1982 No. 968

CONTROL OF FUEL AND ELECTRICITY

Petroleum Stocks (Amendment) Order 1982

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into Operation

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 6(6)(b) of the Energy Act 1976 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby orders as follows:—

1

This Order may be cited as the Petroleum Stocks (Amendment) Order 1982 and shall come into operation on 15th August 1982.

2

Article 4 of the Petroleum Stocks Order 19761 shall cease to have effect.

Hamish GrayMinister of StateDepartment of Energy
EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order amends the Petroleum Stocks Order 1976 by providing that Article 4 of that Order, as amended by the Petroleum Stocks (Amendment) Order 1980 (counting of stocks of crude liquid petroleum towards compliance with directions under section 6 of the Energy Act 1976 relating to stocks of petroleum products), ceases to have effect.