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132Interpretation of Chapter 5 of Part 2U.K.
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(1)In this Chapter—
“Administrator” means the person appointed by virtue of section 125 as the Administrator for the purposes of provision made by or under this Chapter;
“biofuel” means liquid or gaseous fuel that is produced wholly from biomass;
“blended biofuel” means liquid or gaseous fuel consisting of a blend of biofuel and fossil fuel;
“civil penalty notice” has the meaning given by section 129(2);
“renewable transport fuel” means—
(c)
any solid, liquid or gaseous fuel (other than fossil fuel or nuclear fuel) which is produced—
(i)
wholly by energy from a renewable source; or
(ii)
wholly by a process powered wholly by such energy; or
(d)
any solid, liquid or gaseous fuel which is of a description of fuel designated by an RTF order as renewable transport fuel;
“renewable transport fuel obligation” has the meaning given by section 124(1);
“RTF order” has the meaning given by section 124(3);
“specified” means specified in, or determined in accordance with, an RTF order;
“supply” means, in relation to fuel, the supply of that fuel to any person with a view to its being used (whether by that person or persons to whom it is subsequently supplied) wholly or primarily for transport purposes;
“transport fuel” means—
(a)
renewable transport fuel;
(c)
any solid, liquid or gaseous fuel that is neither renewable transport fuel nor fossil fuel;
“transport fuel supplier” means a person who, in the course of any business of his, supplies transport fuel at or for delivery to places in the United Kingdom.
(2)For the purposes of this section a process powered by electricity that was generated by energy from a particular source is to be treated as being powered by energy from that source.
(3)For the purposes of this section fuel is used for transport purposes if—
(a)it is used as fuel for one or more of the following, namely, vehicles, vessels, aircraft, trains or any other mode of transport; or
(b)it is used for producing fuel that is intended to be so used.
(4)In this section—
“biomass” means the biodegradeable portion of a specified product, waste or residue;
“fossil fuel” has the same meaning as in section 32 of the 1989 Act;
“renewable source” means, in relation to energy, any of the following sources of energy—
(c)
water (including waves and tides);
(d)
geothermal sources; or
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