The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Amendment) Order 2015

Amendment of article 5 (determinations of amounts of transport fuel)

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

5.—(1) After article 5(4B)(b) omit “and”.

(2) After article 5(4B)(c) insert—

; and

(d)to the extent that the renewable transport fuel is hydrotreated vegetable oil derived from relevant feedstocks and thermochemically treated with hydrogen derived from a non-biological origin, S is deemed to be 100% in respect of that portion of the renewable transport fuel..

(3) For article 5(5) substitute—

(5) For the purposes of this article—

(a)except where sub-paragraph (b) or (c) applies, one kilogram of gaseous renewable transport fuel must be treated as equivalent to one litre of liquid renewable transport fuel;

(b)where the gaseous renewable transport fuel is biomethane, one kilogram of that fuel must be treated as equivalent to 1.90 litres of liquid renewable transport fuel; and

(c)where the gaseous renewable transport fuel is either biobutane or biopropane (or a combination of both biobutane and biopropane), one kilogram of that fuel must be treated as equivalent to 1.75 litres of liquid renewable transport fuel..