The Weights and Measures (Liquid Fuel carried by Road Tanker) Order 1985

6.—(1) After any liquid fuel carried by the road tanker has been delivered to a buyer in pursuance of, or of an agreement for, a sale, the person for the time being in charge of the road tanker shall before leaving the premises at which the liquid fuel has been delivered—

(a) if necessary amend, add to or replace the delivery document so as to show the quantity of each type of liquid fuel, including the quantity of each grade of petrol, actually delivered to the buyer and any other change in the information on the delivery document:

Provided that, where the measuring equipment on the road tanker incorporates a ticket printing mechanism to enable a ticket to be issued indicating the quantity of liquid fuel actually delivered in each transaction, any ticket so issued which does not comprise the delivery document shall be attached to the delivery document; and

(b) deliver the delivery document to the buyer.

(2) After any liquid fuel carried by the road tanker in contemplation of a sale has been delivered to a buyer, the person for the time being in charge of the road tanker shall before leaving the premises at which the liquid fuel has been delivered deliver a document to the buyer stating—

(a) the name and address of the seller or his agent;

(b) the name of the buyer and the address of the premises to which the liquid fuel has been delivered;

(c) the date of the delivery of the liquid fuel to the buyer;

(d) sufficient particulars to identify readily the quantity of liquid fuel delivered to the buyer with the load of liquid fuel on the road tanker at the beginning of the journey; and

(e) the quantity of each type of liquid fuel, including the quantity of each grade of petrol, delivered to the buyer:

Provided that, where the measuring equipment on the road tanker incorporates a ticket printing mechanism to enable a ticket to be issued indicating the quantity of liquid fuel actually delivered in each transaction, any ticket so issued—

(i) if it states all the information specified in sub-paragraphs (a) to (e) above, shall be delivered to the buyer; or

(ii) in any other case, shall be attached to the document in question.

(3) If any document cannot be delivered to the buyer in pursuance of this Article, the person for the time being in charge of the road tanker shall leave it at some suitable place at the premises at which the delivery of liquid fuel has been made, before leaving the premises.

(4) If at any time any provision of this Article is contravened without reasonable cause, the person in charge of the road tanker at that time shall be guilty of an offence.