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Definitions of fuels and fuel productsU.K.

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

[F1(1A) “Aviation gasoline” means “aviation gasoline” within the meaning given in section 1(3D) of the 1979 Act which meets one of the following standards—

(a)ASTM International standard D910 (as revised or re-issued from time to time);

(b)Ministry of Defence standard 91-90 (as revised or re-issued from time to time); or

(c)a standard that is equivalent to either of the standards mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b).

(1B) “Aviation turbine fuel” means fuel—

(a)which consists of heavy oil;

(b)of which more than 50 per cent by volume distils at a temperature of 240 degrees centigrade;

(c)which is to be used as fuel for aircraft; and

(d)which meets one of the following standards—

(i)ASTM International standard D1655 (as revised or re-issued from time to time);

(ii)Ministry of Defence standard 91-91 (as revised or re-issued from time to time); or

(iii)a standard that is equivalent to either of the standards mentioned in paragraphs (i) and (ii).]

(2) “Bioblend”, “biodiesel”, “bioethanol” and “bioethanol blend” have the same meaning as in the 1979 Act M1.

[F2(2A) “Biobutanol” means a liquid consisting of butanol produced wholly from biomass and capable of being used for the same purposes as light oil.]

[F3(2B) “Diesel” has the meaning given to “diesel fuel” in regulation 2 of the Motor Fuel Regulations.]

[F4(2C) “Development fuel” means a renewable transport fuel which consists of—

(a)biofuel which—

(i)is eligible for the issue of an additional RTF certificate under article 17A(3) to (5);

(ii)is not made from segregated oils or segregated fats, including used cooking oils and tallow; and

(iii)consists of a type of renewable transport fuel specified in paragraph (2D); F5...

(b)RFNBO which consists of a type of renewable transport fuel specified in paragraph (2D) [F6; or]

[F7(c)recycled carbon fuel which consists of a type of renewable transport fuel specified in paragraph (2D).]

(2D) For the purposes of paragraph (2C), the specified types of renewable transport fuel are—

(a)aviation gasoline;

(b)aviation turbine fuel;

(c)hydrogen;

(d)substitute natural gas;

(e)fuel that can be blended and have a renewable fraction at rates of at least 25% by volume in the final blend, whilst still meeting the applicable fuel standards listed in BS EN: 228 (for petrol, as revised or re-issued from time to time) or BS EN: 590 (for diesel, as revised or re-issued from time to time).]

[F8(2E) For hydrogen produced using wastes of fossil origin, that hydrogen is only considered a specified type of renewable transport fuel under paragraph (2D) if carbon emitted during its production is captured and stored as determined by the Administrator and published in the guidance under article 15(1)(m).]

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

[F9(3A) “Gas oil” has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Motor Fuel Regulations.]

(4) “Heavy oil” has the same meaning as in the 1979 Act M2.

[F10(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.]

[F11(5A) “Light oil” has the same meaning as in the 1979 Act.]

[F12(5B) “Low sulphur gas oil” means any gas oil—

[F13(a)which is for use in non-road transports; and]

(b)the sulphur content of which does not exceed the level specified in regulation 5B(1)(b) of the Motor Fuel Regulations.]

[F14(5C) “Maritime RFNBO” means a RFNBO that is for use in ships.]

(6) “Natural road fuel gas” has the same meaning as in the 1979 Act M3.

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

[F15(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.]

(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).

[F16(8A) “recycled carbon fuel” means a transport fuel designated under paragraph (15);]

F17(9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F18(10) “Relevant fuel” means hydrocarbon oil [F19, renewable hydrogen or a compound derived from renewable hydrogen] which—

(a)is or was owned by the supplier at the assessment time;

(b)is for use in aircraft, non-road transports or road vehicles [F20, or is a maritime RFNBO]; and

(c)falls within one of the following categories—

(i)petrol;

(ii)diesel;

(iii)gas oil;

(iv)renewable transport fuel,

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

[F21(10A) “Renewable diesel” means heavy oil—

(a)which is produced wholly from biomass or waste cooking oil or a combination of biomass and waste cooking oil,

(b)the ester content of which does not exceed 0.0005% by weight or is nil, and

(c)the sulphur content of which does not exceed 0.005% by weight or is nil.]

[F22(10B) “RFNBO” means liquid or gaseous renewable fuel of non-biological origin—

(a)which is used in transport;

(b)the energy content of which comes from renewable sources other than biomass; and

(c)which is not made from—

(i)biofuels; or

(ii)a carbon source that has been generated for the purpose of converting it into a fuel for use in transport.

(10C) “Substitute natural gas” means renewable methane produced from the product of gasification or pyrolysis, where—

(a)“gasification” means the substoichiometric oxidation or steam reformation of a substance to produce a gaseous mixture containing at least two of the following—

(i)oxides of carbon;

(ii)methane;

(iii)hydrogen;

(b)“pyrolysis” means the thermal degradation of a substance in the absence of an oxidising agent (other than that which forms part of the substance itself) to produce char and at least one or both of gas and liquid.]

[F23(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 [F24, except for a waste of fossil origin designated under article 15A], and

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

is designated as renewable transport fuel.]

F25(13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F25(14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F26(15) For the purposes of section 131D(1)(a) of the 2004 Act, a liquid or gaseous fuel produced wholly from a waste of fossil origin designated by the Administrator as a relevant feedstock is designated as a recycled carbon fuel.]

Textual Amendments

F6Word in art. 3(2C)(b) substituted for full stop (1.7.2024) by The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Amendment) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/634), arts. 1, 5(b)

Marginal Citations

M1The 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).

M2The expression “heavy oil” is defined in section 1(4) of the 1979 Act.

M3The 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).

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