{ "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-fuel-composition-and-content-regulations-1999/regulation-2", "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-fuel-composition-and-content-regulations-1999/regulation-2.json", "legislation": "uksi/1999/3107", "legislation_title": "The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) Regulations 1999", "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-fuel-composition-and-content-regulations-1999", "path": "regulation/2", "kind": "regulation", "number": "2", "heading": "General interpretation", "text": "In these Regulations—\n“BS EN ISO 3830:1996” means the British Standard which is entitled “Petroleum products—Determination of lead content of gasoline—Iodine monochloride method” and was published under number BS EN ISO 3830:1996;\n“diesel fuel” has the same meaning as “diesel fuels” as defined in Article 2(2) of the Directive;\n“the Directive” means Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Council Directive 93/12/EEC;\n“distribute” in relation to motor fuel means either—\n(a) import into the United Kingdom, or\n(b) distribute from a refinery;\n“filling station” means any premises used or intended to be used for fuelling motor vehicles with motor fuel in the course of the business of selling motor fuel by retail;\n“filling station tank” means a tank at a filling station which stores motor fuel prior to its sale by retail;\n“kPa” means kilopascal(s);\n“leaded petrol” means petrol which (with the exception of the environmental specifications for lead content, research octane number and motor octane number in Annex I of the Directive) complies with the relevant requirements for petrol in regulations 4 and 5 and which has—\n(a) a lead content of not less than 0.05g/l and not more than 0.15g/l measured in accordance with BS EN ISO 3830:1996,\n(b) a research octane number of not less than 97 measured in accordance with the Test Method specified for research octane number in Annex I of the Directive, and\n(c) a motor octane number of not less than 86 measured in accordance with the Test Method specified for motor octane number in Annex I of the Directive;\n“motor fuel” means petrol or diesel fuel;\n“petrol” has the same meaning as in Article 2(1) of the Directive;\n“refinery” has the same meaning as in section 27(1) of the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979; and\n“sell” means to sell by retail at a filling station and unless the context otherwise provides “sale”, “sells” and “sold” shall be construed accordingly.", "extent": null, "status": null, "version": "current", "annotations": [ { "type": "footnote", "label": "f1", "text": "OJ No. L 350, 28.12.98, p. 58." }, { "type": "footnote", "label": "f2", "text": "1979 c. 5; the definition of “refinery” was substituted by the Finance Act 1981 (c. 35), section 5(3)." } ], "outstanding_effects": [ { "type": "reg. 2 renumbered as reg. 2(1)", "affecting": "uksi/2021/894", "affecting_title": "The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) and the Biofuel (Labelling) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021" }, { "type": "words inserted", "affecting": "uksi/2021/894", "affecting_title": "The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) and the Biofuel (Labelling) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021" }, { "type": "reg. 2 renumbered as reg. 2(1)", "affecting": "uksi/2021/199", "affecting_title": "The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) and the Biofuel (Labelling) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (revoked)" }, { "type": "words inserted", "affecting": "uksi/2021/199", "affecting_title": "The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) and the Biofuel (Labelling) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (revoked)" }, { "type": "words substituted", "affecting": "uksi/2021/199", "affecting_title": "The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) and the Biofuel (Labelling) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (revoked)" }, { "type": "words added", "affecting": "uksi/2001/3896", "affecting_title": "The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) (Amendment) Regulations 2001" }, { "type": "words substituted", "affecting": "uksi/2015/1796", "affecting_title": "The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) (Amendment) Regulations 2015" }, { "type": "words substituted", "affecting": "uksi/2010/3035", "affecting_title": "The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) and Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2010" }, { "type": "words inserted", "affecting": "uksi/2010/3035", "affecting_title": "The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) and Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2010" }, { "type": "words substituted", "affecting": "uksi/2010/3035", "affecting_title": "The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) and Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2010" }, { "type": "words substituted", "affecting": "uksi/2010/3035", "affecting_title": "The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) and Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2010" }, { "type": "words substituted", "affecting": "uksi/2003/3078", "affecting_title": "The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) (Amendment) Regulations 2003" }, { "type": "words inserted", "affecting": "uksi/2003/3078", "affecting_title": "The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) (Amendment) Regulations 2003" }, { "type": "words inserted", "affecting": "uksi/2003/3078", "affecting_title": "The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) (Amendment) Regulations 2003" }, { "type": "words inserted", "affecting": "uksi/2003/3078", "affecting_title": "The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) (Amendment) Regulations 2003" }, { "type": "words substituted", "affecting": "uksi/2003/3078", "affecting_title": "The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) (Amendment) Regulations 2003" }, { "type": "words substituted", "affecting": "uksi/2012/2567", "affecting_title": "The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) (Amendment) Regulations 2012" }, { "type": "words inserted", "affecting": "uksi/2012/2567", "affecting_title": "The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) (Amendment) Regulations 2012" }, { "type": "words omitted", "affecting": "uksi/2021/199", "affecting_title": "The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) and the Biofuel (Labelling) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (revoked)" }, { "type": "words inserted", "affecting": "uksi/2021/199", "affecting_title": "The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) and the Biofuel (Labelling) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (revoked)" }, { "type": "words substituted", "affecting": "uksi/2021/199", "affecting_title": "The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) and the Biofuel (Labelling) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (revoked)" }, { "type": "words substituted", "affecting": "uksi/2021/199", "affecting_title": "The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) and the Biofuel (Labelling) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (revoked)" }, { "type": "words substituted", "affecting": "uksi/2021/199", 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Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives." }