The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) Regulations 1994

General Interpretation

3.—(1) In these Regulations—

“BS 4040:1988” means the British Standard which is entitled “British Standard Specification for leaded petrol (gasoline) for motor vehicles” and was published under the number BS 4040:1988 as amended by Amendment No. 1 published on 29th June 1990;

“BS 7800:1992” means the British Standard which is entitled “British Standard Specification for high octane (super) unleaded petrol (gasoline) for motor vehicles” and was published under the number BS 7800:1992;

“BS EN 228:1993” means the British Standard which is entitled “British Standard Specification for unleaded petrol (gasoline) for motor vehicles” and was published under the number BS EN 228:1993;

“BS EN 590:1993” means the British Standard which is entitled “British Standard Specification for automotive diesel fuel” and was published under the number BS EN 590:1993;

“diesel fuel” means any liquid petroleum fuel product produced in a refinery and of a kind used as fuel in motor vehicles propelled by diesel engines of which not more than 65 per cent by volume, including distillation losses, is distilled at a temperature of 250°C and of which at least 85 per cent by volume, including distillation losses, is distilled at a temperature of 350°C when it is tested by the method described in the British Standard Specification which is entitled “Method for Determination of distillation characteristics of Petroleum Products” and which was published under the number BS 7392:1990;

“distribute”, in relation to motor fuel, means distribute from an oil refinery or an oil import terminal and does not accordingly include distributing motor fuel from any place to which it has been distributed from an oil refinery or oil import terminal or supplying motor fuel by retail at a filling station;

“EEA State” means a state which is a contracting Party to the EEA Agreement but, until the EEA Agreement comes into force in relation to Liechtenstein, does not include the State of Liechtenstein and “EEA Agreement” means the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993(1);

“filling station” means any premises used, or intended to be used for fuelling motor vehicles with motor fuel in the course of the business of supplying motor fuel by retail;

“hovercraft” has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the Hovercraft Act 1968(2);

“import terminal” means a place for the storage of refined oil immediately after it has been brought onshore in the United Kingdom;

“motor fuel” means petrol or diesel fuel;

“petrol” means petroleum spirit as defined in section 23 of the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928(3) of a kind used as fuel in motor vehicles.

(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in these Regulations to—

(a) a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations; and

(b) a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in the regulation in which the reference appears.

(1)

Cm 2073 and 2183.

(2)

1968 c. 59.

(3)

1928 c. 32; the definition of “petroleum spirit” was substituted by Schedule 3 to the Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Metrication etc) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/1811).