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Regulation 7 Restrictions with respect to the sale of motor fuel

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(1)

Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, no person shall, during a period beginning on 1st September in any year and ending on 31st May in the following year, sell by retail at a filling station petrol which—

(a)

does not comply with the winter leaded petrol requirement, the intermediate leaded petrol requirement, the winter unleaded petrol requirement or the winter super unleaded petrol requirement; and

(b)

is for use within the United Kingdom.

(2)

Paragraph (1) does not apply to the sale of petrol which complies with—

(a)

the summer leaded petrol requirement; or

(b)

the summer unleaded petrol requirement or the summer super unleaded petrol requirement,

at a filling station to which, at the time of the sale, less than three deliveries of petrol have been made since 20th July next before the beginning of the period referred to in paragraph (1).

(3)

Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, no person shall, during a period beginning on 1st June and ending on 31st August in any year, sell by retail at a filling station petrol which—

(a)

does not comply with the summer leaded petrol requirement, the summer unleaded petrol requirement or the summer super unleaded petrol requirement; and

(b)

is for use within the United Kingdom.

(4)

Paragraph (3) does not apply to the sale of petrol which complies with—

(a)

the winter leaded petrol requirement or the intermediate leaded petrol requirement; or

(b)

the winter unleaded petrol requirement or the winter super unleaded petrol requirement,

at a filling station to which, at the time of the sale, less than three deliveries of petrol have been made since 15th April next before the beginning of the period referred to in paragraph (3).

(5)

Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, no person shall, during a period beginning on 22nd October in any year and ending on 15th March in the following year, sell by retail at a filling station diesel fuel which—

(a)

does not comply with the winter diesel fuel requirement; and

(b)

is for use within the United Kingdom.

(6)

Paragraph (5) does not apply to the sale of diesel fuel which complies with the summer diesel fuel requirement at a filling station to which, at the time of the sale, less than three deliveries of diesel fuel have been made since 9th September next before the beginning of the period referred to in paragraph (5).

(7)

Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, no person shall, during a period beginning on 16th March and ending on 21st October in any year, sell by retail at a filling station diesel fuel which—

(a)

does not comply with the summer diesel fuel requirement; and

(b)

is for use within the United Kingdom.