# The Hydrocarbon Oil Duties (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022, Regulation 2: Amendment of the Hydrocarbon Oil Regulations 1973


(1) The Hydrocarbon Oil Regulations 1973 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (definitions)—
(a) omit the definition of “vessel”;
(b) the remaining text becomes paragraph (1);
(c) after the text that becomes paragraph (1) insert—
“(2) In this regulation “vessel” includes any tank or container for storing oil and any still or utensil in which oil may be processed.”.
(3) In regulation 47 (authorised person’s rights of access)—
(a) for “any vehicle”, in each place it occurs, substitute “any relevant machine”;
(b) for “such vehicle” substitute “such machine”;
(c) for “a vehicle” substitute “a relevant machine”;
(d) for “the vehicle”, in each place it occurs, substitute “the machine”;
(e) after paragraph (5) insert—
“(5A) In this regulation “relevant machine” means a vehicle, vessel, machine or appliance.”.
(4) In regulation 47, as it has effect in relation to private pleasure craft in Northern Ireland, omit paragraph (6).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/234/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/hydrocarbon-oil-duties-consequential-amendments-and-transitional-provisions-regulations-2022/regulation-2
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