Regulation 2

The Hydrocarbon Oil Regulations 1973^f1, as amended ^f2, shall be further amended as follows—

(a)

In Regulation 2—

(i)

in the definition of “gas”, for the words “ at a temperature of 60°F and under a pressure of one atmosphere” substitute the words “at a temperature of 15°C and under a pressure of 1013.25 millibars”, and

(ii)

in the definition of “heated oil”, for the words “60°F” substitute the words “15°C”;

(b)

In Regulation 12(1)(c) and Regulation 12(2)(a), for the word “gallons” substitute in both places the words “litres”;

(c)

In Regulation 15, for the word “gallons” (wherever occurring) substitute the word “litres”, and for the words “60°F” (in both places) substitute the words “15°C”;

(d)

In Regulation 19, for the words “one hundred thousand gallons” substitute the words “one million litres”, for the words “1¾ pounds” substitute the words “1.75 kilograms” and for the words “4 pounds” (in both places) substitute the words “4 kilograms”;

(e)

In Regulation 24(2)(b), for the word “fifty gallons” substitute the words “litres”;

(f)

In Regulation 27, for the words “fifty gallons” substitute the words “two hundred and fifty litres”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: (1973 II, p. 3984).
f2: The relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1974/379 (1974 I. p. 1208).