Part 1Excise duties

Hydrocarbon oil duties

7Fuel substitutes

(1)In section 6A of the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979 (c. 5) (fuel substitutes)—

(a)in subsection (5) (power to provide that fuel substitute to be treated as if it were a description of hydrocarbon oil), for the words from “the description of such one or more of the following” to the end substitute “such description of hydrocarbon oil as may be so specified”;

(b)in subsection (6)(a) (power to be exercised so that fuel substitute charged with duty and otherwise treated as if it were description of hydrocarbon oil to which it is most closely equivalent), for “the substance falling within the descriptions specified in subsection (5) above” substitute “hydrocarbon oil of the description”.

(2)In section 10 of the Finance Act 1993 (c. 34) (mineral oil fuel substitutes)—

(a)in subsection (2) (power to provide that mineral oil fuel substitute to be treated as if it were a particular description of hydrocarbon oil), for the words from “the description of such one or more of the following” to the end substitute “such description of hydrocarbon oil as may be so specified”;

(b)in subsection (3) (power to be exercised so that mineral oil fuel substitute treated as if it were description of hydrocarbon oil to which it is most closely equivalent), for “the substance falling within the descriptions specified in subsection (2) above” substitute “hydrocarbon oil of the description”.