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Sulphur Content of Liquid Fuels (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 1975 of 2014).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
England
Document type
Regulation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Air & atmosphere, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Air quality/air pollution Pollution control Oil Hazardous substances Standards
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations amend the Sulphur Content of Liquid Fuels (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 so as to transpose amendments made by Directive 2012/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council. They, among other things: amend the definitions of “gas oil” and “heavy fuel oil; provide anew with respect to maximum sulphur content of heavy fuel oil so as to modify the exceptions to the prohibition on the use of heavy fuel oil; provide anew for sampling and analysis to amend the reference method to be adopted for determining the sulphur content of fuels sampled.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Directive 2012/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels.

Legislation | European Union | 2012

Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Marine pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

Sulphur Content of Liquid Fuels (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 79 of 2007).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2007

Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Pollution control, Oil, Hazardous substances

Source: FAO, FAOLEX