Regulation 2 Amendment of the Hydrocarbon Oil Regulations 1973

(1)

The Hydrocarbon Oil Regulations 1973^f1 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^f2, omit paragraph (6).

Annotations

f1: S.I. 1973/1311; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2008/753 and 2021/780.
f2: Regulation 1(3) of the Hydrocarbon Oil and Biofuels (Northern Ireland Private Pleasure Craft) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/780) provides that the amendment of regulation 47 of the Hydrocarbon Oil Regulations 1973 made by regulation 9 only applies in relation to private pleasure craft in Northern Ireland.