S.I. No. 73/1996:

FUELS (PETROLEUM OILS) (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1996.

FUELS (PETROLEUM OILS) (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1996.

I, EMMET STAGG, Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 (5) of the Fuels (Control of Supplies) Act, 1971 (No. 3 of 1971), the Tourism, Transport and Communications (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1993 ( S.I. No. 17 of 1993 ), and the Transport, Energy and Communications (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order, 1995 ( S.I. No. 181 of 1995 ), hereby make the following Order:

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Fuels (Petroleum Oils) (Amendment) Order, 1996.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the first day of April, 1996.

2. In this Order "the Principal Order" means the Fuels (Petroleum Oils) Order, 1983 ( S.I. No. 2 of 1983 ).

3. Article 4 (1) of the Principal Order is hereby amended by the insertion of the following subparagraph after subparagraph (b)--

"(c) The terms of purchase referred to in subparagraph (a) of this paragraph may include a term that provides for the imposition and collection by the Corporation of a charge of such amount as may be fixed by it from time to time for the use of its road tanker loading facilities at the refinery.".

4. Article 7 (1) (c) of the Principal Order is hereby amended by the insertion after "freight costs" of "and (other than in the case of liquified petroleum gas) the amount of any charge that may be imposed by the Corporation pursuant to a term of purchase fixed by the Corporation under Article 4 (1) (a) of this Order.".

5. Article 14 (1) of the Principal Order is hereby amended by the deletion of the word "shipping".

GIVEN under my hand, this 25th day of March, 1996.

EMMET STAGG,

Minister of State at the Department of

Transport, Energy and Communications.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The Order applies to persons who import into the State certain petroleum products either for their own use or for disposal in the State. Such persons are obliged to purchase a quantity of petroleum products, refined at the Whitegate oil refinery, from the Irish National Petroleum Corporation Limited (INPC). This Order provides that the INPC may introduce charges for the use of the road loading facilities at the Refinery.