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The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations Order 2007

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 16 Cited in Amendments 8 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2007/3072
Year2007
  • This Order may be cited as the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations Order 2007 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
    • carry out a review of the regulatory provision contained in this Order; andpublish a report setting out the conclusions of the review.(2) The first report must be published before 15th April 2023.(3) Subsequent reports must be published at intervals not exceeding 5 years.(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory provision referred to in paragraph (1) (a) ;assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved;assess whether those objectives remain appropriate; andif those objectives remain appropriate, assess the extent to which they could be achieved in another way which involves less onerous regulatory provision.(6) In this article, “regulatory provision” has the same meaning as in sections 28 to 32 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (see section 32 of that Act) .(1) In this Order—
    • “the 1979 Act” means the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979 ;
    • “the 2004 Act” means the Energy Act 2004;
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    • F104“the 2012 Regulations” means the Motor Fuel (Road Vehicle and Mobile Machinery) Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Regulations 2012;
    • “account holder” has the meaning given in article 7(8) ;
    • F213“additional sustainability information” means the information specified in the guidance published by the Administrator under article 15(1) (m) ;
    • F104“assessment time” means—
      • (a) in relation to renewable aviation turbine fuel that is attributable to relevant feedstocks, the time at which a refinery certificate of quality is issued which certifies, in accordance with standard 1530 (as revised or re-issued from time to time) of the Energy Institute and the Joint Inspection Group, that the fuel meets one of the standards set out in article 3(1B) (d) ;
      • (b) in relation to renewable hydrogen that is attributable to relevant feedstocks, the time at which F214it is sold to a customer;
      • (c) in relation to gaseous renewable transport fuel F215, not falling within sub-paragraph (b) , that is attributable to relevant feedstocks and which is to be used only in non-road transports, the time at which the fuel is set aside for such use;
      • (d) in relation to fuel, other than fossil fuel for use in aircraft, which does not fall within sub-paragraph (a) , F216(b) , (c) or (e) , the time at which the requirement under the 1979 Act to pay the duty of excise with which that fuel is chargeable took effect;
      • (e) F217in relation to a maritime RFNBO, the time at which the RFNBO is dispensed for use in a ship;
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    • “connected person” means, in relation to a transport fuel supplier, a person connected to the supplier within the meaning of F28section 1122 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010;
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    • F104“dedicated energy crops” means crops which—
      • (a) consist of—
        • (i) non-food cellulosic material; or
        • (ii) ligno-cellulosic material, except saw logs and veneer logs;
      • (b) are grown for the purpose of being used as fuel or energy;
      • (c) are not a residue (including processing residues and residues from agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries or forestry) or a waste; and
      • (d) would not normally be used for food or feed;
    • F104“development fuel RTF certificate” means an RTF certificate which derives from renewable transport fuel made from development fuel and which is specified as such in accordance with article 17(2A) ;
    • F104“development fuel target” has the meaning given in article 4(5) ;
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    • F218“forest biomass” means biomass produced from forestry;
    • F218“forest criteria” means the criteria set out in Schedule 3;
    • F218“GHG” means greenhouse gas;
    • F104“GHG credit” has the meaning given in the 2012 Regulations;
    • F29“ISAE 3000” means the International Standard on Assurance Engagements 3000 promulgated by the International Federation of Accountants;
    • F104“issue of an additional RTF certificate” means the issue of an additional RTF certificate for each whole litre of fuel under article 17A;
    • F219“land criteria” means the criteria set out in Schedule 2;
    • F104“ligno-cellulosic material” means material composed of lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose, such as biomass sourced from forests, woody energy crops and forest-based industries’ residues and wastes;
    • F104“main obligation” has the meaning given in article 4(6) ;
    • F29“the Motor Fuel Regulations” means the Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) Regulations 1999;
    • F104“non-food cellulosic material” means feedstocks which are mainly composed of cellulose and hemicellulose, having a lower lignin content than ligno-cellulosic material, including...

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