Charging provisions

6 Excise duty on hydrocarbon oil.

(1)

F1There shall be charged on hydrocarbon oil—

(a)

imported into the United Kingdom; or

(b)

produced in the United Kingdom and delivered for home use from a refinery or from other premises used for the production of hydrocarbon oil or from any bonded storage for hydrocarbon oil, not being hydrocarbon oil chargeable with duty under paragraph (a) above, F2a duty of excise at F3the rates specified in subsection (1A) below.

F4(1A)

The rates are—

(a)

F5£0.5795 a litre in the case of unleaded petrol,

F6(aa)

F7£0.3820 a litre in the case of aviation gasoline,

(b)

F8£0.6767 a litre in the case of light oil other than unleaded petrol F9 or aviation gasoline, and

(c)

F10£0.5795 a litre in the case of heavy oil.

(2)

Where imported hydrocarbon oil is removed to a refinery, the duty chargeable under subsection (1) above shall, instead of being charged at the time of the importation of that oil, be charged on the delivery of any goods from the refinery for home use and shall be the same as that which would be payable on the importation of like goods.

F11(2A)

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F12(3)

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F13(4)

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