Finance Act 1976

Hydrocarbon oil duty

9Increase of duty on hydrocarbon oil etc.

(1)In section 11 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1975 (excise duty on hydrocarbon oil etc.) for the words " £0.2250 a gallon " there shall be substituted the words " £0.3000 a gallon ".

(2)This section shall be deemed to have come into force at 6 o'clock in the evening of 9th April 1976.

10Use of rebated heavy oil

(1)In paragraphs 2(b) and 3(b) of Schedule 1 to the [1971 c. 12.] Hydrocarbon Oil (Customs & Excise) Act 1971 (vehicles in which heavy oil may be used without repayment of rebate) for the words " or mowing machine " there shall be substituted the words " , mowing machine or fisherman's tractor ".

(2)In paragraphs 3 and 5 of that Schedule (which contain references to provisions of the Vehicles (Excise) Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 now consolidated in the [1972 c. 10 (N.I.).] Vehicles (Excise) Act (Northern Ireland) 1972), for "section 7(1)(h)", "section 7(5)", " section 4(2)(a), (b), (c), or (d) of ", " section 20 " and " 1954 " wherever it occurs there shall be substituted " section 4(1)(h) " , " section 7(1) ", " Schedule 3 to ", " section 23 " and " 1972 " respectively.