{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hydrocarbon-oil-marking-regulations-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/1773",
  "legislation_title": "The Hydrocarbon Oil (Marking) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hydrocarbon-oil-marking-regulations-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CUSTOMS AND EXCISE\nMade 16th July 2002\nLaid before Parliament 16th July 2002\nComing into force 1st August 2002\nThe Commissioners of Customs and Excise, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 24(1) and 24A(3) of, and Schedule 4 to, the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979; and additionally, being a department designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to excise matters of the European Communities, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
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      "text": "1979 c. 5; section 24 was amended by the Finance Act 1981 (c. 35), section 6(2), the Finance Act 1982 (c. 39), section 4(3), the Finance Act 1987 (c. 16), section 1(2), the Finance Act 1994 (c. 9), Schedule 4, paragraph 58, the Finance Act 1996 (c. 8), section 5(5) and section 7(2) and Schedule 41, Part I, the Finance Act 1997 (c. 16), section 7(7) and Schedule 6, paragraph 6(6), the Finance Act 2000 (c. 17), section 10(4) and by the Finance Act 2001 (c. 9), section 3(2); section 24A(3) was inserted by the Finance Act 1996, section 7(1); Schedule 4 was amended by the Finance Act 1981, section 6(3), the Finance Act 1982, section 4(6) and by the Finance Act 1996, Schedule 41, Part I; section 1(2) defines “hydrocarbon oil”; section 27(3) applies the definition of “the Commissioners” in section 1(1) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (c. 2); section 27(3) was amended by the Finance Act 1985 (c. 54), Schedule 4, paragraph 3 and the Finance Act 1997 (c. 16), Schedule 6, paragraph 6(7)."
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      "label": "M2",
      "text": "S.I. 1980/865."
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      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    }
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1773/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:53:09.441827+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."
}