Regulation 4 Amendment of the Hydrocarbon Oil Regulations 1973

For regulation 18 there shall be substituted–

“18

(1)

The following markers and colouring substance are prescribed for the purposes of regulation 17.

(2)

For gas oil the marker described in either paragraph (5)(a) or paragraph (5)(b) below.

(3)

For light oil the marker described in paragraph (5)(a) below.

(4)

For kerosene the marker described in either paragraph (5)(b) or paragraph (5)(c) below.

(5)

The markers are–

(a)

1,4–dihydroxyanthraquinone added in the proportion of not less than 1.75 kilograms per 1,000,000 litres of oil;

(b)

4–[N–ethyl–2–(1–isobutoxyethoxy)ethylamino]azobenzene added in the proportion of not less than 5 kilograms per 1,000,000 litres of oil; and

(c)

coumarin added in the proportion of not less than 2 kilograms per 1,000,000 litres of oil.

(6)

For gas oil and light oil the prescribed colouring substance is CI Solvent Red 24 as described in the Colour Index added in the proportion of not less than 4 kilograms per 1,000,000 litres of oil.”.