# The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Amendment) Order 2015, Article 4: Amendment of article 4 (the renewable transport fuel obligation)


(1) After article 4(8)(c) omit “and”.
(2) After article 4(8)(d) insert—
“; and
(e) to the extent that the eligible oil is hydrotreated vegetable oil derived from relevant feedstocks and thermochemically treated with hydrogen derived from a non-biological origin, S is deemed to be 100% in respect of that portion of the eligible oil.”.
(3) For article 4(9) substitute—
“(9) For the purposes of this article—
(a) except where sub-paragraph (b) or (c) applies, one kilogram of gaseous relevant hydrocarbon oil must be treated as equivalent to one litre of relevant hydrocarbon oil;
(b) where the gaseous relevant hydrocarbon oil is biomethane, one kilogram of that oil must be treated as equivalent to 1.90 litres of liquid relevant hydrocarbon oil; and
(c) where the gaseous relevant hydrocarbon oil is either biobutane or biopropane (or a combination of both biobutane and biopropane), one kilogram of that oil must be treated as equivalent to 1.75 litres of liquid relevant hydrocarbon oil.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111126776/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-renewable-transport-fuel-obligations-amendment-order-2015/article-4
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