# The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) Regulations 1994, Regulation 8: Exemptions relating to the distribution or sale of motor fuel


(1) Regulations 6 and 7 do not apply to the distribution or sale of motor fuel for the purposes of tests or experiments in connection with—
(a) the composition or content of motor fuel; or
(b) the design or performance of any article which uses, or is intended to use, motor fuel, or any component or lubricant of such article, in a case where the composition or content of the fuel is relevant to such design or performance.
(2) Regulations 6 and 7 do not apply to the distribution or sale of motor fuel—
(a) for use in an aircraft (other than a hovercraft);
(b) for use in a vehicle constructed or adapted for use solely in competitions or trials; or
(c) which is in the course of being manufactured or blended.
(3) Nothing in regulation 6 or 7 shall render it unlawful for a person to distribute or sell any motor fuel on the grounds that it fails to comply with any requirements mentioned in those regulations if—
(a) the failure is due to a mistake or to reliance on information supplied to him or to the act or default of another person, accident or some other cause beyond his control; and
(b) the person in question has taken all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid such failure by himself or any person under his control.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/2295/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-fuel-composition-and-content-regulations-1994/regulation-8
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