Air Pollution Act, 1987 (Sulphur Content of Gas Oil) Regulations, 1989.

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 168/1989
• Year: 1989

S.I. No. 168 of 1989.

AIR POLLUTION ACT, 1987 (SULPHUR CONTENT OF GAS OIL) REGULATIONS, 1989.

The Minister for the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 10 , 13 , 14 and 53 of the Air Pollution Act, 1987 (No. 6 of 1987), hereby makes the following Regulations: 1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Air Pollution Act, 1987 (Sulphur Content of Gas Oil) Regulations, 1989.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of July, 1989. 2. (1) In these Regulations, "authorised person" means a person appointed in writing by the Minister for the Environment to be an authorised person for the purposes of these Regulations.

(2) In these Regulations, "gas oil" means any petroleum product falling under subheading 27.10 C I of the Common Customs Tariff (10 December 1984 edition) or any petroleum product which, by reason of its distillation limits, falls into the category of middle distillates intended for use as fuel and of which at least 85 per cent by volume, including distillation losses, distils at 350°C, other than any such petroleum product which is:

( a ) used by shipping,

( b ) contained in the fuel tank of a motor vehicle entering the State, or

( c ) intended for processing in the refining industry. 3. (1) A person shall not market gas oil in the State if the sulphur content of the oil, expressed as sulphur, established in the manner set out in sub-articles (2) and (3) of this article, exceeds 0.3 per cent by weight.

(2) The sulphur content of gas oil shall be determined on the basis of the method laid down in the document issued by the Institute of Petroleum under reference Designation IP 336/81 (Reapproved 1986) entitled "Sulphur in Petroleum Products by Energy — Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (Non-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence)".

(3) The results of individual measurements under sub-article (2) of this article shall be interpreted on the basis of the method described in International Standard ISO 4259 entitled "Petroleum products — determination and application of precision data in relation to methods of tests", published by the International Standards Organisation in 1979. 4. (1) Where a sample of gas oil is taken by an authorised person for the purpose of these Regulations, the authorised person concerned shall—

( a ) notify forthwith an appropriate person that a sample is so taken, and

( b ) if so required by the appropriate person at the time of the giving of the...