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The Biofuel (Labelling) Regulations 2004

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2.  In these Regulations—

biodiesel” means biofuel which is a fatty acid methyl-ester produced from vegetable or animal oil;

bioethanol” means biofuel which is ethanol produced from biomass or the biodegradable fraction of waste;

biofuel” means liquid or gaseous fuel for transport produced from biomass;

biomass” means the biodegradable fraction of products, waste and residues from agriculture (including vegetal and animal substances), forestry and related industries, as well as the biodegradable fraction of industrial and municipal waste;

blend” means motor fuel containing mineral oil derivatives and any biofuel;

enforcement authority” means—

(a)

in England and Wales and in Scotland, a local weights and measures authority within the meaning of section 69 of the Weights and Measures Act 1985 M1; and

(b)

in Northern Ireland, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment; and

ultimate consumer” means the person to whom a blend or biofuel is sold by retail at a filling station.

Marginal Citations

M11985 c. 72, as amended by paragraph 75 of Schedule 16 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19) and paragraph 144 of Schedule 13 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39).

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