane improvers, lubricity improvers, viscosity improvers, oxidation inhibitors, gum inhibitors, anti-corrosive preparations and like substances intended for use as fuel additives.”

(5) For article 3(11) and (12), substitute—

“(11) “Wholly renewable transport fuel” means renewable transport fuel which is produced wholly from a relevant feedstock.

(12) For the purposes of paragraph (d) of the definition of “renewable transport fuel” in section 132(1) of the 2004 Act, solid, liquid or gaseous fuel which—

(a) is produced wholly or partly from a relevant feedstock, and

(b) does not fall within paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of that definition,

is designated as renewable transport fuel.”

(6) Omit articles 3(13) and (14).

(1)

Regulation 2 of the Motor Fuel Regulations defines “diesel fuel” to mean the same as “diesel fuels” as that phrase is defined in article 2(2) of Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels (OJ No L 350, 28.12.1998, p58) as last amended by Commission Directive 2011/63/EU (OJ No L 147, 2.6.2011, p15).

(2)

Regulation 2 of the Motor Fuel Regulations defines “petrol” to have the same meaning as in article 2(1) of Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels (OJ No L 350, 28.12.1998, p58) as last amended by Commission Directive 2011/63/EU (OJ No L 147, 2.6.2011, p15).