1994 No. 694
The Hydrocarbon Oil (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1994
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
Regulations 1 and 2
Remainder
The Commissioners of Customs and Excise, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 24 of, and Schedule 4 to the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 19791 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Hydrocarbon Oil (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1994.
2
Regulations 1 and 2 shall come into force on 16th March 1994.
3
The remainder of these Regulations shall come into force on 18th March 1994.
Revocation2
The Hydrocarbon Oil (Amendment) Regulations 19942 are hereby revoked.
Amendment of the Hydrocarbon Oil Regulations 1973
3
The Hydrocarbon Oil Regulations 19733 shall be amended as follows.
4
For regulation 18 there shall be substituted–
18
1
The following markers and colouring substance are prescribed for the purposes of regulation 17.
2
For gas oil the marker described in either paragraph (5)(a) or paragraph (5)(b) below.
3
For light oil the marker described in paragraph (5)(a) below.
4
For kerosene the marker described in either paragraph (5)(b) or paragraph (5)(c) below.
5
The markers are–
a
1,4–dihydroxyanthraquinone added in the proportion of not less than 1.75 kilograms per 1,000,000 litres of oil;
b
4–[N–ethyl–2–(1–isobutoxyethoxy)ethylamino]azobenzene added in the proportion of not less than 5 kilograms per 1,000,000 litres of oil; and
c
coumarin added in the proportion of not less than 2 kilograms per 1,000,000 litres of oil.
6
For gas oil and light oil the prescribed colouring substance is CI Solvent Red 24 as described in the Colour Index added in the proportion of not less than 4 kilograms per 1,000,000 litres of oil.
5
In regulations 20 and 21 the words “by Regulation 18” shall be omitted.
6
In regulations 28 and 29 for the words “either of the markers”, wherever they occur, there shall be substituted the words “any prescribed marker”.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)