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

• Citation: S.I. 2012/2567
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 7th November 2012.

Section 2 Amendment of the Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) Regulations 1999

The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) Regulations 1999 are amended as follows.

Section 3 Amendment of the Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) Regulations 1999

(1) Regulation 2 (general interpretation) is amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In the definition of “the Directive”, for “Directive 2009/30/ EC of the European Parliament and of the Council”, substitute “Commission Directive 2011/63/ EU ”.

(3) After the definition of “mg/ kg ”, insert—

“other liquid fuel” means any fuel, other than petrol, diesel fuel and gas oil, which is a liquid at 15 °C and at an absolute pressure of 101.325 kPa;

Section 4 Amendment of the Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) Regulations 1999

In paragraph (7)(e) of regulation 5B (restrictions on the distribution and sale of gas oil and other liquid fuel), for “Merchant Shipping Notice 1776(M)” substitute “Merchant Shipping Notice 1827(M)”.

Section 5 Review

(1) The Secretary of State must from time to time—

(a) carry out a review of these regulations,

(b) set out the conclusions of the review in a report, and

(c) publish the report.

(2) In carrying out the review the Secretary of State must, so far as is reasonable, have regard to how Commission Directive 2011/63/EU (which is implemented by means of regulation 3(2)) is implemented in other Member States.

(3) The report must in particular—

(a) set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory system established by these regulations,

(b) assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved, and

(c) assess whether those objectives remain appropriate and, if so, the extent to which they could be achieved with a system that imposes less regulation.

(4) The first report under this regulation must be published before the end of the period of five years beginning with the day on which these regulations come into force.

(5) Reports under this regulation are afterwards to be published at intervals not exceeding five years.