HCOTEG36250 – Relevant Law: Hydrocarbon oil (industrial reliefs) Regulations 2002

SectionSection titleSummary and comments
4ApprovalsApproval may be granted individually or as a class. For example all Tied Oils delivered in the UK in containers of 210 litres or less are class approved. We may approve subject to conditions; approved furnace operators, approved repayment users or approved tied oil traders.
5Applications for approvalThree options – furnace operator, repayment user, tied oil trader (or in combination) - and can only be made by using the right application form (HO27).
6Certificates of approvalWe have to give one with a unique number and saying what approved for.
7Restriction on supply of rebated and duty free oilTied Oil can only go to tied oil trader – rebated light oil only to furnace operator. (see the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979 (HODA) Section 5.14)
8SecurityThis cross-refers to 9(1) of HODA but amounts to us being able to set conditions and/or security for tied oil traders.
9Claims for repayment…can’t be later than 3 months or for less than £250.
10No drawback allowable where repayment permittedCross refers to 9(4) of HODA – can’t claim drawback and get repayment for duty paid oil put to tied oil use.