{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hydrocarbon-oil-duties-act-1979/section-2AA",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hydrocarbon-oil-duties-act-1979/section-2AA.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1979/5",
  "legislation_title": "Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hydrocarbon-oil-duties-act-1979",
  "path": "section/2AA",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "2AA",
  "heading": "Biodiesel",
  "text": "(1) In this Act “biodiesel” means diesel quality liquid fuel—\n(a) that is produced from biomass or waste cooking oil,\n(b) the ester content of which is not less than 96.5% by weight, and\n(c) the sulphur content of which does not exceed 0.005% by weight or is nil.\n(2) In subsection (1)—\n(a) “diesel quality” means capable of being used for the same purposes as heavy oil;\n(b) “liquid” does not include any substance that is gaseous at a temperature of 15°C and under a pressure of 1013.25 millibars;\n(c) “biomass” means vegetable and animal substances constituting the biodegradable fraction of—\n(i) products, wastes and residues from agriculture, forestry and related activities, or\n(ii) industrial and municipal waste.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 2AA inserted (24.7.2002) by 2002 c. 23, s. 5(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/5/section/2AA",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:19:15.419499+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}