The Hydrocarbon Oil (Designated Markers) Regulations 1996

• Citation: S.I. 1996/1251
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Hydrocarbon Oil (Designated Markers) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st June 1996.

Section 2 Designation of markers

(1) It appears to the Commissioners that the markers designated by paragraph (2) below are used for the purposes of the law of the United Kingdom (except for 2-Furaldehyde) and for the purposes of the law of places outside the United Kingdom for identifying hydrocarbon oil that is not to be used as fuel for road vehicles.

(2) For the purposes of section 24A of the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979 the following markers are hereby designated—

1,4-dihydroxanthraquinone;

4-[N-ethyl-2-(l-isobutoxyethoxy)ethylamino]azobenzene;

2-Furaldehyde;

Coumarin.