Regulation 6 Amendment of the Hydrocarbon Oil (Marking) Regulations 2002

(1)

Regulation 3 (prescribed markers and colouring substance) is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph (1)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (a), for “paragraph (2)(a), (b) and (d)” substitute “paragraph (2)(a), (b), (d) and (e)”;

(b)

in sub-paragraph (b), for “paragraph (2)(a), (c) and (d)” substitute “paragraph (2)(a), (c), (d) and (e)”;

(c)

in sub-paragraph (c), for “paragraph (2)(a), (b) and (d)” substitute “paragraph (2)(a), (b), (d) and (e)”;

(d)

in sub-paragraph (d), for “paragraph (2)(a), (c) and (d)” substitute “paragraph (2)(a), (c), (d) and (e)”.

(3)

In paragraph (2)—

(a)

For paragraph (a), substitute—

“(a)

the general marker added in the proportion of not less than 3 kilograms per 1,000,000 litres of oil;”;

(b)

in sub-paragraph (d), for “oil.” substitute “oil;”;

(c)

after sub-paragraph (d), insert—

“(e)

n-butyl phenyl ether added in the proportion of not less than 9.5 kilograms and not more than 14.25 kilograms per 1,000,000 litres of oil.”.

(4)

For paragraph (3), substitute—

“(3)

The colouring substance is not less than 4 kilograms of solvent red per 1,000,000 litres of oil and not less than 0.4 kilograms of solvent orange per 1,000,000 litres of oil.”.