PART II REQUIREMENT TO WORK

Prescribed markers and colouring substance3

1

The following markers and colouring substance are prescribed by these Regulations—

a

for gas oil F8, biodiesel and light oil, the markers described in F9paragraph (2)(a), (b), (d) and (e) and the colouring substance described in paragraph (3);

b

for kerosene, the markers described in F10paragraph (2)(a), (c), (d) and (e)F3;

F2c

for bioblend that is a mixture of biodiesel and gas oil, the markers described in F11paragraph (2)(a), (b), (d) and (e) and the colouring substance described in paragraph (3);

d

for bioblend that is a mixture of biodiesel and kerosene, the markers described in F12paragraph (2)(a), (c), (d) and (e).

2

The markers are—

F13a

the general marker added in the proportion of not less than 3 kilograms per 1,000,000 litres of oil;

b

quinizarin added in the proportion of not less than 1.75 kilograms per 1,000,000 litres of oil;

c

coumarin added in the proportion of not less than 2 kilograms per 1,000,000 litres of oilF4;

F5d

the common United Kingdom fiscal marker added in the proportion of not less than 2.5 kilograms per 1,000,000 litres of F14oil;

F15e

n-butyl phenyl ether added in the proportion of not less than 9.5 kilograms and not more than 14.25 kilograms per 1,000,000 litres of oil.

F163

The colouring substance is not less than 4 kilograms of solvent red per 1,000,000 litres of oil and not less than 0.4 kilograms of solvent orange per 1,000,000 litres of oil.

F14

For the purposes of paragraph 1(c), the proportions described in F6regulation 3(2)(a), (b), (d) and (3) apply as if the bioblend consisted entirely of gas oil.

5

For the purposes of paragraph 1(d), the proportions described in F7regulation 3(2)(a), (c) and (d) apply as if the bioblend consisted entirely of kerosene.