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<Text>In this Part—</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-company">company</Term>” means a company within the meaning of section 1 of the Companies Act 2006;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-continuity-of-supply-of-core-fuels">continuity of supply of core fuels</Term>” is to be interpreted in accordance with <InternalLink Ref="section-268" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/268" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/268">section 268</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-268-7" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/268/7" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/268/7">(7)</InternalLink>;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-core-fuel-sector-activity">core fuel sector activity</Term>” has the meaning given by <InternalLink Ref="section-268" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/268" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/268">section 268</InternalLink>;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-core-fuel-sector-participant">core fuel sector participant</Term>” has the meaning given by <InternalLink Ref="section-268" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/268" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/268">section 268</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-268-6" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/268/6" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/268/6">(6)</InternalLink>;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-core-fuel-sector-resilience">core fuel sector resilience</Term>” has the meaning given by <InternalLink Ref="section-268" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/268" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/268">section 268</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-268-5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/268/5" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/268/5">(5)</InternalLink>;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-core-fuels">core fuels</Term>” has the meaning given by <InternalLink Ref="section-268" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/268" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/268">section 268</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-268-4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/268/4" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/268/4">(4)</InternalLink>;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-crude-oil">crude oil</Term>” means any liquid hydrocarbon mixture occurring naturally in the earth whether or not treated to render it suitable for transportation, and includes—</Text>
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<Text>crude oils from which distillate fractions have been removed, and</Text>
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<Text>crude oils to which distillate fractions have been added;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-crude-oil-based-fuel">crude oil based fuel</Term>” means any fuel comprised wholly or mainly of crude oil or substances derived from crude oil;</Text>
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<Text>an enactment contained in subordinate legislation (as defined in section 21 of the Interpretation Act 1978);</Text>
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<Text>an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, a Measure or Act of Senedd Cymru;</Text>
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<Text>an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament;</Text>
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<Text>an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, Northern Ireland legislation;</Text>
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<Text>any retained direct EU legislation;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-enforcement-undertaking">enforcement undertaking</Term>” has the meaning given by <InternalLink Ref="section-284" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/284" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/284">section 284</InternalLink>;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-oil">oil</Term>” means—</Text>
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<Text>crude oil based fuels;</Text>
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<Text>components;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-the-owned-facility">the owned facility</Term>”, in relation to a <InternalLink Ref="part-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/part/12" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/part/12">Part 12</InternalLink> facility owner, has the meaning given by <InternalLink Ref="section-268" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/268" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/268">section 268</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-268-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/268/11" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/268/11">(11)</InternalLink>;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-part-12-facility-owner">Part 12 facility owner</Term>” has the meaning given by <InternalLink Ref="section-268" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/268" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/268">section 268</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-268-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/268/11" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/268/11">(11)</InternalLink>;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-person-carrying-on-core-fuel-sector-activities">person carrying on core fuel sector activities</Term>” is to be interpreted in accordance with <InternalLink Ref="section-268" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/268" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/268">section 268</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-268-13" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/268/13" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/268/13">(13)</InternalLink>;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-relevant-activities-or-assets">relevant activities or assets</Term>” is to be interpreted in accordance with <InternalLink Ref="section-268" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/268" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/268">section 268</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-268-10" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/268/10" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/268/10">(10)</InternalLink>;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-relevant-wetstock-manager">relevant wetstock manager</Term>” has the meaning given by <InternalLink Ref="section-273" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/273" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/273">section 273</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-273-3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/273/3" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/273/3">(3)</InternalLink>;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-renewable-transport-fuel">renewable transport fuel</Term>” has the meaning given by section 132 of the Energy Act 2004;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-terminal">terminal</Term>” means any site for the storage in bulk of oil or renewable transport fuel.</Text>
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<Text>In this Part references to the “<Term id="term-capacity">capacity</Term>” of a business or of a facility or infrastructure are to be interpreted in accordance with <InternalLink Ref="section-269" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/269" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/269">section 269</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-269-8" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/269/8" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/269/8">(8)</InternalLink>.</Text>
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<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
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<Text>References in this Part to a person carrying on business include references to a person carrying on business in partnership with one or more other persons.</Text>
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<Text>For the purposes of the definition of “oil” in <InternalLink Ref="section-289-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/289/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/289/1">subsection (1)</InternalLink> “<Term id="term-component">component</Term>” means any substance (whether or not derived from crude oil) of a kind which is mixed with other substances to produce a crude oil based fuel.</Text>
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