The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Amendment) Order 2015

Amendment of article 4 (the renewable transport fuel obligation)

4.—(1) After article 4(8)(c) omit “and”.

(2) After article 4(8)(d) insert—

“; and

(e) to the extent that the eligible oil 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 eligible oil.”.

(3) For article 4(9) substitute—

“(9) For the purposes of this article—

(a) except where sub-paragraph (b) or (c) applies, one kilogram of gaseous relevant hydrocarbon oil must be treated as equivalent to one litre of relevant hydrocarbon oil;

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

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