Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

• “the 1976 Act” means the Energy Act 1976;

• “the 2008 Regulation” means Regulation 2008/1099/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy statistics M1;

• “the 2009 Directive” means Council Directive 2009/119/EC imposing an obligation on member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products M2;

• “additive” means a non-hydrocarbon compound added to or blended with a product to modify its properties;

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• “biofuel” means a liquid or gaseous fuel for transport produced from biomass, ‘biomass’ being the biodegradable fraction of products, waste and residues from agriculture (including vegetable and animal substances), forestry and related industries, as well as the biodegradable fraction of industrial and municipal waste;

• “CSE” means a central stockholding entity established by F2a member State to acquire, maintain or sell stocks, including emergency stocks and specific stocks;

• “CSE ticket arrangement” means an arrangement between P and a CSE under which the CSE holds P's stock in a member State for a period of no less than 1 month;

• “delegation arrangement” means an arrangement under which a person holds stock in the United Kingdom for a period of no less than 1 month for the purpose of—

  1. (a)

     carrying out a task, relating to the management of emergency stocks or specific stocks held on behalf of a member State, which has been delegated to that person by that State or the CSE of that State; or

  2. (b)

     allowing an EU operator to comply with the obligation to hold stock which has been imposed on that operator by a member State;

• “direction” means a direction under section 6 of the 1976 Act;

• “eligible petroleum product” means a petroleum product identified in the first paragraph of Section 3.1 of Annex C to the 2008 Regulation;

• “eligible stock” has the meaning given by article 4;

• “emergency stocks” means the stocks that a member State is required to maintain pursuant to Article 3 of the 2009 Directive;

• “EU operator” means a person on whom an obligation to hold stock has been, or is to be, imposed by a member State;

• “international storage arrangement” means an arrangement under which P holds P's stock in a member State for a period of no less than 1 month;

• “international ticket arrangement” means an arrangement between P and another person under which that person holds P's stock in a member State for a period of no less than 1 month;

• “P” means a person who has been given a direction;

• “specific stocks” means the stocks that meet the criteria set out in Article 9 of the 2009 Directive;

• “stock” means a stock of crude liquid petroleum or of a petroleum product;

• “undertaking” has the meaning given by section 21 of the 1976 Act;

• “United Kingdom stock” means a stock, biofuel or additive that meets the requirements in article 3;

• “United Kingdom ticket arrangement” means an arrangement between P and another person under which that person holds a stock, biofuel or additive of P in the United Kingdom for a period of no less than 1 month.

Other terms used in this Order which are used in the 2009 Directive have the same meaning in this Order as they do in that Directive.