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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sulphur-content-of-liquid-fuels-scotland-regulations-2000/schedule-2/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2000/169",
  "legislation_title": "The Sulphur Content of Liquid Fuels (Scotland) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sulphur-content-of-liquid-fuels-scotland-regulations-2000",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The reference method adopted for determining the sulphur content of fuels sampled pursuant to regulation 5 above shall be that defined by–\n(a) ISO method 8754 (1992) and PrEN ISO 14596 for heavy fuel oil and marine gas oil;\n(b) EN method 24260 (1987), ISO 8754 (1992) and PrEN ISO 14596 for gas oil.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "SO method 8754 (1992) is described in the British Standard entitled “Petroleum Products – Determination of Sulphur content – Energy – dispersive X-ray fluorescence methods”, published under the numbers BS EN ISO 8754: 1995 and ISO 8754: 1992, which came into effect on 31st July 1995. PrEN ISO 14596 is described in the British Standard entitled “Petroleum Products – Determination of Sulphur Content – Wavelength – dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry” published under the numbers BS EN ISO 14596: 1998 and ISO 14596: 1998, which came into effect on 15th December 1998."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "EN method 4260 (1987) is described in the British Standard entitled “Petroleum Products and Hydrocarbons – Determination of Sulphur Content – Wickbold combustion method” published under the numbers BS EN 24260: 1994 and ISO 4260: 1987, which came into effect on 30th September 1994."
    }
  ],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/169/schedule/2/paragraph/1",
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  "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."
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