The Excise Duties (Road Fuel Gas) (Reliefs) Regulations 2004

• Citation: S.I. 2004/2069
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Excise Duties (Road Fuel Gas) (Reliefs) Regulations 2004 and come into force on 1st September 2004.

Section 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations —

“duty” means the duty of excise charged by section 8(1) or (2) of the Oil Act ;

“the Oil Act” means the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979.

Section 3 Relief

(1) Relief from the duty on relevant road fuel gas is afforded in accordance with this regulation as follows—

(a) in the case of natural road fuel gas, £0.0210 a kilogram is remitted; and

(b) in the case of any other road fuel gas, £0.0403 a kilogram is remitted.

(2) In paragraph (1), “relevant road fuel gas” means road fuel gas that is charged to duty on a day that is—

(a) on or after 1st September, and

(b) before the relevant day.

(3) In paragraph (2), “the relevant day” means—

(a) in the case of natural road fuel gas, the day with effect from which the rate of duty prescribed by section 8(3)(a) of the Oil Act is no longer £0.1110 per kilogram; and

(b) in the case of any other road fuel gas, the day with effect from which the rate of duty prescribed by section 8(3)(b) of the Oil Act is no longer £0.1303 per kilogram.