The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations Order 2007

Definitions of fuels and fuel products

3.—(1) The following paragraphs of this article define the various descriptions of fuels and fuel products referred to in this Order.

(2) “Bioblend”, “biodiesel”, “bioethanol” and “bioethanol blend” have the same meaning as in the 1979 Act(1).

(3) “Fossil fuel” means coal, substances produced directly or indirectly from coal, lignite, natural gas, crude liquid petroleum, or petroleum products.

(4) “Heavy oil” has the same meaning as in the 1979 Act(2).

(5) “Hydrocarbon oil” has the same meaning as in the 1979 Act(3).

(6) “Natural road fuel gas” has the same meaning as in the 1979 Act(4).

(7) “Natural gas” means any gas derived from natural strata.

(8) “Petroleum products” means the following substances produced directly or indirectly from crude, that is to say, fuels, lubricants, bitumen, wax, industrial spirits and any wide-range substance (meaning a substance whose final boiling point at normal atmospheric pressure is more than 50°C higher than its initial boiling point).

(9) “Rebated” has the same meaning as in the 1979 Act(5).

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

(a) fossil fuel,

(b) chargeable to the duty of excise on hydrocarbon oil under section 6 of the 1979 Act(6), and

(c) for use as fuel in road vehicles (whether or not it may also be used in other vehicles).

(11) “Road transport fuel” means transport fuel which is for use as fuel in road vehicles (whether or not it may also be used in other vehicles).

(12) For the purposes of this Order and of the definition of “renewable transport fuel” in section 132(1) of the 2004 Act, biodiesel and natural road fuel gas are designated as renewable transport fuel.

(1)

The expression “bioblend” is defined in section 6AB(2) of the 1979 Act, as inserted by the Finance Act 2002 (c.23), section 5(1) and (4); “biodiesel” is defined in section 2AA(1) of the 1979 Act, as inserted by the Finance Act 2002, section 5(1) and (2) ; “bioethanol” is defined in section 2AB(1) of the 1979 Act, as inserted by the Finance Act 2004 (c.12), section 10(1); and “bioethanol blend” is defined in section 6AE of the 1979 Act, as inserted by the Finance Act 2004, section 10(3).

(2)

The expression “heavy oil” is defined in section 1(4) of the 1979 Act.

(3)

The expression “hydrocarbon oil” is defined in section 1(2) of the 1979 Act.

(4)

The expression “natural road fuel gas” is defined in section 5(2) of the 1979 Act, as inserted by the Finance Act 2004 (c.12), section 6(1).

(5)

The expression “rebated” is defined in section 27(1) of the 1979 Act, as amended by the Finance Act 2002, Schedule 3, Part 2, paragraphs 5 and 9, the Finance Act 1987 (c.16), section 1(3), and the Finance Act 2001 (c.9), section 3(3).

(6)

Section 6 was amended by: the Finance Act 1982 (c.39), section 4(2); the Finance Act 1989 (c.26), section 1; the Finance Act 1990 (c.29), Schedule 19, Part 1; the Finance Act 1981 (c.35), section 4(1); the Finance Act 1997 (c.16), section 7(2), (3) and (4); the Finance Act 2000 (c.17), section 5(3); the Finance Act 2006 (c.25), section 7(1) and (2); the Finance Act 2004 (c.12), section 7(5); the Finance Act 2005 (c.7), section 4(1) and (3); and the Finance Act 2007 (c.11), section 10. There are also other amendments to section 6 which are not yet in force.