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Statutory Instruments

2012 No. 2567

Public Health

The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

Made

10th October 2012

Laid before Parliament

12th October 2012

Coming into force

7th November 2012

The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following regulations—

(a)in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 30, 31, 32(1) and 63(1) of the Clean Air Act 1993 (“the 1993 Act”)(1); and

(b)being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the environment(3), and in relation to measures relating to maritime transport(4) and consumer protection(5), in exercise of the powers conferred by that section.

In accordance with section 30(2) of the 1993 Act the Secretary of State has consulted such persons as appeared to the Secretary of State to represent manufacturers and users of motor vehicles or to represent the producers and users of fuel for motor vehicles or to be conversant with problems of air pollution.

In accordance with section 31(2) of the 1993 Act the Secretary of State has consulted such persons as appeared to the Secretary of State to represent producers and users of oil fuel or to represent manufacturers and users of plant and equipment for which oil fuel is used or to be conversant with problems of air pollution.

(1)

1993 c.11; section 30(4) was amended by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 (c.43), section 1(1) and (2), Schedule 1, Part X, Group 5 and Schedule 2, paragraph 13; section 30(5) was amended by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c.14), section 1(1), Schedule 1, Part 13.

(2)

1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and by section 3(3) and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7).

(4)

S.I. 1994/757, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(5)

S.I. 1993/2661, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.